Earth is the only one of the inner planets with a large satellite, the orbit of which is neither in the equatorial plane of Earth nor in the plane in which the other planets lie.
地球是内行星中唯一一个有大卫星的，它的轨道既不在地球的赤道平面上，也不在其他行星所在的平面上。
It is only a matter of time before a satellite comes back to the earth.
卫星返回地球只是时间问题。
One of them is the force of gravitation (地心引力), which tries to pull the satellite towards the earth and is like a rope which keeps the satellite from flying away.
其中一个是地心引力的力量，这股力量试图把卫星拉向地球，就像一根把卫星绑住的绳子，防止卫星飞远了。
The Queqiao satellite will form a communication bridge between controllers on Earth and the far side of the Moon.
鹊桥卫星将在地球的控制器和月球背面之间形成一座通信桥梁。
Because the moon's body blocks direct radio communication with a probe, China first had to put a satellite in orbit above the moon in a spot where it could send signals to the spacecraft and to Earth.
由于月球阻碍了与探测器的直接无线电通信，中国首先必须把一颗人造卫星送入月球轨道上的一个点，人造卫星可以从那里向航天器和地球发射信号。
This orbit (a high Earth or geosynchronous orbit) means that the satellite will always be directly over the same point on Earth, ensuring a continuous view of the ground.
这条轨道(高地同步轨道)意味着这些卫星总是位于地球上的某点之上，保证对地的持续观察。
After all the film was sent back to earth, the satellite was abandoned, and a new one launched, he says.
当所有的胶卷都送回地球之后，这个卫星就报废了，然后一个新的将会替代它。
The International Space Station is a large, inhabited Earth satellite that more than 15 nations are building in space.
国际空间站是由超过15个国家在太空组建的一颗大型载人地球卫星。
In this case, a leading possibility is that the signal originates from an unusual modulation between a GPS satellite and an unidentified Earth-based source.
在这种情况下，最主要的可能性是这道信号来源于一个一颗GPS卫星和未确认的地球发射源之间的不寻常的调制信号。
A defunct U.S. satellite is expected to crash down to Earth Friday, with nobody knowing where or when exactly it will hit.
一颗美国报废卫星将会在周五撞击地球，然而却没有知道这枚卫星具体会在哪里着陆。
This iconic image leads the legacy of NASA's Terra satellite, a flagship of the agency's Earth-observing fleet.
这幅来自NASA绕地卫星的地球肖像画，是观察地球图片中的佼佼者。
The satellite would then convert the energy into radio waves and beam them down to a receiving station on Earth.
卫星将空间太阳能产生的电能转化成无线电波，传送到地面接收站。
The Advanced land Imager on NASA's Earth Observing-1 satellite captured this image of a barrier island facing the Beaufort Sea, on the northern edge of Canada's Northwest Territories.
美国宇航局地球观测一号卫星上的先进陆地成像仪捕捉了这幅障壁岛的图像，它面对波弗特海，位于加拿大西北部的北岸。
Flying over 700 km above the Earth onboard the Terra satellite, MODIS provides an integrated tool for observing a variety of terrestrial, oceanic, and atmospheric features of the Earth.
该装置由运行在距地表700km的轨道上的Terra卫星搭载，MODIS有一套综合性的工具，能够观察和记录地球上陆地、海洋及大气的特征。
Explanation: A symphony of planet-wide observations began abruptly on March 28 when the Earth-orbiting Swift satellite detected a burst of high-frequency gamma-rays from GRB 110328A.
解说：一场世界规模的观察交响曲在3 月28 日突然开始了，当时环绕地球的Swift卫星监测到了来自GRB 110328A 的高频伽马射线爆发。
Tonight's rare lunar occurrence, when Earth's natural satellite is only a mere 356, 575 kilometers out in orbit, brings the moon to its closest position to Earth.
今天晚上地球的天然卫星月球在其轨道上离地球仅有356575公里远，这使得月球处于离地球最近的位置上，而这也是极为罕见的有关月球的事件。
Here is a Web site that lets you browse maps and satellite photos of the entire Earth without ever having to refresh the page.
在这个Web站点上，您可以浏览整个地球的地图和卫星照片，而无需刷新页面。
Most of them trave1 40, 000 miles to a satellite and then back to earth.
大部分电话经过40 000英里传送到卫星，然后再回到地球。
The Google Earth Engine – a cloud computing platform – processes real-time satellite imagery and other Earth observation data.
GoogleEarth引擎是一个云计算平台，可实时处理卫星图像及其他观测数据。
To beam power from a Dyson-Harrop satellite to Earth, one "would require stupendously huge optics, such as a virtually perfect lens between maybe 10 to 100 kilometres across," he says.
为了将能量从Dyson-Harrop卫星送回地球“需要奇大无比的透镜，比如10公里到100公里范围的完美透镜。”
The moon, by the way, is called a satellite because it goes round our earth as well as round the sun.
顺便说一下，月亮被称为卫星，是因为它围绕着我们地地球盍同时围绕太阳运转。
The satellite was deactivated in 2005 as it ran out of fuel and was left orbiting Earth like a big piece of space junk.
这颗卫星于2005年由于燃油耗尽报废，并像一大块宇宙垃圾一样被扔在了飞行轨道上。
For example, if a rover on Mars needs to send data to Earth, it would first need to store the data until it was within range of an orbiting satellite.
如果有个漫游机器人在火星表面有信息传回地球，机器人会先将数据保存起来，等到卫星绕到了可以接收信号的轨道范围再发送出去；
The US insisted at the time that it undertook the operation to prevent the satellite returning to earth with a toxic fuel tank which would pose a health hazard.
美国人强调这次导弹试射是为了防止带有毒性气体罐的会对公众健康有威胁的卫星返回地面。
The tiny dot of land was a mud volcano, and it was still visible on January 11, 2011, when the Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on NASA's Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite acquired the top image.
这小块陆地是一座泥火山，直到2011年1月11日还可看见，图1为美国航空航天局地球观测1号卫星的高级陆地成像器当天所拍摄。
The cooperation on the earth resources satellite project is making smooth progress and is hailed as a model for South-South cooperation.
中巴地球资源卫星项目进展顺利，被誉为南南合作的典范。
The TV report said the Rasad satellite, developed by Iran's aerospace agency, weighs 15.3kg and has been designed to orbit the Earth 15 times a day at a height of 160 miles.
电视报道说“拉萨德”卫星，由伊朗航空航天局研发，重15.3公斤，每天在160公里的高空绕地球15次
The country’s Earth-observing satellite program has been underfunded for a decade, and the impact of the lack of funds is finally hitting home.
美国国家气象观测卫星计划资金不足状况已长达10年之久，而资金不足的影响已经将要使其回归原点。
Yet the destruction of the Chinese Fengyun-1C in an anti-satellite missile test in 2007 accounts for more than a quarter of all catalogued objects in low-Earth orbit.
中国在2007年进行了反卫星导弹试验，风云一号卫星被摧毁。由此产生的太空碎片使记录在册的近地轨道物体增加了四分之一强。
Yet the destruction of the Chinese Fengyun-1C in an anti-satellite missile test in 2007 accounts for more than a quarter of all catalogued objects in low-Earth orbit.
中国在2007年进行了反卫星导弹试验，风云一号卫星被摧毁。由此产生的太空碎片使记录在册的近地轨道物体增加了四分之一强。
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