orbital

[awr-bi-tl] / ˈɔr bɪ tl /

ADJECTIVE

periodic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

annual intermittent monthly occasional recurrent recurring regular repeated routine seasonal sporadic weekly yearly

STRONG

periodical

WEAK

alternate at various times centennial cyclic cyclical daily epochal every once in a while every so often fluctuating hourly infrequent isochronal isochronous on certain occasions on-again-off-again perennial rhythmic serial spasmodic

Antonyms

STRONGEST

constant infrequent unusual

WEAK

continual irregular lasting permanent sporadic variable

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The company has said it expects to complete five orbital launches in the first quarter of next year as it looks to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink and others working on LEO satellites.

From MarketWatch

This year the Bezos company successfully carried out two uncrewed orbital flights using its massive New Glenn rocket, which is significantly more powerful than New Shepard.

From Barron's

Readers shared their thoughts on these orbital data centers:

From The Wall Street Journal

It accounts for more than half of all orbital launches annually.

From Barron's

The latest craze in the space business is the promise of orbital data centers, which could provide a solution to artificial-intelligence hyperscalers’ energy problem.

From MarketWatch

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