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=== Orbit ===

The orbit button tries to put your ship in a circular orbit around the selected object. The value can be set by right clicking and manually entering a default orbit distance, or by right-clicking the object in the overview and choosing from some preset distances. You can also orbit an object at your current range from it. Orbiting maximizes your transversal and angular velocities, and minimizes your radial velocity. You can orbit an object if it is ~~on [[Grid|grid]] with~~ you.

The orbit button tries to put your ship in a circular orbit around the selected object. The value can be set by right clicking and manually entering a default orbit distance, or by right-clicking the object in the overview and choosing from some preset distances. You can also orbit an object at your current range from it. Orbiting maximizes your transversal and angular velocities, and minimizes your radial velocity. You can orbit an object if it is no more than 150 km from you.

Your ship’s agility will determine your orbit speed: the better your agility (lower agility modifier), the closer your orbit speed will be to your maximum linear velocity. Depending on your agility and the relative speeds of you and the target, your orbit may drop from circular to elliptical, or even to the point where you can’t maintain a stable orbit if the other object is moving too fast.

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 === Orbit ===
-The orbit button tries to put your ship in a circular orbit around the selected object. The value can be set by right clicking and manually entering a default orbit distance, or by right-clicking the object in the overview and choosing from some preset distances. You can also orbit an object at your current range from it. Orbiting maximizes your transversal and angular velocities, and minimizes your radial velocity. You can orbit an object if it is on [[Grid|grid]] with you.
+The orbit button tries to put your ship in a circular orbit around the selected object. The value can be set by right clicking and manually entering a default orbit distance, or by right-clicking the object in the overview and choosing from some preset distances. You can also orbit an object at your current range from it. Orbiting maximizes your transversal and angular velocities, and minimizes your radial velocity. You can orbit an object if it is no more than 150 km from you.
 Your ship’s agility will determine your orbit speed: the better your agility (lower agility modifier), the closer your orbit speed will be to your maximum linear velocity. Depending on your agility and the relative speeds of you and the target, your orbit may drop from circular to elliptical, or even to the point where you can’t maintain a stable orbit if the other object is moving too fast.