orbit
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The guest list was as eclectic as the format: fellow stand-ups, YouTubers, chess players and assorted internet personalities, each drawn into Raina's loose, improvisational orbit.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Jassy describes Amazon Leo, the company’s low Earth orbit satellite network, as a long-term bet to expand global connectivity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
It first tested shooting down a satellite in 2007, and has since invested in anti-satellite missile systems and an orbital defense system to deter attacks from orbit, along with enhanced space surveillance technologies.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026
During one orbit, Anders captured Earth's brilliant blue hue standing out against the vast darkness of space and accentuated by the desolate, grey lunar horizon in the foreground.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 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
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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