orbit
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Labelled as planet X, prominent astronomers had put it forward as an explanation for Uranus’s orbit, which drifts from the path of orbital motion that physics would expect it to follow.
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
Starlink has some 10,000 satellites in low Earth orbit, serving more than 10 million customers in 164 countries External link, according to SpaceX’s IPO documentation filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
Analysts say this too is a calculated effort by Beijing to pull Pyongyang back into its orbit.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
On February 20, 1962, astronaut John Glenn walked out to the Friendship 7 rocket we hoped would place the first American in orbit.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
Vocabulary lists containing orbit
Over The Moon: Planetary Vocabulary
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The Launch of Sputnik 1
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