well i have an test and needto know what it is in definations i can understand and rember
2007-09-28 08:18:05 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
An orbiter is a spacecraft that orbits a planet. The part of the shuttle that looks like the airplane is the Orbiter. Mars has probes in orbit about it, also called orbiters.
Basically, it's a craft designed to orbit a planet.
2007-09-28 08:21:58 · answer #1 · answered by quantumclaustrophobe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People frequently refer to the Space Shuttle as an orbiter.
Essentially, an orbiter is a body that is in a stable period of revolution around another body.
2007-09-28 15:27:47 · answer #2 · answered by PMP 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. Orbit means to go around, space is where there is little or no air.
2007-09-28 16:02:46 · answer #3 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Something that goes around a planet or moon.
2007-09-28 15:24:15 · answer #4 · answered by ChaliQ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋