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orbiter

[awr-bi-ter] / ˈɔr bɪ tər /
NOUN
space shuttle
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Saving JPL’s signature planetary science missions like the Mars rovers and Jupiter orbiters is more challenging.

From Los Angeles Times

Both orbiters used their onboard cameras to track the comet's motion.

From Science Daily

“The Mars rover and orbiter data is fully available to the public,” Valentinas said.

From Salon

October’s supermoon will be slightly closer than September’s, according to Noah Petro, a lunar reconnaissance orbiter project scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.

From Los Angeles Times

Using information from a scientist, an earlier version of this spacecraft misstated which orbiters around Mars were affected by a solar storm.

From New York Times