orbiter

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nounU.S. Aerospace.
  1. Also called space shuttle orbiter. the crew- and payload-carrying component of the space shuttle.

  2. a space probe designed to orbit a planetary body or moon.

Origin of orbiter

1
An Americanism dating back to 1950–55; orbit + -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for orbiter

orbiter

/ (ˈɔːbɪtə) /


noun
  1. a spacecraft or satellite designed to orbit a planet or other body without landing on it: Compare lander

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