midcourse
adjective
mid·course
ˈmid-ˈkȯrs 
: being or occurring in the middle part of a course (as of a spacecraft)
a midcourse correction
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The upgrade, known as Advanced Object Classification (AOC) 1.1, aims to improve the radar's classification of objects in the midcourse phase of ballistic missile flight by incorporating additional algorithm updates and enhancements beyond AOC 1.0.
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
The system, according to an order outlining the President’s expectations back in January, is expected to intercept missiles during any of four stages of an attack: before launch, early flight, midcourse flight, and descent towards a target.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 21 May 2025
Then, as the game clock ticked closer to zero, Young dribbled the clock out, blew in his hand and rolled imaginary die on the massive Knicks’ midcourse logo.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
This isn't the first time the nation has managed it; in 2010, China used a midcourse interceptor, likely another DN-3, to destroy a target missile in the exoatmosphere, or roughly 62 miles above the earth's surface.
—Popular Science, 13 Feb. 2018
On the way down As with all ballistic missiles, gravity takes over after the midcourse phase, and the warhead falls toward its target.
—Gerry Doyle, The Seattle Times, 11 Aug. 2017
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
The system, according to an order outlining the President’s expectations back in January, is expected to intercept missiles during any of four stages of an attack: before launch, early flight, midcourse flight, and descent towards a target.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 21 May 2025
Then, as the game clock ticked closer to zero, Young dribbled the clock out, blew in his hand and rolled imaginary die on the massive Knicks’ midcourse logo.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
This isn't the first time the nation has managed it; in 2010, China used a midcourse interceptor, likely another DN-3, to destroy a target missile in the exoatmosphere, or roughly 62 miles above the earth's surface.
—Popular Science, 13 Feb. 2018
On the way down As with all ballistic missiles, gravity takes over after the midcourse phase, and the warhead falls toward its target.
—Gerry Doyle, The Seattle Times, 11 Aug. 2017
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“Midcourse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midcourse. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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