Orbital may refer to:

Sciences

Chemistry and physics

  • Atomic orbital
  • Molecular orbital
  • Hybrid orbital

Astronomy and space flight

  • Orbit
  • Earth orbit

Medicine and physiology

  • Orbit (anatomy), also known as the orbital bone
  • Orbitofrontal cortex, a part of the brain used for decision making

Business

  • Orbital Corporation, an Australian engine technology company
  • Orbital Sciences Corporation, a U.S. satellite launch and defense systems corporation
  • Orbital ATK, American aerospace manufacturer formed from the merger of Orbital Sciences Corporation and parts of Alliant Techsystems

Transportation

  • Ring road (or orbital road in some regions)
  • Orbital (metro), a rapid transit line usually encircling a city centre
  • Orbital engine

Other uses

  • Orbital (novel), a 2023 novel by Samantha Harvey
  • Orbital (The Culture), artificial worlds from Iain M. Banks's series of science fiction novels, the Culture
  • Orbital (band), an English electronic dance music duo, whose first single was 'Chime' [1989]
  • Orbital (1991 album)
  • Orbital (1993 album)
  • Orbital (comics), a Franco-Belgian science fiction comics series
  • Orbital piercing

See also

  • Orbit (disambiguation)