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Spaceflight where spacecraft orbits an astronomical body
An orbital spaceflight (or orbital flight) is a spaceflight in which a spacecraft is placed on a trajectory where it could remain in space for at least
Orbital_spaceflight
Spaceflight where the spacecraft does not go into orbit
sub-orbital spaceflight. Some sub-orbital flights have been undertaken to test spacecraft and launch vehicles later intended for orbital spaceflight. Other
Sub-orbital_spaceflight
Flight into or through outer space
without humans on board. Most spaceflight is uncrewed and conducted mainly with spacecraft such as satellites in orbit around Earth, but also includes
Spaceflight
lists orbital and suborbital launches during the first quarter of the year 2026. For all other spaceflight activities, see 2026 in spaceflight. For launches
List of spaceflight launches in April–June 2026
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Spaceflight not by a government
private spaceflights beyond Earth orbit include personal spaceflights around the Moon. Two private orbital habitat prototypes are already in Earth orbit, with
Private_spaceflight
Reusable robotic spaceplane used by US military since 2010
Office, in collaboration with the United States Space Force, for orbital spaceflight missions intended to demonstrate reusable space technologies. It
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test flights of spaceflight systems may be listed even if they were not planned to reach space. Some lists are further divided into orbital launches (sending
Timeline_of_spaceflight
First human spaceflight in history
lit. 'East' or 'Orient') was the first spaceflight of the Vostok programme and the first human orbital spaceflight in history. The Vostok 3KA space capsule
Vostok_1
Notable spaceflight events during the year 2026. On 11 January, NASA launched the Pandora small space telescope to study exoplanet atmospheres. The same
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Vehicle or machine designed to fly in space
single-stage-to-orbit vehicles cannot get into space on their own, and require a launch vehicle (carrier rocket). On a sub-orbital spaceflight, a space vehicle
Spacecraft
lists orbital and suborbital launches during the third quarter of the year 2026. For all other spaceflight activities, see 2026 in spaceflight. For launches
List of spaceflight launches in July–September 2026
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Extreme benchmarks set off Earth by astronauts, launchers and probes
private companies joined government agencies in crewed spaceflight: in 2004, the sub-orbital spaceplane SpaceShipOne became the first privately funded
List_of_spaceflight_records
Billionaire space rivalry
cancelled Virgin Orbit), which seeks to dominate space tourism, low-cost small orbital launch vehicles, and intercontinental sub-orbital spaceflight. Elon Musk
Billionaire_space_race
Movement during spaceflight
In spaceflight, an orbital maneuver (otherwise known as a burn) is the use of propulsion systems to change the orbit of a spacecraft. For spacecraft far
Orbital_maneuver
2024 private crewed suborbital spaceflight
Galactic 07 was a crewed sub-orbital spaceflight of the SpaceShipTwo-class VSS Unity, which launched on 8 June 2024. It was the final launch of Unity
Galactic_07
2003 first human spaceflight mission of China
神舟五号; pinyin: Shénzhōu Wǔ Hào, see § Etymology) was the first human spaceflight mission of the Chinese space program, launched on 15 October 2003. The
Shenzhou_5
Spaceflight with a crew or passengers
Human spaceflight (also referred to as crewed spaceflight, and historically as manned spaceflight) is spaceflight with a crew or passengers aboard a spacecraft
Human_spaceflight
American space tourism company
sub-orbital and lunar spaceflights, though these are not being actively pursued at present. Nine of its clients have participated in the orbital spaceflight
Space_Adventures
lists orbital and suborbital launches during the fourth quarter of the year 2026. For all other spaceflight activities, see 2026 in spaceflight. For launches
List of spaceflight launches in October–December 2026
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Spacecraft capable of aerodynamic flight in atmosphere
both aircraft and spacecraft. Orbital spaceplanes tend to be more similar to conventional spacecraft, while sub-orbital spaceplanes tend to be more similar
Spaceplane
American social media influencer and defense professional (born 1989)
defense professional, and commercial astronaut who is known for a sub-orbital spaceflight with Virgin Galactic and her candidacy for the Mars One reality television
Kellie_Gerardi
lists orbital and suborbital launches during the first quarter of the year 2026. For all other spaceflight activities, see 2026 in spaceflight. For launches
List of spaceflight launches in January–March 2026
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lists orbital and suborbital launches during the second quarter of the year 2025. For all other spaceflight activities, see 2025 in spaceflight. For launches
List of spaceflight launches in April–June 2025
List_of_spaceflight_launches_in_April–June_2025
(July 15, 2020). "Spaceflight Inc. unveiled next-gen orbital transfer vehicle to fly aboard latest SpaceX rideshare mission". Spaceflight.com. Archived from
List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches (2020–2022)
List_of_Falcon_9_and_Falcon_Heavy_launches_(2020–2022)
2024 private crewed suborbital spaceflight
crewed sub-orbital spaceflight of the SpaceShipTwo-class VSS Unity, which launched on 26 January 2024. It was the sixth commercial spaceflight and eleventh
Galactic_06
rockets did not achieve the altitude necessary to be regarded as sub-orbital spaceflight, the Backfire report remains the most extensive technical documentation
History_of_spaceflight
First crewed flight of New Shepard (2021)
Blue Origin NS-16 was a sub-orbital spaceflight mission operated by Blue Origin which flew on 20 July 2021. The mission was the sixteenth flight of the
Blue_Origin_NS-16
Location used to launch and receive spacecraft
launching spacecraft into Earth's orbit or on interplanetary trajectories. However, rocket launch sites for sub-orbital spaceflights are also sometimes called
Spaceport
Rocket used to carry a spacecraft into space
in the Indian Ocean. Spaceflight portal Air launch to orbit Comparison of orbital launch systems Comparison of retired orbital launch vehicles Launch
Launch_vehicle
American aerospace company
from sub-orbital to orbital flight, with each developmental step building on its prior work. The company moved into the orbital spaceflight technology
Blue_Origin
2023 private crewed suborbital spaceflight
crewed sub-orbital spaceflight of the SpaceShipTwo-class VSS Unity, launched on 10 August 2023. It was the second commercial spaceflight and seventh
Galactic_02
2023 private crewed suborbital spaceflight
crewed sub-orbital spaceflight of the SpaceShipTwo-class VSS Unity, which launched on 2 November 2023. It was the fifth commercial spaceflight and tenth
Galactic_05
Human spaceflight programs are organized efforts for human spaceflight. Programs have been planned, pursued and realized by different countries and companies
Human_spaceflight_programs
2023 private crewed suborbital spaceflight
crewed sub-orbital spaceflight of the SpaceShipTwo-class VSS Unity, which launched on 6 October 2023. It was the fourth commercial spaceflight and ninth
Galactic_04
1944 German rocket that entered space
that was not intended to reach orbital velocity, it returned and impacted Earth, making it the first sub-orbital spaceflight. Early A-4 rockets, despite
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article lists orbital and suborbital launches during the first half of the year 2021. For all other spaceflight activities, see 2021 in spaceflight. For launches
List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2021
List_of_spaceflight_launches_in_January–June_2021
2025 sub-orbital human spaceflight
Blue Origin NS-31 was a sub-orbital spaceflight operated by Blue Origin as part of New Shepard, the company's space tourism program. The flight took place
Blue_Origin_NS-31
Crewed or uncrewed travel between stars or planets
accelerating spacecrafts beyond orbital speed, reaching escape velocity relative to Earth at 11.2 km/s, entering heliocentric orbit, possibly accelerating further
Interplanetary_spaceflight
Method of launching rockets at altitude from a conventional horizontal-takeoff aircraft
natural disasters. Air launching has also been developed for sub-orbital spaceflight. In 2004 the Ansari X Prize $10 Million purse was won by a team led
Air-launch-to-orbit
aeroplanes and spacecraft. Most concepts were only capable of sub-orbital spaceflight. Lists of spacecraft List of space launch system designs Mother ship
List_of_spaceplanes
Spaceflight in 2025 followed the 2020s trend of record-breaking numbers of orbital launches with 317 successes and new developments in low-Earth orbit
2025_in_spaceflight
2023 private crewed suborbital spaceflight
crewed sub-orbital spaceflight of the SpaceShipTwo-class VSS Unity, launched on 8 September 2023. It was the third commercial spaceflight and eighth overall
Galactic_03
Candidate to be the first Filipino in space
would be considered as the first Filipino astronaut when the sub-orbital spaceflight takes place. Chino Roque was born in 1990 or 1991. He finished elementary
Chino_Roque
resonant orbit, that was first used with the spacecraft TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) in 2018. Geocentric orbits Orbital spaceflight Osculating
List_of_orbits
First Space Shuttle mission, first orbital flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia
Transportation System-1) was the first orbital spaceflight of NASA's Space Shuttle program. The first orbiter, Columbia, launched on April 12, 1981, and
STS-1
indicates sub-orbital spaceflight (including flights that failed to attain intended orbit). Grey indicates flights beyond low Earth orbit. The United States
List of human spaceflights, 1961–1970
List_of_human_spaceflights,_1961–1970
2024 private crewed spaceflight
crewed orbital flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, Isaacman and his crew of three — Scott Poteet, Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon — flew in an elliptic orbit that
Polaris_Dawn
2024 private crewed sub-orbital spaceflight
Blue Origin NS-26 was a sub-orbital spaceflight mission, operated by Blue Origin, launched on August 29, 2024, using the New Shepard rocket. The flight's
Blue_Origin_NS-26
Human space travel for recreation
paying spaceflight participants. Orbital tourist flights were set to resume in 2015 but the planned flight was postponed indefinitely. Russian orbital tourism
Space_tourism
First crewed flight of Crew Dragon
two-person orbital spaceflight launched from the United States since STS-4 in 1982. Demo-2 completed the validation of crewed spaceflight operations using
Crew_Dragon_Demo-2
2021 private crewed spaceflight
orbital altitude of approximately 585 km (364 mi), the highest achieved since STS-103 in 1999 and the fifth-highest Earth orbital human spaceflight overall
Inspiration4
First American orbital spaceflight
Mercury, it was the fifth human spaceflight, preceded by Soviet orbital flights Vostok 1 and 2 and American sub-orbital flights Mercury-Redstone 3 and
Mercury-Atlas_6
space History of spaceflight List of fully civilian crewed orbital spaceflights List of fully civilian crewed suborbital spaceflights Timeline of space
Timeline of private spaceflight
Timeline_of_private_spaceflight
Retrieved June 3, 2025. "SpaceX launches 500th orbital Falcon rocket on 15th anniversary of the Falcon 9". Spaceflight Now. June 4, 2025. Retrieved June 4, 2025
List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches
List_of_Falcon_9_and_Falcon_Heavy_launches
American activist (born 1991)
flew aboard Blue Origin's 11th spaceflight under the New Shepard program. The Blue Origin NS-31 sub-orbital spaceflight took place on April 14, 2025, making
Amanda_Nguyen
Movement of an object through air
H. Goddard. The first orbital spaceflight was in 1957, and Yuri Gagarin was carried aboard the first crewed orbital spaceflight in 1961. There are different
Flight
American-British mountaineer (born 1964)
Vanessa Audi Rhys O'Brien is a British and American mountaineer, sub-orbital spaceflight participant, explorer, and former business executive. She is a Fellow
Vanessa_O'Brien
2022 American crewed sub-orbital spaceflight
Blue Origin NS-21 was a sub-orbital spaceflight mission, operated by Blue Origin, which launched on 4 June 2022 using the New Shepard rocket. It was Blue
Blue_Origin_NS-21
2021 American crewed sub-orbital spaceflight
Blue Origin NS-18 was a sub-orbital spaceflight mission operated by Blue Origin that launched on 13 October 2021. The mission was the eighteenth flight
Blue_Origin_NS-18
Failed 1967 American crewed sub-orbital spaceflight
Flight 191 (being the 191st free flight of the X-15), was a sub-orbital spaceflight of the North American X-15 experimental spaceplane, carrying seven
X-15_Flight_3-65-97
Soviet space program medical scientist
Yazdovsky assisted Sergei Korolev in tests using small animals in sub-orbital spaceflight. His team of researchers helped gather strays from Moscow and helped
Vladimir_Yazdovsky
First SpaceShipTwo spaceflight
VP-03 (also referred to in some sources as PF04) was a sub-orbital spaceflight of the SpaceShipTwo-class VSS Unity which took place on 13 December 2018
VSS_Unity_VP-03
2021 American crewed sub-orbital spaceflight
Virgin Galactic Unity 22 was a sub-orbital spaceflight of the SpaceShipTwo-class VSS Unity which launched on 11 July 2021. The crew consisted of pilots
Virgin_Galactic_Unity_22
rockets into orbit aboard Atlas 5 launcher". Spaceflight Now. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2020. "X-37B orbital test vehicle
2020_in_spaceflight
Soviet spacecraft research project, 1976–1993
the Space Shuttle whose first orbital spaceflight was accomplished in April 1981, Buran, whose first and only spaceflight occurred in November 1988, had
Buran_programme
2021 American crewed sub-orbital spaceflight
Blue Origin NS-19 was a New Shepard sub-orbital spaceflight mission operated by Blue Origin that launched on 11 December 2021. The flight was scheduled
Blue_Origin_NS-19
2025 private sub-orbital human spaceflight
Blue Origin NS-30 was a sub-orbital spaceflight mission, operated by Blue Origin, which launched on February 25, 2025, using the New Shepard rocket. The
Blue_Origin_NS-30
2023 American crewed sub-orbital spaceflight
a sub-orbital spaceflight of the SpaceShipTwo-class VSS Unity which launched on 29 June 2023. The launch was the first commercial spaceflight for Virgin
Galactic_01
American businessman (born 1964)
Services branch. Bezos founded the aerospace manufacturer and sub-orbital spaceflight services company Blue Origin in 2000, and he flew into space on Blue
Jeff_Bezos
2025 sub-orbital human spaceflight
Blue Origin NS-37 was a sub-orbital spaceflight operated by Blue Origin as part of its New Shepard space tourism program. The mission launched from Launch
Blue_Origin_NS-37
Uncrewed cargo spacecraft developed by Orbital Sciences
missions. It was originally built by Orbital Sciences Corporation with financial support from NASA under the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS)
Cygnus_(spacecraft)
2025 sub-orbital human spaceflight
Blue Origin NS‑34 was a sub-orbital spaceflight operated by Blue Origin as part of its New Shepard space tourism program. The flight launched from Launch
Blue_Origin_NS-34
SpaceShipOne mother ship
SpaceShipOne into flight, and SpaceShipOne then performed a sub-orbital spaceflight, becoming the first private craft to reach space. The White Knight
Scaled Composites White Knight
Scaled_Composites_White_Knight
2024 private crewed sub-orbital spaceflight
Blue Origin NS-25 was a sub-orbital spaceflight mission, operated by Blue Origin, which was launched on May 19, 2024, using the New Shepard rocket. NS-25
Blue_Origin_NS-25
2025 sub-orbital human spaceflight
Blue Origin NS‑36 was a sub-orbital spaceflight operated by Blue Origin as part of its New Shepard space tourism program. The flight launched from Launch
Blue_Origin_NS-36
First spaceflight of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft
SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1 was the first orbital spaceflight of the Dragon cargo spacecraft, and the second overall flight of the Falcon 9 rocket manufactured
SpaceX_COTS_Demo_Flight_1
Habitable artificial satellite
planning instead of a lunar landing a crewed lunar orbital flight and an orbital laboratory station in orbit of Earth, at times called Project Olympus, as
Space_station
First crewed polar orbit spaceflight
Shuttle mission intended to launch into polar orbit. List of fully civilian crewed orbital spaceflights M. Baylor. "Upcoming Launch: Fram2". NextSpaceFlight
Fram2
launched multiple dogs into space, with the first sub-orbital flights in 1951, and first orbital flights in 1957. Two tortoises and several varieties of
Animals_in_space
Private spacecraft crew
the United States Private spaceflight Space Adventures Space colonization Space tourism Spaceport Sub-orbital spaceflight "SpaceShipOne". National Air
Commercial_astronaut
article lists orbital and suborbital launches during the first half of the year 2022. For all other spaceflight activities, see 2022 in spaceflight. For launches
List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2022
List_of_spaceflight_launches_in_January–June_2022
Curved path of an object around a point
the orbital period. See also Kepler’s third law. Free drift Jacobi coordinates List of orbits Molniya orbit Orbit determination Orbital spaceflight Perifocal
Orbit
1963 American crewed sub-orbital spaceflight
X-15 Flight 91 was an August 22, 1963 American crewed sub-orbital spaceflight, and the second and final flight in the program to fly above the Kármán
X-15_Flight_91
Rocket developed by Blue Origin
New Shepard is a fully reusable sub-orbital launch vehicle developed for space tourism by Blue Origin. The vehicle is named after Alan Shepard, for being
New_Shepard
campaign was a private space venture which planned to provide sub-orbital spaceflight for 23 people on board the Lynx, a spacecraft still in development
Axe Apollo sub-orbital spaceflights
Axe_Apollo_sub-orbital_spaceflights
Government programme
crewed spacecraft into low Earth orbit. Before the Gaganyaan programme announcement in August 2018, human spaceflight was not a priority for ISRO, though
Indian Human Spaceflight Programme
Indian_Human_Spaceflight_Programme
2021 American uncrewed sub-orbital spaceflight
Blue Origin NS-17 was an sub-orbital spaceflight cargo mission of Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket, which launched on 26 August 2021. It was New Shepards
Blue_Origin_NS-17
2024 private crewed sub-orbital spaceflight
Blue Origin NS-28 was a sub-orbital spaceflight mission, operated by Blue Origin, which launched on November 22, 2024, using the New Shepard rocket. The
Blue_Origin_NS-28
American experimental spaceplane
is an experimental air-launched rocket-powered aircraft with sub-orbital spaceflight capability at speeds of up to 3,000 ft/s (2,000 mph) / 910 m/s (3
SpaceShipOne
2025 sub-orbital human spaceflight
Blue Origin NS-32 was a sub-orbital spaceflight operated by Blue Origin as part of its New Shepard space tourism program. The flight took place on May
Blue_Origin_NS-32
American astronaut (1939–1986)
completed his training in August 1979. While awaiting his first orbital spaceflight mission, Scobee served as an instructor pilot for the Shuttle's 747
Dick_Scobee
Unsuccessful crewed launch of the Soyuz programme
exceeded common space boundaries and therefore is recognized as a sub-orbital spaceflight, which the crew survived. The crew, who initially feared they had
Soyuz_7K-T_No.39
2022 American crewed sub-orbital spaceflight
Blue Origin NS-22 was a sub-orbital spaceflight mission, operated by Blue Origin, which launched on August 4, 2022, using the New Shepard rocket. It was
Blue_Origin_NS-22
15th mission of the year". Spaceflight Now. de Selding, Peter B. (May 12, 2014). "KT Sat Picks Thales Alenia over Orbital Sciences for Two-satellite Order"
List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches (2010–2019)
List_of_Falcon_9_and_Falcon_Heavy_launches_(2010–2019)
This article documents notable spaceflight events during the year 2018. For the first time since 1990, more than 100 orbital launches were performed globally
2018_in_spaceflight
Soviet and Russian family of space launch vehicles
rockets, both carrier rockets and sounding rockets, for orbital and sub-orbital spaceflight respectively. The first variant, the Kosmos, first flew on
Kosmos_(rocket_family)
American astronaut (1924–1993)
astronauts. Slayton was scheduled to pilot the second U.S. crewed orbital spaceflight, but was grounded in 1962 by atrial fibrillation, an irregular heart
Deke_Slayton
Void between celestial bodies
sphere extends along Earth's orbital path its orbital and co-orbital space. This space is co-populated by groups of co-orbital Near-Earth Objects (NEOs)
Outer_space
1962 American crewed sub-orbital spaceflight
Flight 62 of the North American X-15 was a sub-orbital spaceflight conducted by NASA and the US Air Force on 17 July 1962. The X-15 was piloted by astronaut
X-15_Flight_62
Estimate of total change in velocity of a space mission
orbital radius to Mars's orbital radius (to overcome the Sun's gravity) is many kilometres per second, but the incremental burn from low Earth orbit (LEO)
Delta-v_budget
ORBITAL SPACEFLIGHT
ORBITAL SPACEFLIGHT
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Circumference of the Orbit; Limit; Realm
Girl/Female
Indian
Dreams
Female
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Abiytal, ABITAL means "my father is dew." In the bible, this is the name of one of David's wives.Â
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Abital, AVITAL means "my father is dew." In the bible, this is the name of one of David's wives.Â
Girl/Female
Assamese, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu
Offering
Girl/Female
Australian, Latin
Golden
Boy/Male
Biblical Hebrew
The father of the dew; or of the shadow.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Loved One
Boy/Male
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Muslim, Sindhi
One who Argues a Lot; Orbit; Eye Socket; Orgument; Debate
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Orbit eye socket, Orgument, debate
Biblical
the father of the dew; or of the shadow,father of the dew
Boy/Male
Indian
Orbit, Eye socket, Argument
Girl/Female
Tamil
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Offering
Orpita | ஓரà¯à®ªà®¿à®¤à®¾
Boy/Male
Muslim
Orbit, Eye socket, Argument
Girl/Female
Tamil
Loved one
ORBITAL SPACEFLIGHT
ORBITAL SPACEFLIGHT
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Radiating the Divine Light
Female
Spanish
Contracted form of Spanish MarÃa Isabel, MARIBEL means "obstinacy, rebelliousness" or "their rebellion" and "God is my oath."
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Telugu
Father of King
Girl/Female
Australian, Christian, Danish, Finnish, French, German, Swedish, Teutonic
Mighty in War; Battle Maiden; Battle-mighty; Powerful in Battle
Girl/Female
Indian
Boy/Male
Biblical
Division, rupture.
Girl/Female
Latin Hungarian
Flower.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
One who Drives a Boat
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Telugu, Traditional
Lord Shiva
Girl/Female
Native American
Flower of the prairie.
ORBITAL SPACEFLIGHT
ORBITAL SPACEFLIGHT
ORBITAL SPACEFLIGHT
ORBITAL SPACEFLIGHT
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a.
Of or pertaining to the cubit or ulna; as, the cubital nerve; the cubital artery; the cubital muscle.
a.
Of or pertaining to an order.
n.
A sleeve covering the arm from the elbow to the hand.
a.
Indicating order or succession; as, the ordinal numbers, first, second, third, etc.
a.
Having the orbital index relatively large; having the orbits narrow transversely; -- opposed to microseme.
n.
The path described by a heavenly body in its periodical revolution around another body; as, the orbit of Jupiter, of the earth, of the moon.
a.
Spherical; orbicular; orblike; circular.
a.
Of or pertaining to obits, or days when obits are celebrated; as, obitual days.
a.
Orbital.
a.
Orbital.
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Of the length of a cubit.
a.
Having the orbital index relatively small; having the orbits broad transversely; -- opposed to megaseme.
n.
A word or number denoting order or succession.
a.
Alt. of Orbical
n.
Alt. of Orbity
a.
Having a medium orbital index; having orbits neither broad nor narrow; between megaseme and microseme.
a.
Situated around the orbit; as, the orbitary feathers of a bird.
n.
The book of forms for making, ordaining, and consecrating bishops, priests, and deacons.
n.
A book containing the rubrics of the Mass.
a.
Of or pertaining to an orbit.