SpaceX卫星为乌克兰提供网络支持

Elon Musk says SpaceX’s Starlink satellites are now active over Ukraine after a request from the embattled country’s leadership to replace internet services destroyed by the Russian attack.

埃隆·马斯克说，在乌克兰领导人提出替换被俄罗斯摧毁的互联网服务的请求后，SpaceX的星链卫星目前正在乌克兰上空活动。

The war has left parts of the country without internet, while SpaceX has launched thousands of communications satellites to bring broadband to hard-to-reach areas of the world.

战争使该国部分地区断网，同时SpaceX已经发射了数千颗通信卫星，可以将宽带连到世界上难以覆盖的区域。

“Starlink service is now active in Ukraine. More terminals en route,” the entrepreneur tweeted on Saturday.

这位企业家周六在推特上写道：“星链服务现在在乌克兰很活跃，连接了越来越多的终端。”

The move came after Ukraine’s vice prime minister urged Mr Musk to help them out, as the SpaceX system does not require any fiber-optic cables.

此前，乌克兰副总理敦促马斯克帮助他们，因为SpaceX系统不需要任何光纤电缆。

Users on the ground access the broadband signals beamed back to earth using a kit sold by SpaceX.

地面用户通过SpaceX公司的一套设备获取传回地球的宽带信号。

“@elonmusk, We ask you to provide Ukraine with Starlink stations and to address sane Russians to stand,” Mykhailo Fedorov tweeted.

“@elonmusk，我们要求你为乌克兰提供星链站，并向理智的俄罗斯人表达立场，”米哈伊洛·费多罗夫在推特上写道。

SpaceX has launched more than 2,000 Starlink satellites into orbit since 2018, and plans to eventually have as many as 12,000 as part of its high-speed internet network.

自2018年以来，SpaceX已将2，000多颗星链卫星送入轨道，并计划最终拥有多达12，000颗卫星，作为其高速互联网络的组成部分。

以上文章来自WX公注号“英语跃进”

重点词汇

embattled /ɪmˈbætld/ adj.被敌人围困的；战火纷飞的

broadband /ˈbrɔːdbænd/ n. 宽频，宽带

entrepreneur /ˌɒntrəprəˈnɜː(r)/ n. 企业家，创业者；

fiber-optic cable 光纤电缆

beam /biːm/ n. 梁，横梁；光线，光柱；喜色，笑容；（体操的）平衡木

v. 定向发出（无线电信号）；（光，光源）照耀；喜笑颜开，面露喜色