orbiter
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To verify this tantalizing possibility, the orbiter will monitor the moons’ magnetic fields to see if any of the fields vary as a result of the internal sloshings of liquid water.
From Scientific American
Some were orbiters that would study martian winds, weather, or tiny variations in the planet’s gravitational pull.
From Science Magazine
It was made to carry the Buran, the orbiter in the short-lived Soviet space shuttle program.
From New York Times
The European Space Agency plans to launch an orbiter called EnVision.
From Washington Post
The strife is impacting otherworldly missions as well: Consider Russia’s nascent Venera-D mission, a proposed orbiter and lander meant to blast off for Venus in 2029.
From Scientific American
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