國家級商業航天產業基地正式落戶武漢

China's first commercial space industry base will be built in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, according to an agreement signed on Sept 12.

根據9月12日簽署的一份協議，湖北省省會城市武漢將建設我國首個商業航天產業基地。

The Wuhan National Space Industry Base will focus on the development of carrier rockets and satellites, commercial launch services and applications of satellite data.

武漢國家航天產業基地將致力於運載火箭及衛星的研發、商業發射服務和衛星數據應用。

The base plans to establish an annual production capacity of 50 carrier rockets and 140 commercial satellites by 2020, said Zhang Di, deputy head of the Fourth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp.

據中國航天科工集團第四研究院副院長張鏑介紹，該基地計劃到2020年形成年產50發運載火箭、140顆商用衛星的生產能力。

The deal was signed at the Second China Commercial Aerospace Forum, which was attended by more than 700 government officials, military officers and experts.

這項協議是在第二屆中國商業航天高峯論壇上達成的，該論壇有超過700名政府官員、軍官和專家參加。

In China, a commercial launch generally refers to a space launch activity paid for by an entity other than a Chinese government department or military agency.

在我國，商業發射通常指的是由中國政府部門或軍事機構以外的實體支付的航天發射活動。

Hu Shengyun, a senior rocket engineer at the Fourth Academy, estimates that by 2020, the market value of commercial space activities in China will reach 30 billion yuan a year.

航天科工四院高級工程師胡勝雲預計，到2020年我國商業航天活動的市場價值每年將達300億元。