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An object that orbits another, especially a spacecraft that orbits a planet etc. without landing on it.

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Source Word

orbiter

Noun

slang

An object that orbits another, especially a spacecraft that orbits a planet etc. without landing on it.

Japanese Meaning

他の天体の周りを軌道で回る物体、特に惑星に着陸せず周回する宇宙船などを指す。

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The mission controllers tracked the orbiter as it completed another lap around the gas giant.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

ミッション管制官たちは、その周回探査機がガスジャイアントの周囲をもう一周するのを追跡した。

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An object that orbits another, especially a spacecraft that orbits a planet etc. without landing on it.

One day after the Hope maneuver, a Chinese spacecraft, Tianwen-1, is to also enter orbit around Mars. The Chinese mission is carrying a lander and a rover to explore a large impact basin called Utopia Planitia, but those are not to detach from the orbiter and head to the surface until May.

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