"in low orbit" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to an object, usually a spacecraft, orbiting a planet or star at a lower altitude than other objects. For example: "The spacecraft was parked in low orbit around the Earth."
But humans remain stalled in low orbit.
About half a million fragments and objects larger than a centimetre are in low orbit around Earth.
Among other things, the shuttle tested the ability of a laser beam to remain fixed on an object in low orbit around the earth.
In low orbit missions these obstructions are even more relevant due to a few minutes per satellite pass.
The plan called for having a space shuttle release AXAF in low orbit with a booster rocket attached to take it higher.
GERB will thus complement other instruments which operate in low orbit and give complete global coverage, but with poor and biased time resolution.
They are in high orbits, about 22,000 miles above the earth, not in low orbits.
These will circle the earth in low orbits in what should end up as the first integrated global telephone network, allowing people to communicate with specially designed portable phones from anywhere on the planet.
Flares also cause the outer atmosphere to heat up and expand a bit, producing extra friction for satellites in low orbits.In this section The call of nature En garde?
Specifically in low orbits Earth, gravity and atmospheric drag are the two main forces that affect the dynamics of the artificial satellites or space debris.
Reprints Related items Telecoms debt: UnburdeningMay 10th 2001Smarter satellites, made possible by advances in computing, can solve such problems by flying in low-orbit constellations of dozens or even hundreds of units, passing data to one another at high speed.
