orbiter
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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
India plans to send astronauts into space next year, an orbiter to Venus by 2028 and build its own space station by 2035.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 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
“The Mars rover and orbiter data is fully available to the public,” Valentinas said.
From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2025
This was one reason that each Viking lander was carried into Mars orbit with its orbiter, and descent delayed until the orbiter surveyed the landing site.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
