Orbiter Meaning in English

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US

ˈɔɹbətɝ

OR-bi-ter

UK

ˈɔːbɪtɐ

AW-bi-tuh

التعريف

An orbiter is a type of spacecraft designed to travel around a planet or moon in a fixed path, without landing on its surface.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Mostly used in space and science contexts for unmanned spacecraft. Do not confuse with 'lander' (lands on surface) or 'rover' (moves on surface). Common phrases: 'Mars orbiter', 'spacecraft orbiter'. Rarely used outside aerospace topics.

• Spanish: orbitador - satélite artificial (espacial)
• Portuguese (BR): orbitador - satélite artificial (espacial)
• Portuguese (PT): orbitador - satélite artificial (espacial)
• Chinese (Simplified): 轨道器 - 人造卫星(航天用)
• Chinese (Traditional): 軌道器 - 人造衛星(航天用)
• Hindi: ऑर्बिटर - कृत्रिम उपग्रह (अंतरिक्ष)
• Arabic: المدار الصناعي - قمر صناعي (فضائي)
• Bengali: অরবিটার - কক্ষপথযান
• Russian: орбитер - космический аппарат на орбите
• Japanese: オービター - 軌道船
• Vietnamese: tàu quỹ đạo - tàu quỹ đạo (vũ trụ)
• Korean: 오비터 - 궤도선
• Turkish: yörünge aracı - orbiter
• Urdu: آربیٹر - مداری جہاز
• Indonesian: pengorbit - wahana di orbit

جمل نموذجية

The Mars orbiter studies the planet from space.

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An orbiter does not land on the surface.

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NASA sent a new orbiter to study Jupiter.

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Scientists use data from the orbiter to learn about Mars’ weather.

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The orbiter has been circling the planet for over a year now.

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Unlike a rover, an orbiter can't take close-up photos of rocks on the surface.

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