A report in place for orbiter (9)
I believe the answer is:
satellite
'for orbiter' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'a report in place' is the wordplay.
'report' becomes 'tell' (to report is to tell someone about something).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'place' becomes 'site' (site is a kind of place).
'a'+'tell'='atell'
'atell' inserted into 'site' is 'SATELLITE'.
(Other definitions for satellite that I've seen before include "Country dependent on another" , "outpost" , "Body in orbit around another" , "important person's attendant" , "Moon" .)