orbit
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Getting more satellites into low-Earth orbit is critical for AST SpaceMobile, which is working on developing a service rivaling SpaceX’s Starlink, among other competitors.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
They will not land on the Moon, but will fly to low Earth orbit where they will dock with prototype lunar landers in a rehearsal for the landing to come.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
This new object is another with a very elliptical orbit, but it is stabler than 2017 OF201, which suggests that no large planet, including a hypothetical planet nine, is significantly affecting its path.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
Defense officials have discussed how they could use Starship, the massive rocket SpaceX is developing to deploy bigger payloads to orbit and conduct deeper space missions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Ms. Hussey suddenly clapped her hands, making Petra jump and setting the little pearl earring into orbit.
From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett
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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