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orbit

[awr-bit] / ˈɔr bɪt /




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This new object is another with a very elliptical orbit, but it is stabler than 2017 OF201, which suggests that no large planet, including a hypothetical planet nine, is significantly affecting its path.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

Getting more satellites into low-Earth orbit is critical for AST SpaceMobile, which is working on developing a service rivaling SpaceX’s Starlink, among other competitors.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

This is the vehicle intended to take astronauts from lunar orbit to its surface.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The White House wants to put nuclear propulsion systems into orbit as soon as 2028.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

With Sputnik 2, the Russians had put a satellite into orbit that weighed eleven hundred pounds.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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