anti-satellite

adjective

an·​ti-sat·​el·​lite ˌan-tē-ˈsa-tə-ˌlīt 

ˌan-tī-

variants or less commonly antisatellite

: of, relating to, or being a system designed for the destruction or incapacitation of satellites

anti-satellite missiles

Examples of anti-satellite in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Just a year ago, Congressman Mike Turner, former chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, warned that Russia is developing a nuclear anti-satellite weapon capable of wiping out satellites in orbit — including GPS. —Jerald Fritz, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2025

Meanwhile, in the Senate, Dan Quayle cited the same book to suggest that the United States should develop an anti-satellite weapon. —Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025

Chinese and Russian anti-satellite weapons, jamming capabilities, and cyber threats could rapidly neutralize U.S. space assets in wartime. —David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025

China and Russia could focus on further developing anti-satellite weapons to blow a hole in the defense, increasing the risk of space war. —Matthew Bunn, The Conversation, 6 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-satellite

• granodiorite
• keratinocyte
• microsatellite
• montmorillonite
• reticulocyte
• acolyte
• aconite
• allanite
• alunite
• amberlite
• ammonite
• amorite