Collocations for orbit - noun
ADJECTIVE
circular,
elliptical
eccentric
Mercury's orbit is fairly eccentric.
eccentric
Mercury's orbit is fairly eccentric.
high,
low
stable
planetary
Earth
stable
planetary
Earth
VERB + orbit
enter,
go into
reach
put sth into, send sth into
complete, make
The spaceship made an orbit of the moon.
reach
put sth into, send sth into
complete, make
The spaceship made an orbit of the moon.
leave
PREPOSITION
in orbit
The satellite will remain in orbit for several years.
The satellite will remain in orbit for several years.
orbit around,
orbit round
(esp. BrE)
the moon's orbit around the earth
the moon's orbit around the earth