Definition of Deorbiting

1. Verb. (present participle of deorbit) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Deorbiting

1. deorbit [v] - See also: deorbit

Lexicographical Neighbors of Deorbiting

deoppilate
deoppilation
deoppilations
deoppilative
deoppilatives
deopping
deops
deoptimization
deoptimizations
deoptimize
deoptimized
deoptimizes
deoptimizing
deorbit
deorbited
deorbiting (current term)
deorbits
deordination
deordinations
deorsumduction
deosil
deossification
deoxidate
deoxidated
deoxidates
deoxidating
deoxidation
deoxidations
deoxidise
deoxidised

Literary usage of Deorbiting

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Review of United States Air Force and Department of Defense Aerospace by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"impulse for adjusting velocity, changing orbit altitude, controlling attitude, station keeping, and deorbiting at the end of life. ..."

2. Space Handbook: A War Fighter's Guide to Space by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"... near-polar low-Earth orbit and deorbiting over the Soviet landmass before one complete orbit. This profile allowed the Soviets to monitor the deorbit, ..."

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