in orbit

1. Thrilled, delighted, as in Dean's in orbit over his son's success. This expression alludes to the successful launching into orbit of a satellite or other spacecraft. [Slang; late 1900s]

Example Sentences

As I reported before, the bulk of the cost of space missions is in the development of spacecraft and their launch; once that’s done, the cost of maintaining a satellite in orbit is nominal.

From Los Angeles Times

Project Mercury was America's attempt to place a man in orbit around the Earth.

From BBC

Part of a Soviet-era spacecraft is likely to have re-entered the Earth's atmosphere after being stuck in orbit for more than half a century, the European Space Agency said.

From BBC

But after just a year in orbit, in what was meant to be a five-year programme, communication was lost with MethaneSat.

From BBC

Despite this being Starship's greatest progress to date, the spacecraft sprang leaks, broke up in orbit and tumbled on re-entry.

From BBC