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Nitpick, 12km isn’t quite suborbital.

• Tepix 6y ago
  Where does suborbital begin? If i throw a ball, it's a suborbital flight.
  • PeterisP 6y ago
    The most common definition of suborbital flight would be a flight that reaches space (Karman line at 100 km) but does not reach orbit.
• Doxin 6y ago
  Surely anything short of reaching orbit is suborbital?
  • garmaine 6y ago
    As an industry term, "suborbital" implies space flight, which means crossing the Karman line (100km). Fast enough to exit the atmosphere, but not fast enough to achieve orbit. The 12-ish km of this test is within the operating ceiling of most commercial jet liners. This was an atmospheric test of an orbital-class rocket.