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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)

  1. (transitive) 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
  2. (intransitive) 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

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Questions about deorbited

What is deorbited the simple past and past participle of?
Deorbited is the simple past and past participle of deorbit.

Words near deorbited in the dictionary

  1. deoralization
  2. deoralizations
  3. deorbit
  4. deorbit burn
  5. deorbit burns
  6. deorbited
  7. deorbiting
  8. deorbits
  9. deordination
  10. deordinations
  11. deorganization

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