國防計畫的一環
With increasing military threats from China, Taiwan is looking to establish its own low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite startup as part of its national defense plan.
隨著中國軍事威脅日益增加，台灣擬建立自己的低軌衛星新創公司，作為國防計畫的一環。
orbit (n.)軌道 (v.)繞著軌道運行startup (n.)新創公司tech startup 科技新創公司
Following the successful role that Elon Musk’s Starlink LEO system has played in helping Ukraine maintain domestic and international communications in the face of Russia’s destruction of its infrastructure, Taipei sees this technology as a clear way “to fortify itself against a potential assault from China.”
繼馬斯克旗下的星鏈低軌衛星系統在烏克蘭面對俄羅斯摧毀國內基礎設施時，幫助維持了國內和國際通訊，台灣政府明顯將此科技視為「強化自身防禦以對抗中國潛在攻擊」的方式。
in the face of sth. 面臨……infrastructure (n.)基礎建設public infrastructure 公共基礎建設military infrastructure 軍事基礎建設fortify (v.)加強、增強assault (n.)攻擊=attack
Currently, Taiwan is conducting preliminary talks with local and global investors to fund the project that will take shape from existing satellite programs under the country’s space agency TASA.
目前，台灣正與本地和全球投資者進行初步洽談以籌集資金，這項計畫將於台灣太空機構TASA（國家太空中心）既有的衛星計畫下成形。
conduct (v.)從事、執行conduct a survey 進行一項問卷調查conduct an experiment 進行一項研究conduct an investigation 進行調查preliminary (adj.)初步的fund (n.)資金 (v.)為……提供資金existing (adj.)現有的、既有的
However, according to one TASA senior official, the LEO satellite communications project will be spun off into a company, in which the government wants “to retain a significant minority stake.”
然而，一名資深TASA官員指出，低軌衛星通訊計畫將獨立成一家公司，政府希望能「保留可觀的少數股權」。
spin off 分拆(三態：spin-spun-spun)retain (v.)繼續保持、繼續保有
Taiwan’s digital minister Audrey Tang has noted that it would take several years for the planned LEO service to start.
台灣數位發展部部長唐鳳提到，計畫中的低軌衛星服務需要數年的時間才能啟動。
minister (n.)部長ministry (n.)（政府的）部Ministry of Digital Affairs 數位發展部
Her ministry, in the meantime, is testing “satellite receivers in 700 locations around Taiwan to guarantee bandwidth in the event of war or disasters,” which would allow journalists to reach international audiences while also supporting “telephoning and video conferencing” within the country.
同時，數位發展部「正在全台700個地點測試衛星接收器，以確保在戰爭或災難發生時有足夠的頻寬」，這將使記者得以觸及國際觀眾，同時支援國內的「電話和視訊會議」。
bandwidth (n.)頻寬in the event of sth. 萬一……
LEO satellite systems have some advantages over geostationary satellites, which orbit the Earth over the same location — the main advantage being that they fly closer to the Earth’s surface, thus reducing delays in relaying data.
低軌衛星系統相較於對地靜止軌道衛星有一些優勢，對地靜止軌道衛星在相同位置環繞地球──主要優勢在於低軌衛星飛行時離地球表面較近，從而減少傳輸數據的延遲。
However, LEO satellites need to be operated in constellations of “between 120 and 150 satellites to ensure coverage of a location.”
然而，低軌衛星需要以「120 至 150 科衛星」組成的網路運作，「以確保某區域受完全覆蓋」。
operate (v.)運作、操作a constellation of sth. 一群……coverage (n.)覆蓋範圍
Therefore, it is imperative that Taiwan gain the funding and enlist the technological expertise, both locally and internationally, to get the project off the ground and into orbit.
因此，台灣必須獲得來自本地和國際的資金和技術專長，該計畫才得以啟動，並進入軌道。
enlist (v.)尋求、謀求某人的支持或幫忙get (sth.) off the ground （使）開始、（使）成功進行