Meaning & use
orbiter
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A spacecraft designed to circle a planet, moon, or other body without landing on it.
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The orbiter sent back detailed images of the planet's surface for months.
Mission control lost contact with the orbiter shortly after it entered the atmosphere.
A note on using this word
Distinguished from a "lander" or "rover," which are built to touch down on a surface rather than circle it.
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