orbit
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Amazon was supposed to have some 1,600 satellites in orbit by July 2026, according to its license with the Federal Communications Commission.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
Chief rival SpaceX, which owns satellite-internet company Starlink, has more than 10,000 satellites in orbit.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
Artemis III will launch a crew into low Earth orbit and evaluate the rendezvous and docking capabilities between the agency’s Orion spacecraft and SpaceX or Blue Origin’s landers—or both of those vehicles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Comet Thatcher whose dust creates the meteors takes 415 years to complete its orbit of the Sun and won't be visible again until 2283.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
When I found that the ship, if it had been at minimum distance, would already be in planetary orbit awaiting some word from me, I had another shock.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Vocabulary lists containing orbit
Over The Moon: Planetary Vocabulary
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Eclipse Vocabulary
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The Launch of Sputnik 1
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