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Detailed explanation-1: -Our prime example of the orbiter spacecraft category is Galileo which entered orbit about Jupiter in 1995 to carry out a highly successful study of the Jovian system. Other examples of orbiter spacecraft include: Click the image for details of NASA’s Galileo spacecraft.

Detailed explanation-2: -Other well known landers The Cassini-Huygens project involved launching a lander (Huygens) to Titan from the orbiter Cassini. Huygens beamed back images from its descent by parachute and the surface. The Mars Exploration Rovers were two landers that were designed to be mobile and travel around the planet.

Detailed explanation-3: -Most objects in space are too far away for astronauts to visit. Scientists and engineers have developed uncrewed technologies to gather information about those objects. These technologies include space telescopes, probes, orbiters, landers, and rovers.