deorbit

American  

[dee-awr-bit] / diˈɔr bɪt /

verb (used without object)

1. to depart deliberately from orbit, usually to enter a descent phase.

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verb (used with object)

1. to cause to deliberately depart from orbit.

Etymology

Origin of deorbit

First recorded in 1960–65; de- + orbit

Example Sentences

This can cause them to slow down enough for some to deorbit and fall back to Earth.

From BBC

The SpaceX’s satellites are designed to have a roughly five-year lifespan, after which Spacex will deorbit the satellites, let them burn up in Earth’s atmosphere and launch replacements.

From Los Angeles Times

It will ultimately deorbit and disintegrate in Earth's atmosphere.

From Science Daily

The lander, also known as Mission 1, or M1, was meant to touch down in Atlas Crater in the Mare Frigoris region on the northern hemisphere of the moon’s near side about an hour after an initial deorbit maneuver.

From Scientific American

Under the current rules, the United States requires satellites to deorbit — or burn up in Earth’s atmosphere — after 25 years.

From Washington Post