Hm yes, but depending on course/great circle distance ballistic missiles have an apogaeum between 1200km to 4500km. While anything which is 'boosted back down t

Hm yes, but depending on course/great circle distance ballistic missiles have an apogaeum between 1200km to 4500km. While anything which is 'boosted back down there' during ascent reaches maybe 300km max height, then doing 'skip reentry' stuff and/or powered steering at 100km to 200km. Which is less distance to cover.