軌き道どう上じょう

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

in orbit; on orbit

Used to describe something that is in orbit around a celestial body, often as a modifier with の or as an adverbial phrase.

• 人じん工こう衛えい星せいは軌き道どう上じょうで地ち球きゅうを回まわっている。

  The artificial satellite is orbiting the Earth in orbit.

• 軌き道どう上じょうの宇う宙ちゅうステーションから実じっ験けんデータが送おくられてきた。

  Experimental data was sent from the space station in orbit.