a rocket failure left a satellite tumbling in an orbit far short of its proper position.

火箭故障导致一颗卫星在远离正常位置的轨道上翻滚。

short of putting out an all-persons alert, there's little else we can do.

除了发布让所有的人都处于戒备状态的命令以外, 我们别无选择。