Once in its proper orbit, it will be capable of transmitting three television channels and up to 120,000 telephone calls simultaneously for 10 years.

The first load here was placed with loving care in the proper orbit, and I'm making every other load match.

Satellites that fail to get into proper orbit usually end up as $100 million pieces of space junk.

Our trackers found out it failed to achieve proper orbit.

It may take up to 24 hours before a satellite is in proper orbit to photograph a particular target, far longer than a reconnaissance plane.

Officially it's a weather satellite that never made its proper orbit.

"Now let's get this bucket into its proper orbit around Saturn."

The satellite separated 26 minutes later, and an on-board motor was to boost it into proper orbit on Sunday.

The attitude thrusters that kept the station on a proper orbit were useless without computer control.

If it doesn't deliver four healthy satellites in their proper orbits, I take the heat.