神秘爆炸！美国间谍卫星突然解体，太空军不排除遭到攻击。美国一颗最近刚解密公开的间谍卫星离奇爆炸，引发外界担忧，提供电话和互联网服务的其他卫星可能也会遭遇同样命运。
Mystery erupts as US spy satellite explodes… and Space Force won't rule out an attack An American spy satellite that was recently declassified to the public has mysteriously exploded, sparking concern that more satellites that provide phone and internet service may soon suffer the same fate.
美国太空军称，这颗名为“USA 32”的卫星于9月13日在近地轨道上解体，在距地面约480英里处形成大片碎片云。
The device, called USA 32, broke apart while in low Earth orbit on September 13, creating a large debris cloud just over 480 miles above the planet, the US Space Force said.
军方补充表示，“进一步分析仍在进行中”，但未公布其他细节，也没有排除反卫星武器作案的可能性。
The military added that 'further analysis is ongoing' and did not release any other details or rule out the possibility of an anti-satellite weapon.
“USA 32”自1988年起便在太空中运行，在美国与苏联冷战期间还曾使用其秘密代号“法拉三世”。
USA 32 had been in space since 1988 and was also known by its classified code name 'Farrah III' during the Cold War with the Soviet Union.
美国国家侦察局负责建造和运营美国间谍卫星，从太空收集情报。该局去年才公开这项任务的全部细节：监听苏联雷达及其他电子信号，并将相关数据传送给美国军方。
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), which builds and operates America's spy satellites to collect intelligence from space, had just revealed the full details of its mission last year - which was to listen for Soviet radar and other electronic signals and relay that data to the US military.
尽管据称这颗卫星的任务多年前就已结束，但其突然毁坏并非计划之内，爆炸的确切原因尚未查明。
Although the satellite's mission had allegedly been over for years, its sudden destruction was not planned and the exact cause of the explosion has not been determined.
有人怀疑爆炸可能源于与太空碎片或流星相撞。这起神秘事件引发了外界担忧：在这一繁忙的太空交通轨道区域运行的其他卫星，可能成为下一个受影响的目标。
That mystery, which some have suspected could have been a collision with space debris or a meteor, has sparked concerns that other satellites which operate in this busy lane of space traffic could be next.
由天文学家托尼·菲利普斯博士运营的Spaceweather.com发表声明警告：“其他卫星也可能面临危险。USA 32在近地轨道一个拥挤的轨道层中解体。碰撞威胁是真实存在的。”这颗美国间谍卫星USA 32在冷战期间的80年代也曾被称为“法拉三世”（Farrah III）。天文学家托尼·菲利普斯博士担忧，法拉三世可能被一块在轨道上漂浮的陨石或太空碎片击中（资料图）。美国太空军官员确认法拉三世于9月17日解体，但并未说明可能原因，也没有发布任何关于爆炸原因的说法。
A statement by Spaceweather.com, which is run by astronomer Dr Tony Phillips, warned: 'Other satellites may be in danger. USA 32 broke up in a crowded shell of low Earth orbit. The collision threat is real.' The American spy satellite USA 32 was also known as Farrah III during the Cold War in the 80s Astronomer Dr Tony Phillips expressed concern that Farrah III was struck by a meteor or space debris floating in orbit (stock image) Space Force officials confirmed Farrah III's breakup on September 17, but did not name a probable cause and did not publish any theories of their own as to what caused the explosion.
菲利普斯博士的网站提出了一种可能原因：加压贮箱或电池单体可能发生破裂，进而引发爆炸。
One cause put forward by Dr Phillips's website was the possibility that a pressurized tank or battery cell may have ruptured, leading to an explosion.
根据美国国家侦察局公开的解密档案，这颗卫星于9月5日刚刚年满38岁，其最初设计寿命仅为三年。据称，其在轨寿命只有四年。
The satellite had just turned 38 years old on September 5, and was originally designed to operate for only three years, according to the declassified records made public by NRO. Its lifespan in space was said to be just four years.
然而，这种“金枪鱼罐头形”间谍卫星被致命的太空岩石或其他人造硬件部件击中的可能性，已经敲响了警钟：2026年，地球日常生活所依赖的重要得多的卫星也可能遭遇同样的事。
However, the likelihood that the 'tuna can-shaped' spy craft was struck by a deadly space rock or another piece of man-made hardware has set off red flags that it could happen to a satellite with much greater importance to everyday life on Earth in 2026.
在这条卫星“高速公路”上，有许多为全球提供电话和互联网服务的民用及军用卫星。
In this satellite 'highway,' there are many everyday and military satellites which support phone and internet services around the globe.
其中包括全球定位系统（GPS）和导航、天气预报、银行、航运、紧急通信、美国军事通信、侦察及预警系统，而所有这些系统都在近地轨道运行。
This includes GPS and navigation, weather forecasts, banking, shipping, emergency communications, US military communications, reconnaissance and warning systems - all of which operate in low Earth orbit.
如果碎片是这起神秘爆炸的原因，并且更多碎片开始撞击那些卫星，导致其失效，那么地面服务可能中断，美国也将失去其在太空中所依赖的“眼睛”和“通信链路”。
If debris was the cause of the mysterious explosion and more pieces start knocking those satellites out, services on the ground could fail, and the US would lose eyes and links it relies on in space.
在其运行高度上下50公里（31英里）的范围内，有200多颗在役卫星，包括整个“铱星NEXT”星座。在美国32号卫星解体之前，这一区域就已经极其拥挤。拥有30年太空预报经验的菲利普斯说。
'Within 50 km (31 miles) of its altitude are more than 200 active satellites, including the entire Iridium NEXT constellation. Even before USA 32 broke up, this region was extremely cluttered,' said Phillips, who has 30 years of space forecasting experience.
法拉赫III号卫星于1988年9月发射，是一项监听苏联雷达信号及其他电子通信的间谍任务的一部分。菲利普斯提到，“铱星NEXT”是一个由约66颗在役卫星组成的网络，可在地球几乎任何地方提供卫星电话和数据服务，包括海洋和极地地区。
Farrah III was launched in September 1988 as part of a spy mission to listen for Soviet Union radar signals and other electronic communication As Phillips mentioned, Iridium NEXT is a network of about 66 working satellites that provide satellite phone and data service almost anywhere on Earth, including oceans and at the poles.
在对这起神秘爆炸事件的调查继续进行之际，CNN宣称，没有迹象表明这颗间谍卫星曾成为反卫星武器蓄意攻击的目标。
While the investigation into the mystery explosion continues, CNN has claimed that there were no signs that the spy satellite was deliberately targeted in an attack by an anti-satellite weapon.
就在太空军开始使用SpaceX火箭将一系列机密载荷送入轨道数日后，这颗卫星便被摧毁。
The satellite's destruction came just days after Space Force began sending a series of classified payloads into orbit using SpaceX rockets.
与此同时，美国空军部长特洛伊·梅因克惊人宣布，美国军方确实已首次将武器部署到太空中。
At the same time, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink made the shock announcement that the US military had indeed placed weapons in space for the first time.
随后，太空军官员告诉《每日邮报》，这些武器正在部署，以应对俄罗斯和中国过去20年来采取的太空行动。
Space Force officials then told the Daily Mail that the weapons were being deployed to counter space-based actions taken by both Russia and China over the last 20 years.
五年前，俄罗斯军方展示了其天基卫星的致命威力，并于2021年成功试射了一种“直接撞击摧毁”型反卫星导弹。
Five years ago, the Russian military showed how lethal its space-based satellites could be, successfully testing a hit-to-kill anti-satellite missile in 2021.
这种武器彻底摧毁了一颗于1982年发射的苏联时期间谍卫星，引发了全球谴责。
The device obliterated a defunct, Soviet-era spy satellite launched in 1982, sparking condemnation from around the world.
目前尚无任何迹象或公告表明，有人使用了这种武器摧毁法拉赫III号卫星。
There has been no sign or announcement that such a weapon was used to destroy Farrah III at this time.