The phrase "higher orbit" means being in a position or level that is more advanced, elevated, or superior compared to a previous state. Full definition
(Block - five will help the company launch heavier payloads into higher orbits around Earth while being able to land and reuse its boosters, which are the most expensive part of a rocket.) (businessinsider.com)
Crisis is guaranteed and the only chance for survival is to be creative and decisive in the face of disaster Habitat is a space - themed strategy game that places you in high orbit around a ravaged Earth far in the future. (xboxoneuk.com)
Once it reached its transfer orbit, peaking at 22,000 miles above Earth, the craft unfolded a small pair of solar panels, and its engine began producing a dim blue glow, gently lifting Smart - 1 into higher and higher orbits around Earth. (discovermagazine.com)