orbiting
Example Sentences
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Now Meink was saying we have systems that can do this “on orbit”—that is, while orbiting in outer space.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Planets orbiting stars beyond our solar system are known as exoplanets.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
She used GPS stations that received signals from more than 30 satellites orbiting Earth from roughly 25,000 kilometers away.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
About 30 minutes after launch, Roman separated from its SpaceX rocket and is now heading towards its orbiting point around a million miles away.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
The picture that nearly everybody has in mind of an atom is of an electron or two flying around a nucleus, like planets orbiting a sun.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
