graveyard orbit

noun

An orbit where spacecraft which have reached their end of life can be safely positioned to avoid colliding with other spacecraft or the Earth.

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Meanings

noungraveyard orbit (plural graveyard orbits)

plural graveyard orbits

  1. spaceAn orbit where spacecraft which have reached their end of life can be safely positioned to avoid colliding with other spacecraft or the Earth.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
junk orbit
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APA

graveyard orbit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graveyard%20orbit

MLA

“graveyard orbit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graveyard%20orbit. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “graveyard orbit,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graveyard%20orbit.

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