·HSK 4

SpaceX (rocket and satellite company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
to publicly reveal / to disclose
gōngkāi
公开
first model / inaugural product
shǒukuǎn
首款
orbital / in orbit
guǐdào
轨道
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
satellite
wèixīng
卫星
design
shèjì
设计
，
to advance into / to enter a market
jìnjūn
进军
outer space
tàikōng
太空
computing
jìsuàn
计算
market
shìchǎng
市场
。

SpaceX (rocket and satellite company)

SpaceX

to release / to announce

gōngbù

公布

completion marker

了

named / called

míng wéi

名为

AI1 (orbital compute satellite)

AI1

structural particle

的

orbital

guǐdào

轨道

computing / compute

jìsuàn

计算

satellite

wèixīng

卫星

design

shèjì

设计

，

the said satellite

gāi wèixīng

该卫星

will (future marker)

jiāng

将

in / at

zài

在

outer space

tàikōng

太空

within / in

zhōng

中

to run / to operate

yùnxíng

运行

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

人工智能

workload / computing workload

gōngzuò fùzài

工作负载

。

Google

Gǔgē

谷歌

and

hé

和

Anthropic (AI research company)

Anthropic

already / have

yǐ

已

to sign / to sign off on

qiānshǔ

签署

agreement / deal

xiéyì

协议

，

plan / to plan

jìhuà

计划

from / toward

xiàng

向

SpaceX (company)

SpaceX

to purchase / to buy

gòumǎi

购买

orbital

guǐdào

轨道

computing power / compute resources

suànlì

算力

。

August 1, 2026 at 3:00 AM

SpaceX (rocket and satellite company)

SpaceX

to publicly reveal / to disclose

gōngkāi

公开

completion marker

了

first model / inaugural product

shǒukuǎn

首款

orbital / in orbit

guǐdào

轨道

data center

shùjù zhōngxīn

数据中心

satellite

wèixīng

卫星

AI1 (orbital compute satellite)

AI1

structural particle

的

detailed / thorough

xiángxì

详细

design

shèjì

设计

，

formally / officially

zhèngshì

正式

to announce

xuānbù

宣布

to enter

jìnrù

进入

outer space

tàikōng

太空

computing power / compute resources

suànlì

算力

market

shìchǎng

市场

。

this / the said

gāi

该

satellite

wèixīng

卫星

wingspan / span tip-to-tip

yìzhǎn

翼展

reaching / up to

dá

达

70 meters (230 feet)

70 mǐ

70米

，

when deployed / when unfolded

zhǎnkāi

展开

after / once

hòu

后

height

gāo

高

approximately / about

yuē

约

20 meters (66 feet)

20 mǐ

20米

，

completely / entirely

wánquán

完全

to rely on / to depend on

yīlài

依赖

solar energy

tàiyángnéng

太阳能

to supply power

gōngdiàn

供电

。

AI1 (the satellite)

AI1

on average / average

píngjūn

平均

can / be able to

kě

可

to provide / to deliver

tígōng

提供

120 kilowatts

120 qiānwǎ

120千瓦

structural particle

的

computing

jìsuàn

计算

power output / wattage

gōnglǜ

功率

，

peak value / maximum output

fēngzhí

峰值

output

shūchū

输出

can reach / up to

kě dá

可达

150 kilowatts

150 qiānwǎ

150千瓦

。

Elon Musk

Āilóng Māsīkè

埃隆·马斯克

to state / to indicate

biǎoshì

表示

，

AI1 (the satellite)

AI1

structural particle

的

structure / design

jiégòu

结构

compared to / than

bǐ

比

Starlink (satellite network)

Xīngliàn

星链

satellite

wèixīng

卫星

simple / straightforward

jiǎndān

简单

much more (comparative intensifier)

de duō

得多

，

to manufacture / manufacturing

zhìzào

制造

cost

chéngběn

成本

also / additionally

yě

也

even lower / much lower

gèng dī

更低

。

SpaceX (company)

SpaceX

to plan / plan

jìhuà

计划

ultimately / eventually

zuìzhōng

最终

to deploy / deployment

bùshǔ

部署

as many as / up to

duōdá

多达

one million (satellites)

100 wàn kē

100万颗

this type of / such

cǐlèi

此类

satellite

wèixīng

卫星

，

to form / to create

xíngchéng

形成

ultra-large-scale / massive

chāo dà guīmó

超大规模

orbital

guǐdào

轨道

computing / compute

jìsuàn

计算

constellation (of satellites)

xīngzuò

星座

。

not only

bùjǐn

不仅

Google

Gǔgē

谷歌

，

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

人工智能

company

gōngsī

公司

Anthropic (AI research company)

Anthropic

also / additionally

yě

也

already

yǐ

已

with

yǔ

与

SpaceX (company)

SpaceX

to sign / to conclude

qiānshǔ

签署

agreement / deal

xiéyì

协议

，

planning

jìhuà

计划

to purchase / to buy

gòumǎi

购买

orbital

guǐdào

轨道

computing power

suànlì

算力

。

this / this particular

zhè yī

这一

move / measure / initiative

jǔcuò

举措

aimed at / with the goal of

zhǐ zài

旨在

to solve / to address

jiějué

解决

ground-based / terrestrial

dìmiàn

地面

data center

shùjù zhōngxīn

数据中心

to face / to confront

miànlín

面临

structural particle

的

energy

néngyuán

能源

bottleneck

píngjǐng

瓶颈

and

yǔ

与

land

tǔdì

土地

resources

zīyuán

资源

limitation / constraint

xiànzhì

限制

。

market

shìchǎng

市场

analysis / analysts

fēnxī

分析

to forecast / to predict

yùcè

预测

，

in-orbit / orbital (operating in orbit)

zài guǐ

在轨

data center

shùjù zhōngxīn

数据中心

market

shìchǎng

市场

by / reaching

dào

到

by end of 2026

2026 nián dǐ

2026年底

scale / market size

guīmó

规模

will (future marker)

jiāng

将

reach approximately / around

yuē dá

约达

$1.4 billion

14 yì měiyuán

14亿美元

。

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