Orbiter Orbiter

Orbiter - Definition and Overview

An orbiter is a spacecraft that orbits a planet or moon without landing on it in order to study the object's surface from a safe distance.

Additional uses of Orbiter are:

Example Usage of Orbiter

moontoday: Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project: Looking at Boulders on the Moon http://srs.gs/278
sgspires68: RT @NASAWatch: RT @KeithCowing: looking @ new imagery from Lunar Orbiter II - boulders a meter or less in size. Old data with new comp ...
SpaceRef: Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project: Looking at Boulders on the Moon http://srs.gs/276
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