orbiter
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Keep in mind that when an orbiter lands, it does so through the power of sheer glide.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
The orbiter circles the Moon from pole to pole once every two hours as the Moon slowly rotates beneath it.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
South Korea's Danuri orbiter had the best chance, having passed near the crash site shortly beforehand.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Discovery is known for flying more miles in space than any other shuttle orbiter, carrying the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit and making an early rendezvous with Russia’s Mir space station.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
But not all of Mars can be viewed by Earth-based radar—only a swath between about 25° N and about 25° S. The Viking orbiter carried no radar system of its own to map the surface.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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