contraorbital

con·tra·or·bi·tal

[kon-truh-awr-bi-tl]
adjective
of or pertaining to flight in the orbit of, but in a direction contrary to, a given rocket, ballistic missile, satellite, etc.

Origin:
contra-1 + orbital

con·tra·or·bi·tal·ly, adverb
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