Orbiting

After its six-month mission, Chang'e II will either land on the moon as an experiment for future probes, fly further into outer space, or change its course and begin orbiting the Earth, Xinhua cited chief designer Huang Jiangchuan as saying. ❋ AP (2010)

"KAGUYA" consists of a main orbiting satellite at about 100km altitude and two small satellites (Relay Satellite and VRAD Satellite) in polar orbit. ❋ Bente Lilja Bye (2008)

Earth may have a twin orbiting one of our nearest stellar neighbors, a new study suggests. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The uninhabited world of Oriente, for example, is described as orbiting both Procyon and Sirius. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The movement and position of electrons within an atom can be described as orbiting around a central nucleus - with each shell of orbiting electrons further from the centre. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This will be long enough for the light fluctuations to be identified as orbiting planets. ❋ Unknown (2009)

As a result, this appears to being augmented by lower flying transmission means such as orbiting aircraft and balloons. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Maybe they are really "orbiting" in homage to the other's greater gravitas? ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2009)

That report led to the current US strategy to deploy new weapons — such as orbiting interceptors to target other nations 'satellites and missiles — for total US domination of outer space. ❋ Cirincione, Joseph (2008)

At some distance they charge again and start "orbiting" a field line of the local interstellar magnetic field, where they get ❋ Unknown (2010)

This theme comes in a variety of colors, and includes a very cool "orbiting" icon dock. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"The key technology problem is the 'returning'", said Xu Shijie, a professor from the Beijing University of Aeronautics, explaining that the country's three-stage moon mission could be defined as "orbiting", "landing" and "returning".

Objects at risk are space assets such as orbiting satellites, the ISS, the space shuttle, and future launch vehicles. ❋ Unknown (2009)