中国的第一个行星探测器,小小的“萤火一号”轨道飞行器,也将搭乘“福布斯-格朗特”号飞船前往火星。
China's first planetary probe, the tiny Yinghuo-1 orbiter, will also hitch a ride to Mars with Phobos-Grunt.
据报道,今年中国又有一颗卫星被送入轨道。
It is reported that another satellite has been sent into orbit in China this year.
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。
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.
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