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orbiter

a space probe designed to orbit a planetary body: The orbiter will land shortly.

Not to be confused with:

arbiter – a person empowered to judge or make determinations: She will act as arbiter in the dispute.

or·bit·er

(ôr′bĭ-tər)

One that orbits, especially a spacecraft that orbits a celestial body.

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orbiter

(ˈɔːbɪtə)

(Aeronautics) a spacecraft or satellite designed to orbit a planet or other body without landing on it. Compare lander

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or•bit•er

(ˈɔr bɪ tər)

n.

1. a space probe designed to orbit a planetary body or moon.

2. the crew- and payload-carrying component of a space shuttle.

[1950–55, Amer.]

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Noun

orbiter - man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon

artificial satellite, satellite

astronomy satellite - a satellite equipped with a telescope to observe infrared radiation

communications satellite - an artificial satellite that relays signals back to earth; moves in a geostationary orbit

equipment - an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service

solar array, solar battery, solar panel - electrical device consisting of a large array of connected solar cells

ballistic capsule, space vehicle, spacecraft - a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun

space laboratory, space platform, space station - a manned artificial satellite in a fixed orbit designed for scientific research

sputnik - a Russian artificial satellite; "Sputnik was the first man-made satellite to orbit the earth"

spy satellite - a satellite with sensors to detect nuclear explosions

meteorological satellite, weather satellite - a satellite that transmits frequent picture of the earth below

Translations

orbiteur

orbiter

[ˈɔːbɪtəʳ] N (Space) → orbitador m

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orbiter

n (Space) → Orbiter m, → Raumflugkörper m

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NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured an incredible image of an avalanche on the Red Planet.

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NEW DELHI The landing module of India's unmanned moon mission separated from the orbiter Monday ahead of its planned touchdown on the moon's south polar region this weekend, the space agency said in a statement.

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New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday said that Vikram Lander has successfully separated from India's second moon mission Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter. ISRO said in a statement that, "The Vikram Lander successfully separated from Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter at 1315 IST today (Sept.

Moon lander separates from India's Chandrayaan-2

Today, Vikram, the lander, and Pragyan (rover), were successfully separated from the orbiter. Now Chandrayaan-2 is inits last and most crucial leg, the actual Moon landing.

Chandrayaan-2: Final Lunar Orbital Manoeuvre achieved, Vikram Lander released

Japan has currently completed two successful missions, orbiter Hiten in 1990 (semi-successful) and combined orbiter and impactor mission Kaguya in 2007.

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Chandrayaan-2 consists of an orbiter, a lander called Vikram and a rover known as Pragyan.

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Also on display, the SSI Orbiter semi- or fully automated channel storage system for pallets optimizes and enables compact storage, making it ideal for cold storage applications.

Automate storage, handling of small loads and pallets

There are already small shock disposable UAVs Harop of the company Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Orbiter 1K (Zrb-K) of the company Aeronautics Defense Systems (ADS) in the armament of the Azerbaijani army.

Azerbaijan purchases kamikaze drones from Israel

Shuai Li (University of Hawai'i) and colleagues make use of near-infrared spectra from India's Chandrayaan 1 orbiter, which operated between 2008 and 2009, and report the findings in the September 4th Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Solid Evidence of Water Ice on Moon

The BepiColombo mission includes two spacecraft, a planetary orbiter and a magnetospheric orbiter, which, according to the European Space Agency, will need to deal with temperatures above 350 degrees Celsius during their year-long mission around the closest planet to the sun.