再來5顆! 中國規劃發射5顆新科學衛星!
China will put into space five new satellites within about five years as part of the country's fast-expanding space science program, a National science chief said.
近日，一位國家級科學主任表示，我國計劃在未來5年左右的時間裏發射5顆新衛星，作爲我國迅速壯大的空間科學項目的一部分。The five satellites, including a Sino-European joint mission known as SMILE, will focus on observation of solar activities and their impact on Earth's environment and space weather, analysis of water recycling and probing of black holes, according to Wu Ji, director of the National Space Science Center under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). They should make major breakthroughs in these fields.
中國科學院國家空間科學中心主任吳季介紹，這5顆衛星將主要用於觀察太陽活動及其對地球環境和空間天氣的影響、分析水循環變化和探索黑洞。這些衛星應該會在這些領域取得重大突破。
Of the five satellites, SMILE, or "Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer," is set to blast off in 2021. The satellite is designed to study the effects of the sun on Earth's environment and space weather by creating images of the interactions between solar winds and Earth's magnetosphere with X-ray and ultraviolet technology.
在這五顆衛星中，被稱爲SMILE，或是“太陽風—磁層相互作用全景成像衛星計劃”，計劃將於2021年發射。這顆衛星是通過X射線和紫外線技術，完成太陽風和磁層相互作用全景成像，以此來研究太陽活動對地球環境和空間天氣的影響。
MIT, the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupling Exploration, aims at investigating the origin of upflow ions and their acceleration mechanism and discovering the key mechanism for the magnetosphere, ionosphere and thermosphere coupling.
MIT衛星，即磁層－電離層－熱層耦合小衛星星座探測計劃，目標是對上流式離子的起源和加速機制進行研究，並探索磁層、電離層、熱層耦合的關鍵機制。And WCOM, the Water Cycle Observation Mission, is a bid to better understand Earth's water cycle.
而WCOM衛星，即全球水循環觀測衛星，致力於更好地理解地球水循環。The other two satellites are the Advanced Space-borne Solar Observatory (ASO-S) and the Einstein-Probe. The former will help scientists understand the causality among magnetic fields, flares and coronal mass ejections, while the latter is tasked with discovering quiescent black holes over all astrophysical mass ranges.
其他兩個衛星是先進天基太陽天文臺和愛因斯坦探針。前者將幫助科學家瞭解太陽耀斑、日冕物質拋射與太陽磁場之間的因果關係。而後者的任務是探索所有天體尺度範圍上的靜態黑洞。Although the missions sound remote from ordinary people, Wu Ji insisted they are of imperative importance for space science and improving lives.
雖然這些任務對普通人來說非常遙遠，但吳季堅稱它們對空間科學和改善人類生活極其重要。He said aside from the five new satellites, the CAS is also preparing for future space exploration attempts during the 14th Five Year Plan (2021-2025).
他表示，除了這5顆衛星，中科院也在爲"十四五"規劃(2021-2025年)期間的未來空間探索工作做準備。
