Orbiter

An orbiter is a space probe that orbits a planet or other astronomical object. An orbiter can be either man-made, or created naturally..

Examples

Asteroids

  • NEAR Shoemaker (orbited 433 Eros, eventually landed but was not designed to do so)
  • Hayabusa (studied 25143 Itokawa, technically not an orbiter, but rather followed the asteroid in its orbit around the Sun)
  • Dawn (orbited 4 Vesta, now orbiting Ceres)
  • Earth

  • Space Shuttle orbiter
  • Buran
  • Soyuz
  • IXV
  • Shenzhou
  • LandSat
  • Jupiter

  • Galileo
  • Mars

  • Mariner 9
  • Mars 2
  • Mars 3
  • Mars 5
  • Viking 1
  • Viking 2
  • Phobos 2
  • Mars Global Surveyor
  • 2001 Mars Odyssey
  • Mars Express
  • Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
  • Mars Orbiter Mission
  • Mercury

  • MESSENGER
  • Moon

  • Grail spacecraft (Ebb&Flow)
  • Luna 10 - first artificial satellite of the Moon
  • Explorer 33
  • Lunar Orbiter 1
  • Luna 11
  • Luna 12
  • Lunar Orbiter 2
  • Lunar Orbiter 3
  • Lunar Orbiter 4
  • Explorer 35
  • Lunar Orbiter 5
  • Luna 14
  • Luna 19
  • Explorer 49
  • Luna 22
  • Hiten
  • Clementine
  • Lunar Prospector
  • Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
  • SMART-1
  • SELENE
  • Chang'e 1
  • Chang'e 2
  • Chandrayaan I
  • Saturn

  • Cassini-Huygens Mission
  • Sun

  • Pioneer 5
  • In Orbit (September album)

    In Orbit is the second album by Swedish singer September. This album was created under September's new label, Catchy Tunes. The album entered the Swedish Chart at #17 on 3 November 2005, and peaked on the Finnish Album Chart at #36. In Poland, the album was released with new remixes and videos with singles from album, peaked at #10 (the highest peak of this album) and certified gold for sales of over 10,000 units.

    In March 2008, In Orbit was released on the UK and US iTunes stores, but was removed only a few days later. But has recenty been put back up on iTunes

    Track listing

    All songs produced and mixed by Jonas von der Burg and written by Jonas von der Burg, Anoo Bhagavan and Niklas von der Burg except "Looking for Love" written by Steven Elson and Dave Stephenson and "Midnight Heartache" written by Jonas von der Burg, Anoo Bhagavan, Niklas von der Burg, Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon.

    Track listing (Polish edition)

    Chart positions

    Awards

    References


    Podcasts:

    PLAYLIST TIME:

    In Orbit

    by: Direct Hit!

    We left in rocket ships, just like the cartoon strips,
    or movie scripts we've seen up on projection screens
    We left the earth for a new place of worth
    that we could call our own, without resistance no
    And we'll stay up all night before we sleep all day
    and forget about our planet, blown away
    Cause it's just me and you and a small robot crew
    that serves us tea for two in the orbit of the moon
    We've got just two months time before rescue arrives,
    our crimes are left behind, we've all got peace of mind
    So why should we subject ourselves to the rigor and drudgery of a new world
    When we could just stay up all night before we sleep all day
    and forget about our planet, blown away
    Cause it's just me and you and a small robot crew




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    Astronauts arrive back to Earth following months of being stuck in orbit

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    NASA astronauts 'Butch and Suni' return to Earth after nine months in orbit – video

    The Guardian 19 Mar 2025
    Nasa astronauts back on Earth after being stuck months on ISS. ‘grins, ear to ear’ ....
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    ‘What a ride’: After 286 days stuck in orbit, Butch and Suni finally get home

    Sydney Morning Herald 19 Mar 2025
    The NASA astronauts splashed down off the coast of Tallahassee, hitching a ride back to Earth to close out a space saga that began with a bungled test flight more than nine months ago ....
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    Nine months in orbit: NASA astronauts make a stellar return to Earth

    Independent online (SA) 19 Mar 2025
    After an incredible nine months in space, NASA astronauts Sunita “Suni” Williams, 59, and BarryButch” Wilmore, 62, are finally back on Earth ... In September, they were joined by Nick and Aleksandr, who arrived as part of the Crew-9 mission.
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    Astronauts stranded in orbit return to Earth

    Beijing News 19 Mar 2025
    Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have spent nine months in space instead of the originally planned eight days ... The world record of 437 days in orbit remains held by the late Russian cosmonaut Valery Polyakov.
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