Chapter six
The image was a computer simulation of lareau's world's orbit, with the planet orbiting the pulsar which then orbited tightly around asgard. “your planet," the collie said, “orbits yggdrasil much closer than the initial data suggested.
The Brakian Gambit - Chapter Three
It didn't take long for most of the ships to enter a higher orbit or evacuate the planet all together. bombardments on the surface from orbit tried to target all the surface to orbit weapons, but as each was hit, more seemed to open fire.
And there fell a great star from heaven
It's more like... ah, sir, it's orbital. the signals are coming from orbit." "what the hell?" his own radio buzzed. "all units, this is dakota." major ketterer's voice had lost a little of its ordinary cool edge.
And you tell me, over and over...
Everybody, keep your birds on orbit for support and observation. badger six out."
Ioborne: Chapter Six
Third squad reported that they had put together two satellites and were ready to put them into orbit as soon as their vis had finished calculating trajectory, orbit information. it would make it easier to track the prefabs from orbit.
A Movable Fortress
In the beginning, converted asteroids were usually left in their natural orbits, as it was next to impossible to move them, aside from nudging them into a more stable orbit for the client.
Negotiation Breakdown - Sci-Fi Summer Entry
The orbital batteries had fallen. \* "please, i will wait for you to confirm. i hardly expect you to take my word for it."
When the stars begin to fall
The yucatan alliance could make all sorts of promises to its member colonies and corporations, but promises were merely words -- five million tons of orbiting metal was a lot harder to argue with.
Into The Stars. Chapter Three.
Stationed on the four moons, floating in orbit and on the planet's surface there was a mining colony; the group kept to themselves as such from the rest of the galaxy.
Future Vision: Chapter 8
All though still hollow in the middle and shaped like a ring, this was one of the three floors in the orbital that was enclosed and had a roof.
Madison May of the Star Patrol!
As big as the orbital array was, it certainly could not move particularly fast. if it could move at all... which... "we're not out of the woods yet," dave bradley realized, just about when barry did.
Salvage
"they broke orbit to meet with the new ship. we're now out of communication range."