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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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.
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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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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 22 Dec. 2024.
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