What does in orbit mean?
in orbit
Definition
Travelling round the Earth or another planet in space at the moment.
Example sentences
See that bright dot crossing the sky? That's the space station, in orbit about 250 miles above us.
See that bright dot crossing the sky? That's the space station, in orbit about 250 miles above us.
The tiny satellite the students built last year is still in orbit, and they check where it is every Monday morning.