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An orbiter is a spaceship designed to orbit a celestial body. Orbiters are usually not designed to land. However, it may carry a lander for lander missions. An orbiter can be manned or unmanned.
History[]
The history of space exploration gives many well known examples. May we remember here only a few: MESSENGER (for Mercury), Venus Express, Mariner probes, Galileo and Cassini. Also, during the Apollo program, there were used manned orbiters that orbited the moon (the Service and Command Module and the lunar lander).
Gameplay[]
Orbiters can be used for multiple functions:
- Conducting research (not yet in-game).
- Helping Vehicles.
- As building blocks for a Space Station.
- Artificial Satellites (also purely aesthetic for now).
- Telescopes
- Discoveries