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Definition of Orbited
1. orbit [v] - See also: orbit
Lexicographical Neighbors of Orbited
Literary usage of Orbited
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Stages to Saturn: A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch Vehicle by Roger E. Bilstein (1999)
"The Russians had orbited Sputnik I on 4 October 1957. ... ABMA missed the target
date by only one day, when a Jupiter C orbited Explorer I on 31 January ..."
2. The Problem of Space Travel: The Rocket Motor by Hermann Noordung, Ernest Stuhlinger, J. D. Hunley, Jennifer Garland (1995)
"Within its realm, the sun must consequently be continually orbited in some free
orbit if a space ship is to avoid falling victim to its gravitational force ..."
3. Dust Off: Army Aeromedical Evacuation in Vietnam by Peter Dorland, James Nanney (2001)
"During a combat insertion, one or more Dust Off ships orbited near the landing
... More often they orbited the area of operations or stood by at the nearest ..."
4. The Future of Remote Sensing from Space: Civilian Satellite Systems and by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Also, an APT transmitter sent realtime cloud images with a resolution of 4 km.
Hardware changes were made in the design of FY-1B, orbited in September 1990. ..."
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