Definitions for orbiterˈɔr bɪ tər
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
or•bit•erˈɔr bɪ tər(n.)
a space probe designed to orbit a planetary body or moon.
Category: Aerospace
the crew- and payload-carrying component of a space shuttle.
Category: Aerospace
Origin of orbiter:
1950–55, Amer.
Princeton's WordNet
satellite, artificial satellite, orbiter(noun)
man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon
Wiktionary
orbiter(Noun)
an object which orbits another, especially a spacecraft that orbits a planet etc. without landing on it
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