| ORBITER | A spacecraft or satellite that moves around a planet without landing on it (7) |
| SATELLITE | Natural object, such as a moon, that moves around a planet (9) |
| LIMIT | In astronomy, the closest distance a satellite can maintain around a planet without being broken apart by that planet's tidal forces (5) |
| ROCHE | In astronomy, the closest distance a satellite can maintain around a planet without being broken apart by that planet's tidal forces (5) |
| ORBIT | The curved path through which objects in space move around a planet or star (5) |
| GREATTIT | Flyer's new target, landing on it |
| PLANET | Large, round object in space that moves around a star (6) |
| WANDERINGPEW | Long bench that moves around a lot? |
| AVENUE | Approach a planet without second source of energy |
| VOLCANO | Its origins in English can be traced to Italian (or Spanish but ultimately Latin). It describes, as Britannica defines it, a "vent in the crust of Earth or another planet or satellite, from which issu |
| REENTRY | A move back into the earth's atmosphere by a spacecraft or missile (2,5) |
| TELSTAR | A satellite that rattles around with the TV transmissions (7) |
| OSMOSIS | Process by which liquid moves around a plant (7) |
| PAUNCHY | Big-bellied chap moves around a French yard (7) |
| SPUTNIK | Satellite that could kick up a stink (7) |
| RESIGNS | Leaves about to fall without landing behind school (7) |
| APPROVE | Agree to move around a couple of pawns to start with |
| URANOUS | Planet without oxygen but having radioactive element? |
| ORBITED | Went around a planet, like a moon |
| NEWMOON | The original satellite that intrigued star-gazers (3,4) |
