Example Sentences

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Since launching from Wenchang Space Launch Center on 3 May, the Chang'e 6 spacecraft has been orbiting the Moon waiting to land.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2024

For the study, the researchers primarily used data from Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter and Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera, instruments onboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which has been orbiting the Moon since 2009.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2024

NASA’s payload, ShadowCam, is similar to a camera that has been orbiting the Moon aboard the agency’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter since 2009.

From Science Magazine • Jul. 28, 2022

There’s the disappointment when someone who has been orbiting for some time never does get any closer.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2018

The company, called GHGSat, has raised $10 million in new funds that it will use to build two more satellites, improved versions of its earliest model, called Claire, which has been orbiting since 2016.

From Scientific American • Sep. 26, 2018