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• OBSOLETE. A distributed set of low earth orbit satellites that may provide launch detection and booster tracking, and that serve as kinetic or kinetic energy interceptors of boosters, PBVs, and/or RVs. (USSPACECOM)

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Space-Based Interceptor (SBI). (n.d.). MDA Glossary. Retrieved February 8, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/space-based-interceptor-sbi.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Space-Based Interceptor (SBI). www.mda.mil. MDA Glossary. DoD Missile Defense Agency. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/space-based-interceptor-sbi (accessed: February 8, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Space-Based Interceptor (SBI)." MDA Glossary. DoD Missile Defense Agency. 8 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/space-based-interceptor-sbi.

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