What is the Spanish word for "orbit"?

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English

orbit

Spanish

órbita

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Examples of how to use "orbit" in Spanish

English
The moon is in orbit around the earth.
Spanish
La luna está en órbita alrededor de la Tierra.
English
The moon stays in Earth's orbit every night.
Spanish
La luna permanece en la órbita de la Tierra todas las noches.
English
Satellites move in orbit around our planet.
Spanish
Los satélites se mueven en órbita alrededor de nuestro planeta.
English
Her ideas are now in a new orbit.
Spanish
Sus ideas ahora están en una nueva órbita.
English
The spacecraft entered orbit after the burn.
Spanish
La nave espacial entró en órbita después de la ignición.

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The moon is in orbit around the earth.

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