orbiter
noun
or·bit·er
ˈȯr-bə-tər 
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The orbiter detaches from the booster rocket section, just like the real thing, gliding down to Earth while the parachutes keep the booster section safe on its descent.
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Ian Stokes, Space.com, 23 May 2025
And the costly orbiters, once out of film, went into the celestial junkyard.
—William J. Broad, New York Times, 19 May 2025
To confirm the instrument's accuracy, the mission team compared the new infrared imagery with long-term thermal maps of Mars gathered by NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter, which has been observing the Red Planet since 2001.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 13 May 2025
Aerobraking for interplanetary missions A few Mars missions, including the Mars reconnaissance orbiter and the Mars Odyssey orbiter, have used aerobraking to reach their target orbits around the red planet.
—Piyush Mehta, The Conversation, 7 May 2025
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Ian Stokes, Space.com, 23 May 2025
And the costly orbiters, once out of film, went into the celestial junkyard.
—William J. Broad, New York Times, 19 May 2025
To confirm the instrument's accuracy, the mission team compared the new infrared imagery with long-term thermal maps of Mars gathered by NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter, which has been observing the Red Planet since 2001.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 13 May 2025
Aerobraking for interplanetary missions A few Mars missions, including the Mars reconnaissance orbiter and the Mars Odyssey orbiter, have used aerobraking to reach their target orbits around the red planet.
—Piyush Mehta, The Conversation, 7 May 2025
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orbiter
noun
or·bit·er
ˈȯr-bət-ər
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: one that orbits
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