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co-orbital

American  
[koh-awr-bi-tl] / koʊˈɔr bɪ tl /

adjective

Astronomy.
  1. noting or pertaining to two or more celestial bodies that share or almost share an orbit.


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“They are able to show that ejecta from a crater the size of the Giordano Bruno … could survive for a long enough timescale in a co-orbital zone around Earth.”

From Science Magazine Apr. 19, 2024

Numerical simulation suggests that Kamo`oalewa could be one of even tinier fractions that gained entry into the hard-to-reach Earth's co-orbital space.

From Science Daily Oct. 23, 2023

Gen. Dickinson said the co-orbital robotic spacecraft is part of a growing arsenal of space weaponry fielded by the Chinese military.

From Washington Times Oct. 25, 2021

The PLA also is building co-orbital attack systems using spacecraft that can move within proximity of a space target.

From Washington Times Mar. 13, 2019

He notes that Russia and China have demonstrated the ability to jam space communications, blind optical sensors with lasers, launch direct-ascent anti-satellite weapons and operate co-orbital anti-satellite weapons.

From Washington Post Apr. 19, 2018

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