fall out of orbit

/fɔːl aʊt əv ˈɔːrbɪt/· verb phrase

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fall out of orbit
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Chinese meaning

(卫wèi星xīng等děng)脱tuō离lí轨guǐ道dào,坠zhuì落luò

脱tuō离lí预yù定dìng轨guǐ道dào并bìng坠zhuì落luò

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指zhǐSwift伽gā马mǎ射shè线xiàn望wàng远yuǎn镜jìng即jí将jiāng脱tuō离lí轨guǐ道dào坠zhuì落luò

Example

NASA and Katalyst Space Technologies announced Wednesday they are giving up on a robotic mission to rescue the Swift gamma-ray telescope before it falls out of orbit.

NASA和héKatalyst太tài空kōng科kē技jì公gōng司sī周zhōu三sān宣xuān布bù,他tā们men放fàng弃qì了le在zàiSwift伽gā马mǎ射shè线xiàn望wàng远yuǎn镜jìng脱tuō离lí轨guǐ道dào之zhī前qián对duì其qí进jìn行xíng机jī器qì人rén营yíng救jiù的de任rèn务wù。

Source: Ars Technica · 20 Aug 2026

Background ✎

NASA放fàng弃qì了le动dòng用yòng救jiù援yuán卫wèi星xīng"Link"抢qiǎng救jiù即jí将jiāng坠zhuì落luò的deSwift伽gā马mǎ射shè线xiàn太tài空kōng望wàng远yuǎn镜jìng的de计jì划huà,该gāi救jiù援yuán卫wèi星xīng已yǐ于yú7月yuè3日rì发fā射shè升shēng空kōng。

Roots · etymology

orbit 源自拉丁 orbita(车辙、轨迹)

  • fall out of(脱离、掉出)+ orbit(轨道)

Collocations

  • fall out of orbit / decay from orbit / re-enter the atmosphere

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