orbiting

[US]/'ɔrbɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

orbiting: moving in a circular or elliptical path around a central point.

Phrases & Collocations

satellite orbiting Earth

orbiting astronomical observatory

Example Sentences

a linkup of two orbiting spacecraft.

shuttle a scientific payload to an orbiting space station.

Let's pretend we're on the spaceship orbiting round the earth!

The orbiting Discovery crew on the way Sunday to rewire the International Space Station first had to make sure the shuttle's heat shield(heatshield) wasn't damaged during lift-off.

The satellite is orbiting the Earth.

The spacecraft is orbiting around the moon.

The planet is orbiting the sun.

The moon is orbiting the Earth.

The astronaut is orbiting in space.

The comet is orbiting the solar system.

The space station is orbiting in low Earth orbit.

The asteroid is orbiting between Mars and Jupiter.

The satellite is orbiting at a high speed.

The International Space Station is orbiting the Earth every 90 minutes.

Real-world Examples

The orbiting telescope looks at the universe mainly in the infrared.

Source: VOA Slow English Technology

And the final frontier is filthy with rocket fumes and orbiting junk.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Gaofen-12 02 successfully entered its planned orbit.

Source: CRI Online April 2021 Collection

There's a type of sail that's currently orbiting our planet.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2020 Collection

Then what is thing going to fly through our geosynchronous earth orbit.

Source: CNN Listening February 2013 Collection

NASA satellites are always orbiting Earth, looking down at our oceans and clouds.

Source: NASA Micro Classroom

The satellite is now orbiting 425 kilometres above the surface of the Earth.

Source: CRI Online June 2020 Collection

In the last few decades, astronomers have discovered thousands of exoplanets orbiting other stars.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds: August 2018 Collection

And at frequencies that high, they must be orbiting very close in, probably near r-isco.

Source: Veritasium

Things can orbit black holes just as they can orbit the sun or a planet.

Source: Kurzgesagt science animation

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