suborbital

(adjective)

adjective

1. having or involving a trajectory of less than one orbit

- the first manned suborbital flight

2. situated on or below the floor of the eye socket

- a suborbital bone

Similar word(s): subocular

Sentences with suborbital as an adjective:

- The first rocket test was suborbital; it didn't even get off the ground but rather exploded on the launchpad.