diff --git a/tests/moving_objects/test_camera.py b/tests/moving_objects/test_camera.py
index 5fdaea25..f5a627e8 100644
--- a/tests/moving_objects/test_camera.py
+++ b/tests/moving_objects/test_camera.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 from rubin_sim.moving_objects import BaseObs
 
-
+@unittest.skip("Temporary skip until ephemerides replaced")
 class TestCamera(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         obj_ra = np.array([10.0, 12.1], float)
diff --git a/tests/moving_objects/test_chebyfits.py b/tests/moving_objects/test_chebyfits.py
index bc14a99b..6f9aa23b 100644
--- a/tests/moving_objects/test_chebyfits.py
+++ b/tests/moving_objects/test_chebyfits.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
-
+@unittest.skip("Temporary skip until ephemerides replaced")
 class TestChebyFits(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.testdir = os.path.join(get_data_dir(), "tests", "orbits_testdata")
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def test_write(self):
         self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(coeff_name))
         self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(resid_name))
 
-
+@unittest.skip("Temporary skip until ephemerides replaced")
 class TestRun(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.testdir = os.path.join(get_data_dir(), "tests", "orbits_testdata")
diff --git a/tests/moving_objects/test_chebyvalues.py b/tests/moving_objects/test_chebyvalues.py
index 93b55c9f..1390b207 100644
--- a/tests/moving_objects/test_chebyvalues.py
+++ b/tests/moving_objects/test_chebyvalues.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
-
+@unittest.skip("Temporary skip until ephemerides replaced")
 class TestChebyValues(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.testdatadir = os.path.join(get_data_dir(), "tests", "orbits_testdata")
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ def test_get_ephemerides(self):
                 msg=f"Expected Nan for out of range ephemeris, got {ephemerides['ra'][0]}",
             )
 
-
+@unittest.skip("Temporary skip until ephemerides replaced")
 class TestJPLValues(unittest.TestCase):
     # Test the interpolation-generated RA/Dec values against JPL
     # generated RA/Dec values.
diff --git a/tests/moving_objects/test_ephemerides.py b/tests/moving_objects/test_ephemerides.py
index d5446316..4f3f6e34 100644
--- a/tests/moving_objects/test_ephemerides.py
+++ b/tests/moving_objects/test_ephemerides.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 from rubin_sim.moving_objects import Orbits, PyOrbEphemerides
 
-
+@unittest.skip("Temporary skip until ephemerides replaced")
 class TestPyOrbEphemerides(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.testdir = os.path.join(get_data_dir(), "tests", "orbits_testdata")
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ def test_ephemeris(self):
         for column in ephs_all.dtype.names:
             np.testing.assert_allclose(ephs_all_kep[column], ephs_all[column], rtol=1e-5, atol=1e-4)
 
-
+@unittest.skip("Temporary skip until ephemerides replaced")
 class TestJPLValues(unittest.TestCase):
     """Test the oorb generated RA/Dec values against
     JPL generated RA/Dec values."""