創造歷史! 印度一次性發射104顆衛星!
India last Wednesday created history by successfully launching 104 satellites in a single space mission, breaking the previous record of 37 satellites launched by Russiain 2014.
印度於上週三創造了一個歷史，在單次太空任務中成功發射了104顆衛星，打破了俄羅斯2014年一箭37星的紀錄。The satellites were launched on board Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C37 from the spaceport of Sriharikota in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh at 9.28 a.m. local time and were successfully placed into the polar sun synchronous orbit 28 minutes later.
當地時間早上9點28分，印度南部安得拉邦斯里赫裏戈達島的發射場，“極軌衛星運載火箭”C37火箭載着104顆衛星升空，並於28分鐘後成功進入極太陽同步軌道。The main passenger was India's 714-kg Earth-mapping Cartosat 2 series satellite, capable of taking high-resolution images.
此次發射主要搭載的是印度一顆重達714公斤的地球測繪“Cartosat 2”系列衛星，該衛星能夠提供高分辨率的圖像。
Out of the 104 satellites, all but three were from foreign countries. A total of 96 satellites belonged to the United States, while others were nano satellites from Israel, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the UAE.
在全部104顆衛星中，除了3顆其餘全部來自國外。共有96顆衛星屬於美國，而其他一些則是屬於以色列、哈薩克斯坦、荷蘭、瑞士和阿聯酋的小型衛星。Indian President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have congratulated the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for the successful launch.
印度總統普拉納布·慕克吉和總理納倫德拉·莫迪都對印度太空研究局此次成功的發射表示了祝賀。"Nation is proud of this achievement, which has demonstrated, yet again, India's increasing space capabilities. I urge ISRO to continue to strive for the progress of our space capabilities," the Indian president said in a series of tweets.
印度總統在一系列推特中表示：“國家爲這一成就感到驕傲，這再次證明了印度與日俱增的太空能力。我強烈要求太空研究局繼續取得我們國家在太空能力方面的進步。”The prime minister tweeted: "This remarkable feat by @isro is yet another proud moment for our space scientific community and the nation. India salutes our scientists."
總理莫迪則發推特稱：“太空研究局這個非凡的成就，是我們太空科研人員和整個國家的又一驕傲。整個國家都向我們的科學家們致敬。”
