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orbiter definition

or·biter (ôr′bit ər)

noun

  1. one that moves in an orbit
  2. ☆ a spacecraft or artificial satellite designed to orbit a planet or other celestial body

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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