Technically, the trajectory of the last couple of flights is a transatmospheric orbit, meaning that if the Earth didn't have atmosphere, it would be an actual o

Technically, the trajectory of the last couple of flights is a transatmospheric orbit, meaning that if the Earth didn't have atmosphere, it would be an actual orbit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transatmospheric_orbit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transatmospheric_orbit