orbiter
noun
or·bit·er
ˈȯr-bə-tər 
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The orbiters carry sensors, cameras and other scientific instruments that collect a range of data.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
The two orbiters will collaborate to investigate Mercury’s origin and evolution and its internal structure, geological features, composition, and craters.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The return orbiter and sample retrieval lander could launch as soon as 2030 and 2031, respectively.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2025
But each would still rely on an orbiter being built by the European Space Agency that would capture the sample container in space near Mars and return it to Earth.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 7 Jan. 2025
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
The two orbiters will collaborate to investigate Mercury’s origin and evolution and its internal structure, geological features, composition, and craters.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The return orbiter and sample retrieval lander could launch as soon as 2030 and 2031, respectively.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2025
But each would still rely on an orbiter being built by the European Space Agency that would capture the sample container in space near Mars and return it to Earth.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Orbiter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orbiter. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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orbiter
noun
or·bit·er
ˈȯr-bət-ər
1
: one that orbits
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