Orbit (disambiguation)

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Orbit in physics is the gravitationally curved path of one object around a point or another body.

Orbit may also refer to:

Computing

ORBit, an object request broker (ORB) for CORBA
Orbit Downloader, a download manager and malware application for Windows

Science and mathematics

Orbit (anatomy), the socket in the skull which contains the eye
Orbit (control theory), a particular case of the notion of orbit in group theory
Orbit (dynamics), in dynamical systems
Orbit (group theory) (or symmetry orbit)

Places

ArcelorMittal Orbit, a steel tower located in East London as part of the London 2012 Olympic Park

People

William Orbit, atmospheric techno composer

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

Orbit, a fictional airline in Flight Simulator X
Orbit, a character in Rob the Robot (TV series)

Literature

Orbit (anthology series), a series of original science fiction anthologies, published between 1966–1980
Orbit, a 1982 novel by Thomas Block, author of the novel Mayday (1979)
Orbit, a 2006 novel by John J. Nance
Orbit Science Fiction, a five issue science fiction anthology series, published between 1953–1954

Music

Groups

Orbit (band)

Albums

Orbit (album), the first album from William Orbit
Orbit (Brown/Mazzola/Geisser album), an album by free jazz trio Brown/Mazzola/Geisser

Other arts, entertainment, and media

Orbit (scratch), a DJ technique
"Orbit", an episode of Blake's 7

Brands and enterprises

Orbit (gum), a brand of chewing gum manufactured by the Wrigley Company
Orbit Books, a UK-based publisher of science fiction books and fantasy books
Orbit Communications Company, a former DBS satellite service in the Middle East
Orbit Instrument Corporation, developer of an early trackball device for flight control desks
Orbit Irrigation Products
Virgin Orbit, part of the Virgin Group responsible for satellite launches

Organizations

Orbit Group, a UK housing association
Orbite Aluminae

Sports

Orbit (horse), a Thoroughbred racehorse
Orbit (mascot), the mascot of Major League Baseball's Houston Astros

See also

Orbital (disambiguation)
Orbiter (disambiguation)
Orbitz (disambiguation)
Orbot
All pages beginning with Orbit
All pages with a title containing Orbit

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