suborbital reusable vehicle

noun

A spacecraft that does not reach a high enough altitude where it will begin to orbit the Earth, instead able to be return intact and launched again.

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SRV
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Meanings

nounsuborbital reusable vehicle (plural suborbital reusable vehicles)

plural suborbital reusable vehicles

  1. aeronauticsA spacecraft that does not reach a high enough altitude where it will begin to orbit the Earth, instead able to be return intact and launched again.

    Synonyms: SRV

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA spacecraft that does not reach a high enough altitude where it will begin to orbit the Earth, instead able to be return intact and launched again.

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SRV
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APA

suborbital reusable vehicle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suborbital%20reusable%20vehicle

MLA

“suborbital reusable vehicle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suborbital%20reusable%20vehicle. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suborbital reusable vehicle,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suborbital%20reusable%20vehicle.

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