deorbited
/diːˈɔrbɪtɪd/
verb
- Past tense of deorbit: left or caused to leave orbit around a planet or other celestial body.
- The space station deorbited a cargo capsule filled with trash last week.
- After the mission, the probe deorbited and crashed into the ocean as planned.
- They deorbited the satellite to prevent it from becoming a collision hazard.
adjective
- Having been brought out of orbit; no longer in orbit.
- Engineers tracked the deorbited debris until it burned up in the atmosphere.
- The deorbited satellite pieces were scattered across the South Pacific.
- The deorbited rocket stage fell harmlessly into the sea.