Orbit

In celestial mechanics, an orbit is the curved trajectory of an object such as the trajectory of a planet around a star, or of a natural satellite around a planet, or of an artificial satellite around an object or position in space such as a planet, moon, asteroid, or Lagrange point.

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SpaceX sends 28 Starlink satellites into orbit, completes 400th Falcon 9 droneship landing at sea (video)

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 174 — Gifts From Orbit

Anduril, Blue Origin to study how to transport cargo from orbit to earth for the Pentagon

This Newly Launched Satellite Just 'Bloomed' a Record-Breaking Antenna in Orbit (NASA + ISRO research satellite "NISAR")

New moon discovered orbiting Uranus is its smallest one

Full ‘Bloom’: NASA’s Record-Breaking Radar Antenna Just Unfurled in Orbit

SpaceX sends 28 more Starlink satellites into orbit on Falcon 9 flight from Florida (video)

NASA Explores Industry Possibilities to Raise Swift Mission’s Orbit

Rocket Lab launches private Japanese radar satellite to orbit from New Zealand (video)

NISAR Blasts Into Orbit: World’s Most Advanced Radar Satellite to Scan Earth’s Surface Every 12 Days

Iran sends telecoms satellite Nahid-2 into orbit on board Russian Soyuz rocket

Astronaut makes 'space kimchi fried rice' in orbit as crew starts packing for trip home | On the ISS this week July 21-25, 2025

Russia launches satellite for Iran toward orbit alongside 2 space weather probes (photos)

Apollo-Soyuz 50th Anniversary: A Handshake in Orbit That Transformed the Space Race

Space startup Varda raises $187 million in funding to make drugs in orbit

Vibration suppression and control for detumbling satellite: A novel approach for on-orbit servicing - EurekAlert!

ISS astronaut captures a rare phenomenon from orbit — a giant 'sprite' above a thunderstorm

UF students are bending metal with lasers to build massive structures in orbit

A crucial methane-tracking satellite has died in orbit

Rocket Lab launches second Electron within 48 hours | "Rocket Lab did not disclose any details about the payload beyond its orbit, stating that it was for a confidential customer."