to be in orbit

  • 71Orbit (Himmelsmechanik) — Als Umlaufbahn oder Orbit wird die Bahnkurve bezeichnet, auf der sich ein Objekt periodisch um ein anderes (massereicheres, zentrales) Objekt bewegt. Diese Bahn hat idealisiert die Form einer Ellipse. Da ständig Kräfte von außerhalb auf ein… …

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  • 72Orbit Downloader — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Orbit. Orbit Downloader …

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  • 73orbit — n. 1) to make an orbit around, of, round (the spaceship made five orbits of the moon) 2) in; into orbit (to put a satellite into orbit) * * * [ ɔːbɪt] of round (the spaceship made five orbits of the moon) into orbit (to put a satellite into… …

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  • 74orbit — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin orbita, from Latin, rut, track, probably from orbis Date: 15th century the bony socket of the eye • orbital adjective II. noun Etymology: Latin orbita path, rut, orbit Date: 1696 …

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  • 75Orbit attitude and maneuvering system — OAMS redirects here. For the airport with ICAO code OAMS, see Mazar i Sharif Airport. The orbit attitude and maneuvering system (OAMS) was a propulsion system used in orbit by the Gemini spacecraft. Operations Besides providing rotation control… …

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  • 76Orbit Jet — The Orbit Jet was a fictional spaceship in the 1954 TV series Rocky Jones, Space Ranger. It strongly resembled a V 2 rocket in overall form, with a very prominent exhaust plume when flying, but had wings in addition to tailfins (even its radio… …

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  • 77orbit — or|bit1 [ ɔrbıt ] noun * 1. ) count the path taken by an object moving around a larger object in space: the planet s orbit around the sun in orbit (=moving around a larger object): Space stations are designed to remain in orbit for years. 2. )… …

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  • 78orbit — {{11}}orbit (n.) late 14c., the eye socket, from M.L. orbita, transferred use of L. orbita wheel track, course, orbit (see ORB (Cf. orb)). Astronomical sense first recorded 1690s in English; it was in classical Latin, revived in Gerard of Cremona …

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  • 79orbit — [[t]ɔ͟ː(r)bɪt[/t]] orbits, orbiting, orbited 1) N COUNT: also in/into N An orbit is the curved path in space that is followed by an object going round and round a planet, moon, or star. Mars and Earth have orbits which change with time... The… …

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  • 80Orbit — Umlaufbahn * * * Ọr|bit 〈m. 6〉 Umlaufbahn um eine Masse ● Orbit eines Satelliten um den Mond, eines Elektrons um den Atomkern [engl.] * * * Ọr|bit, der; s, s [engl. orbit < lat. orbita = (Kreis)bahn] (Raumfahrt): elliptische Umlaufbahn eines …

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