Jiangcheng, 101 Satellite Research Institute.
The formal establishment of the low-orbit satellite communication network project made this unit, which was originally not well-known nationwide, suddenly become a rising star in the eyes of everyone.
After all, tens of billions of dollars were invested in the first phase of the satellite communication network project, and subsequent capital investments may reach tens of billions.
If this money leaks out a little, it will be enough for others to eat for a long time.
As a research and development unit for communication satellites, the One Hundred and One Satellite Research Institute can get even more research and development funds.
However, this is only the view of outsiders, after the 101 Satellite Research Institute received the development work of the satellite.
Basically everyone in the institute has a pessimistic attitude.
After all, if they really want to achieve the satellite performance indicators announced by Sun Hongtao, it will be too difficult based on their current technical reserves.
For this reason, at a meeting on the initial construction of the entire satellite communication network, Zhong Zixin, director of the 101 Satellite Research Institute in charge of satellite development, raised the difficulties of satellite development:
"Mr. Chen, I'm not exaggerating the difficulties on purpose. It's just that the research institute doesn't have that much capability!"
Naturally, Chen Zhongyan also knew that developing communication satellites would have many difficulties based on the current domestic technical level.
Otherwise, Satellite Communications Corporation would not have gone through all kinds of troubles and asked Hughes Corporation, which has a bad relationship with us, to develop communication satellites for us.
But it is not impossible to say whether a usable satellite can be developed with the current domestic technology. However, in terms of various performances, there may still be a certain gap compared with the international advanced level.
However, the gap between having and not having it is still quite big. Even if it is just barely usable, it is not impossible.
But Mr. Chen will not simply listen to the cry of the 101 Satellite Research Institute. After all, everyone has difficulties:
"If you have any difficulties, tell me, and maybe someone can help you solve it!"
The current technical difficulty of this project has been estimated above. It is very difficult to know that various technologies are expected to meet the standards.
Therefore, various supporting policies or financial support are very strong.
But as the director of the 101 Satellite Research Institute, Zhong Zixin actually knew about this project only for a short time.
I don't quite understand some of the situations here, so when I saw Mr. Chen's words, I thought he was being sarcastic, which was a bit embarrassing.
"Otherwise I'd better stop talking and we wouldn't be so sleepy."
"Just say what you say! What nonsense!" Chen Zhongyan was not used to his temper at all, and said in a somewhat aggressive tone.
At this time, Zhong Zixin also felt that he seemed to have no choice but to say no, so he said in a broken voice:
"Mr. Chen, I don't know who proposed this satellite communication network plan."
"But from the perspective of our satellite research, this plan is really amateurish!"
"With so many low-orbit satellites, not to mention the possible orbital dangers, the rocket capacity alone cannot launch so many satellites in a year, right?!"
Hearing what Zhong Zixin said, Zhang Xingyang and Chen Zhongyan looked at each other and laughed.
Zhong Zixin didn't know what kind of riddle the two people were playing, and he was a little confused. Just when Zhong Zixin was still wondering whether he said something wrong.
Chen Zhongyan stopped laughing, calmed down his somewhat chaotic breath and said:
"Let Dean Zhang, who is in charge of the rocket part of the entire system, explain this matter to you!"
Zhang Xingyang, who hadn't smiled so happily for a long time, took a deep breath:
"Director Zhong, please let me introduce to you the latest development result of our Rocket Research Institute, Hongyan No. 1!"
"Using an advanced liquid fuel propulsion system with a take-off thrust of up to 1,210 tons, the low-Earth orbit carrying capacity reaches 26 tons, and the entire first-stage part of the rocket is recyclable, which can minimize the cost of rocket launches."
"It is precisely because of the successful development of the Hongyan rocket that the higher authorities agreed to our construction of the entire low-orbit satellite communication system."
The more Zhong Zixin listened, the wider his mouth opened, as if he was listening to some science fiction story. He remained stunned for more than ten seconds until Zhang Xingyang finished speaking.
After a while, Zhong Zixin calmed down and said:
"Dean Zhang, are you sure you are not telling me some science fiction story?"
Zhang Xingyang naturally understands the shock in the hearts of those who have never seen the Hongyan rocket when faced with such an industrial miracle.
After smiling, he said: "Director Zhong, less than a month ago, we just sent two satellites weighing 3,700 kilograms and 3,000 kilograms respectively to the SSTO orbit."
"I think as a satellite researcher, you should be able to understand what this data means!"
Zhong Zixin certainly knows that the rocket's carrying capacity for SSTO orbit is almost only one-quarter of that for low-Earth orbit.
If a rocket's SSTO orbit carrying capacity can reach 6,700 kilograms, then it is not difficult for it to reach 26,000 kilograms when launching low-Earth orbit satellites.
Zhong Zixin slowly pushed his jaw back into place after being shocked to the point of dislocation.
Faced with such a successful rocket research institute, Zhong Zixin was a little embarrassed to talk about the hardships faced by his own satellite research institute.
After all, we are facing the same difficulties. If our Rocket Research Institute can build a rocket that meets the project requirements, why can’t your Satellite Research Institute?
Many times people live just for a face.
In order not to be embarrassed, Zhong Zixin had no choice but to lower his head in shame and became silent.
In the end, it was Mr. Chen who spoke: "Why don't you act like a small family? Just bring up any difficulties in the institute, and we will solve them for you if we can solve them ourselves."
"If it really doesn't work, I'll help you coordinate from above and help you solve it!"
Zhong Zixin also doesn't care about face at this time. After all, it seems that his superiors are still very determined to promote this project.
You can't get away by pretending like this.
"Mr. Chen, I'm not complaining. You also know that our current technical reserves are just like this, and we are still far behind the international advanced level."
"Currently we have deficiencies in signal compression, transmission, decoding, etc. in various frequency bands."
"Moreover, judging from the final plan of the entire project, after the final project is completed, there will be up to 10,000 satellites in the country, but they will have to handle the communication requests of so many people."
"How can a satellite have such a large processing power?"
"These problems are difficult to solve by our satellite research institute alone!"
(End of chapter)
