orbit
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Over the past three years Russia has helped Iran put eight satellites with dual civilian and military applications into low-earth orbit, Mr. Taleblu said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
The rocket is slated to catapult into low-Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County carrying dozens of satellites.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026
Observations showed that the hot plasma producing the X-rays moves in step with the orbit of the unseen companion.
From Science Daily • May 1, 2026
The Moon's monthly orbit around Earth is slightly elliptical rather than circular, which means its distance from us varies and so not all full Moons are the same.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
The answer took another orbit to reach me.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
Vocabulary lists containing orbit
Over The Moon: Planetary Vocabulary
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Eclipse Vocabulary
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The Launch of Sputnik 1
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