Orbiter

An orbiter is a spacecraft that orbits a planet or moon without landing on it in order to study the object's surface from a safe distance.

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See also: Orbiter, Natural satellite, Orbit, Orbiter (sim), Planet, Space Shuttle program, Space flight, Spacecraft