orbit

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The U.S. could keep powerful munitions in orbit to be deployed quickly and without risk to American troops.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Even Apollo astronauts didn't see the Orientale basin completely because of their orbit and illumination conditions.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

The U.S. could keep powerful munitions in orbit to be deployed quickly and without risk to American troops.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

One key feature is the ability to refuel in orbit.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Season is not a hemispheric effect but a global one, a result of the elliptoid orbit.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin