ORBITER


Meaning of ORBITER in English

or ‧ bit ‧ er /ˈɔːbɪtə $ ˈɔːrbətər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] technical

a spacecraft that is sent into space to travel around the moon or a ↑ planet without ever landing on it. It carries equipment but not people and is designed to gather information:

a lunar orbiter

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.