orbiter

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or·bit·er /ˈɔːbɪtə $ ˈɔːrbɪtər/ 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 轨道器 a lunar orbiter 环月轨道器

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orbiter
or‧bit‧er /ˈɔːbɪtə $ ˈɔːrbətər/ 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

or·bit·erBrE /ˈɔːbɪtə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɔːrbɪtər/ 🔊 nouna spacecraft designed to move around a planet or moon rather than to land on it （绕天体作轨道运行的）宇宙飞船；轨道飞行器