deorbited
deorbited is the simple past and past participle of deorbit.
Meaning of deorbit
Verb
deorbit (third-person singular simple present deorbits, present participle deorbiting, simple past and past participle deorbited)
- To cause to leave orbit.
- The principal improvements in the systems are the ability to return film canisters without deorbiting the spacecraft, and the extension of orbital […]1996, DIANE Publishing Company, Intelligence Threat Handbook
- Of an orbiting object, such as a satellite: to leave orbit.
- The Gemini emergency occurred when Gemini 8 deorbited and landed in the Northern Pacific 1000 miles south of Japan.1986, Gloria W. Heath, ed., Space Safety and Rescue, 1984-1985: Proceedings of Symposia, page 62
Questions about deorbited
- What is deorbited the simple past and past participle of?
- Deorbited is the simple past and past participle of deorbit.
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