orbit
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“The Palm House” is hard on perceived sellouts, such as Edmund’s commercially minded boss and an oddly two-faced TV producer who briefly enters Laura’s orbit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Overall, Amazon’s license allows it to put some 3,200 satellites in orbit by 2029.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
This takes considerably less time than Comet Thatcher to compete its solar orbit - between 75-76 years.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Canada’s MDA has a $1.1 billion contract with Globalstar as its prime contractor on the low Earth orbit constellation, which Globalstar operates and Apple uses for its own satellite connection.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
I trained astronauts, talked them through their science experiments while they were in orbit, and often went to Cape Canaveral for launches of the space shuttle and other rockets.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
Vocabulary lists containing orbit
Over The Moon: Planetary Vocabulary
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The Launch of Sputnik 1
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