How to Use anti-satellite in a Sentence

anti-satellite

adjective
  • Yet much has changed since China’s first anti-satellite test in 2007.
    — R. Lincoln Hines, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2025
  • This is a reversal of the country's long-standing policy against anti-satellite weapons.
    — Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
  • India, China and Russia have all tested anti-satellite missiles that launch from the ground.
    — Gerry Doyle, Fortune, 13 July 2026
  • In 2007, China destroyed one of its own spacecraft in an anti-satellite missile test.
    — Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Shenlong's orbital work therefore worries some experts, who cite its anti-satellite potential.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The laser weapons were originally built as anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 2 May 2023
  • While Russia has invested in anti-satellite missiles, lasers, and electronic weapons, none of these are suited for taking down a swarm.
    — Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 14 Aug. 2023
  • But Russia seems to have a unique theory for the use of anti-satellite, or ASAT, weapons.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Anti-satellite weapons Why would China, or any other country, want to develop an anti-satellite weapon?
    — R. Lincoln Hines, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2025
  • While not stated in reports, this capability could be used for offensive anti-satellite missions in orbit.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Circumstantial evidence suggests this, too, may be part of a Russian anti-satellite system.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
  • Some of this meandering mess is the result of the deliberate demolition of spacecraft by way of anti-satellite weapons testing.
    — Leonard David, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2025
  • In 2007, China blew up a defunct Fengyun-1c weather satellite to test an anti-satellite weapon.
    — R. Lincoln Hines, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2025
  • That debris has been created by collisions, explosions between satellites and anti-satellite weapons tests that have occurred over the last several decades.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The uptick in space junk is primarily due to debris-generating events, such as anti-satellite tests or occasional explosions.
    — Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 1 Aug. 2024
  • The satellites have done so before to avoid colliding with debris from a 2021 Russian anti-satellite missile test.
    — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 9 Aug. 2024
  • This disclosure gives a rare and detailed look at technology that could change electronic warfare and anti-satellite operations.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
  • The satellites are smaller and therefore cheaper to produce and launch, and networked services are less vulnerable to disruption, such as by space weather or anti-satellite weapons.
    — WIRED, 13 June 2023
  • And then Russia back in 2021, in November, another anti-satellite test.
    — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Countries across three continents are spending $2 trillion on a new, technological arms race, according to Bloomberg, including anti-satellite weapons to counter threats from space.
    — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 7 July 2026
  • As an anti-satellite system, Meadowlands' core function is to counter hostile satellites and other orbital assets using electromagnetic beams.
    — David Szondy july 06, New Atlas, 7 July 2026
  • Russia’s Nivelir anti-satellite missions also launch from Plesetsk, the primary launch base for Russia’s military space program.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
  • And recent discussions of anti-satellite weapons renewed fears of deliberate actions designed to wreak economic havoc by knocking out GPS.
    — Michael J. Biercuk, Fortune, 18 July 2024
  • In 2007, the Chinese military tested its anti-satellite technology by launching a kill vehicle at one of its own defunct weather satellites.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Intelligence officials assessed that starting with private engagement on the Russian anti-satellite threat could have been a more effective approach, Kirby said.
    — Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Then there is the problem of protecting these interceptors, sensors, and communications satellites from enemy anti-satellite weapons – not to mention how to deal with decoys and other deception devices.
    — David Szondy, New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2025
  • There are many ways to attack another state’s satellites, such as anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons, which are often designed to physically destroy or disable the spacecraft.
    — Sharon Lemac-Vincere, WIRED, 29 June 2024
  • Of course, with reports of Russia developing an anti-satellite nuclear weapon, members of Congress and the media have focused their attention on space defense and military readiness.
    — Cheyenne Black, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2024
  • In November 2021, crew members took shelter inside their spacecraft after a Russian anti-satellite weapons test created a dangerous cloud of debris.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • In 2007, China intentionally destroyed one of its own satellites during an anti-satellite missile test, scattering thousands of debris fragments across orbit.
    — David M. Klein, Washington Post, 16 July 2026

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