orbit
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Chief rival SpaceX, which owns satellite-internet company Starlink, has more than 10,000 satellites in orbit.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
The rocket’s upper stage made it to orbit, achieving the flight’s main goal, though the booster wasn’t recaptured for reuse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
This takes considerably less time than Comet Thatcher to compete its solar orbit - between 75-76 years.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Amazon was supposed to have some 1,600 satellites in orbit by July 2026, according to its license with the Federal Communications Commission.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
On June 14, the three women watched as Valery Bykovsky was launched into orbit in Vostok 5 at 2:59 PM Moscow time.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
Vocabulary lists containing orbit
Over The Moon: Planetary Vocabulary
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The Launch of Sputnik 1
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