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

In the next ten years or so, the Moon will be the target of hundreds of orbiters and landers, each of which could create radio noise.

From Scientific American