deorbit
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deorbit
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From de- + orbit.
verb deorbits · deorbiting · deorbited
- To cause to leave orbit. 1996, DIANE Publishing Company, Intelligence Threat Handbook The principal improvements in the systems are the ability to return film canisters without deorbiting the spacecraft, and the extension of orbital […]
- Of an orbiting object, such as a satellite: to leave orbit. The Gemini emergency occurred when Gemini 8 deorbited and landed in the Northern Pacific 1000 miles south of Japan.
noun deorbits
- The act or process of leaving orbit.
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verb to cause to leave orbit
| Français | désorbiter |
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noun the act or process of leaving orbit
| Français | désorbitation |
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| Italiano | deorbitazione |
Talk about this word "deorbit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/deorbit. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. deorbit. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/deorbit "deorbit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/deorbit.
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@misc{deorbit_2026,
title = {deorbit},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deorbit},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
