orbiter

A noun referring to a man-made spacecraft or satellite designed to orbit around a celestial body such as the Earth or the Moon.

• 🇨🇳指围绕天体（如地球或月球）运行的人造航天器或卫星。

1. Spacecraft in orbit B2 formal scientific

   A man-made spacecraft designed to orbit a celestial body, such as the Earth or the Moon, for observation or research.

   • The lunar orbiter sent back detailed images of the Moon's surface.
   • NASA's Mars orbiter has been collecting data for years.
   • The orbiter successfully entered the planet's orbit after a six-month journey.

   🇨🇳轨道器

   同义词: artificial satellitesatellite

• orbiters plural form
• orbiters' possessive plural form
• orbiter's possessive singular form