Orbiting telescopes were telescopes that were launched or built in space near a planet, and then followed an orbit around it. Beings could use the telescope via controls located on the planet.
Uses
Orbiting telescopes were used through out the galaxy to monitor far away events and locations, such as the ones used by ExGal-4 while monitoring the Galactic Horizon. These telescopes where the first devices to see Yuuzhan Vong technology, however at the time it was believed to be simply an asteroid.
