双语科技百科(近现代成就) 第100期:返回式遥感卫星

The First Recoverable Remote Sensing Satellite

第一颗返回式遥感卫星

On November 26, 1975, China launched a recoverable remote sensing satellite on a Long March launch vehicle. After three days of operation, the satellite returned as planned, making China becoming the 3rd country to have successfully developed satellite recoverable technology after the U. S and the former Soviet Union. Ever since then, information from the satellite has played a vital role in exploring resources, predicting disasters and mapping topography.

1975年11月26日，中国利用“长征号”火箭成功地发射了第一颗返回式遥感卫星。3天后，卫星按预定计划返回地面。至此，中国成为继美国、苏联之后世界上第三个掌握卫星返回技术的国家。自那以后，从卫星上传回的信息在中国资源调查、灾害预测、地图测绘研究方面扮演着至关重要的角色。