in orbit

1. Thrilled, delighted, as in Dean's in orbit over his son's success. This expression alludes to the successful launching into orbit of a satellite or other spacecraft. [Slang; late 1900s]

Example Sentences

It will also be used to demonstrate transferring propellant in orbit between vehicles, which will be necessary for missions to the Moon or Mars.

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Recently, four mini-Earth-like planets were found in orbit around it!

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Understanding the origins and characteristics of near-Earth asteroids is essential to estimating the risk of such objects in space hitting our planet and other astronomical bodies in orbit.

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A supermoon occurs when the moon reaches its perigee in orbit, meaning it is at its closest point to the Earth.

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There are currently about 45,000 objects in orbit including around 9,000 satellites.

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