The slender and tall rocket stands on the launch site.
This launch is very special. It is the first launch since the launch of the Wenchang launch site.
It is also the 100th launch of the low-orbit satellite communication system project.
After nearly three years of construction, the first launch site of the Wenchang Launch Center has been completed.
officially put into use.
This is the launch site closest to the sea.
Today marks the 100th launch of a low-orbit satellite communications system.
It will be carried out at this launch site.
The sea breeze is slightly cool, but the temperature in the South China Sea in February is very comfortable.
Especially when there is a cool breeze blowing from the sea.
It makes people forget that if we go further north, it is still the season of ice and snow.
"How are the preparations for the launch mission going?"
Zhang Xingyang asked as he threw the down jacket he was holding on to the sofa in the office.
"It has been prepared for a long time. Now we are waiting for the launch time."
"For the past two days, there has been strong winds at sea."
"Due to meteorological conditions, we are considering postponing the launch to the day after tomorrow."
Geng Bo first answered Zhang Xingyang's question seriously, and then said with a smile:
"Brother Xingyang, it feels good to go north this time."
"Stop talking, it almost killed me."
Zhang Xingyang rubbed his brow to soothe his nerves that had become a little tense after working for a long time.
"It's not like you don't know the climate on the plateau."
"It's 20 to 30 degrees below zero, and there's a strong wind."
"There's not even a house, everyone lives in tents."
Geng Bo said with a look of disbelief: "Then you were smiling so happily just now?"
"Have it?"
Zhang Xingyang himself didn't know that when he just walked into the office, he had a rare smile on his face.
"Maybe it's because the climate in the South China Sea is more comfortable."
"By the way, I also got a mission back from this trip."
"How about I leave it to you?"
Geng Bo quickly shook his head:
"No, I'm busy enough now."
He is now also responsible for several different projects, including the subsequent installation of Haihongqi missiles on ships and the improvement of rocket launchers.
As well as the most important low-orbit satellite launch mission, in most cases now, Geng Bo is in charge of the launch work.
"Where is this?"
"This task is not that complicated, so you can just relax."
Zhang Xingyang took a glass of water for himself from the water dispenser, drank it gurglingly, and said.
"Only you can say that you regard the task as relaxation."
Geng Bo complained feebly.
However, he also saw that this task should not be very difficult.
So I didn't really intend to refuse, I just had a little chat with Zhang Xingyang.
After all, the two of them can be considered the best of brothers.
"All right."
"I accepted the mission."
"What do you want me to do?"
"Remember the spacesuit we developed specifically for manned spaceflight projects?"
Geng Bo didn't even need to recall it. In an instant, a mecha appeared in his mind that seemed to have nothing to do with traditional space suits.
"Remember, what happened?"
Geng Bo asked with some confusion after recalling it for a while.
"The Army values his battlefield capabilities so much that it wants to create a simplified version."
Zhang Xingyang sat next to Geng Bo, patted his thigh and said:
"Take some time and make a prototype."
"That thing is not cheap. Even the simplified version is estimated to cost several million!"
Geng Bo was a little surprised when he heard this. Although he didn't have a high presence in that project.
But there are a lot of things known, especially his cost which is almost sky-high.
"They now want to make a set to test the waters with a budget of 3.5 million."
"I did some math, and actually according to the Army's requirements, only the exoskeleton system that provides strength and power, and the weapon system that provides firepower need to be retained."
"In this case, more than three million should be almost enough."
"How's it going? Are you interested?"
It is impossible to say that Geng Bo has no interest at all.
Which boy hasn't thought about making a mecha by himself?
It's just that others don't have the technology and funds, and now these two things are almost at his fingertips.
If Zhang Xingyang hadn't had so much time to do this, it probably wouldn't have fallen into his hands.
"Of course I'm interested."
"Did they make any specific requests?"
The military's power requirements and firepower requirements may be somewhat different from those they have manufactured before.
This is why Geng Bo asked.
They may not pursue such a long battery life, but require the explosive power of the exoskeleton in a short period of time.
This is also to be able to explode at a critical time and deliver a fatal blow to the enemy.
Especially in terms of firepower, the weapons they use are not very compatible with the military's weapon systems.
"They didn't have any requirements, but I did think of a few requirements."
Although Zhang Xingyang's words were a bit surprising, Geng Bo had long been accustomed to him.
"any request."
"First of all, in terms of power, it is best to have two different modes, long endurance mode and high burst mode."
"Secondly, because they may need to face the enemy's muzzle directly, they need full-body protection, and the bulletproof performance needs to be able to withstand 7.62mm rifle bullets at close range."
"Finally, weapon systems need to be able to be modularly replaced."
"any questions?"
Geng Bo thought for a while. The power mode can be changed by changing the output. The bulletproof performance is also simple. Just add bulletproof plates. The load-bearing of the exoskeleton is strong enough. Just add two bulletproof plates in each place.
Only the modular weapon system is slightly more difficult, after all, I have never been exposed to this field.
"It'll take a little while."
"But it's not very difficult."
"That's fine, then I'll leave this matter to you."
After Zhang Xingyang finished speaking, he yawned.
“When will the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new launch site begin?”
This time, after all, the first launch site of the Wenchang Launch Base was put into official use, so a simple ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to celebrate the first use of the launch site.
Geng Bo glanced at the watch on his wrist:
"The ribbon-cutting time is at ten o'clock, another hour and a half."
"Then I'll rest for an hour. You can call me later."
Zhang Xingyang said as he lay down on the sofa.
In the past few days, I basically didn't get much rest.
And I took almost the earliest flight this morning, flying from the north to the south.
I didn't get much rest on the plane.
At this moment, it was really unbearable.
As soon as Zhang Xingyang lay down, Geng Bo heard slight snores.
When he was in college, he and Zhang Xingyang were roommates, and they knew his sleeping habits quite well.
If he wasn't really tired to a certain extent, he would make no sound at all while sleeping.
Geng Bo shook his head, walked out of the office gently, and closed the door for him.
There were a lot of things to do in the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the new base, so he had to go and check it out.
At ten o'clock in the morning, the ribbon-cutting ceremony officially began.
The biggest leader present was Zhang Xingyang.
So he didn't say anything long, and simply talked about the future goals of the Wenchang launch base.
That’s the end of this speech.
The reporters who came to the scene felt a little uncomfortable.
Groups of colorful fireworks exploded in front of the central control building of the launch base.
Celebrating the completion of the first ultra-low latitude seaside launch site.
Although this time it was just a simple ribbon-cutting ceremony, the reporters present still had many questions they wanted to ask.
"Hello, Mr. Zhang, I am a reporter from Southern City."
"I heard that at Wenchang Launch Base, you can watch the rocket launch process. Is it true?"
A male reporter with slicked-back hair took the lead in asking a question that everyone was concerned about.
After all, many of the people present were small and medium-sized media, and they had not been qualified to directly report on rocket launches before.
Basically, you can only cut out part of the scene after the broadcast by Yangma and use it as your own news source.
"Yes, you can watch the rocket launches at the Wenchang Launch Base."
"But it can only be viewed at designated locations."
"This is also for everyone's safety."
After Zhang Xingyang answered the other party's question, he added something by the way.
This is also to prevent fanatics from sneaking around the launch site.
This may cause personal injury to them and seriously interfere with the launch of the rocket.
Next, Zhang Xingyang answered a few questions, such as his thoughts on the 100th earth orbit satellite launch mission. How did it feel at the Wenchang launch base for the first time?
This time the ribbon-cutting ceremony is basically over.
However, although the ribbon-cutting ceremony was over, most reporters did not leave.
They also have another task, which is to broadcast live the first launch mission of the Wenchang launch base.
Two days later, the weather was clear and there were almost no white clouds in the sky. It was a good weather for launching satellites.
The seventy-meter-tall Hongyan rocket was transported from the sea early and was ready for launch on the launch pad.
This time a four-handed rocket was used that had already carried out three missions.
The current rocket recovery technology of the Rocket Research Institute has basically matured, and the recovery success rate remains above 90%.
So many launch missions, only one failed in total.
"Dear viewers in front of the TV, we can see that behind us is the Hongyan rocket that is about to carry out the 100th low-orbit communication satellite launch mission!"
On the beach a few kilometers away from the launch site, a large group of reporters and photographers were reporting on the Hongyan rocket that was about to take off.
"It is reported that this is the fourth launch mission of this rocket."
"Currently, the land recovery solution adopted by Hongyan rocket is at the first level in the world."
"But four uses is not the limit for this type of rocket."
"In previous launch missions, a Hongyan rocket once created a miracle of being reused nine times!"
The female host with fluffy hair permed talked eloquently in front of the camera and introduced everyone to the excellence of Hongyan Rockets.
"It is reported that there is no other successful case in the world for the recycling scheme adopted by Hongyan rocket."
"This technology is currently only successfully applied in our country."
Along with the live broadcast of the rocket launch on various TV stations on the beach, time passed by minute by second.
Soon it was time for the rocket launch.
All I saw was that blue flames were ejected from the bottom of the rocket, slowly pushing the heavy rocket into the sky.
"Viewers, we can see that the rocket has started to launch now."
"The thrust system used by the Hongyan rocket is a multi-engine parallel system that is relatively rare in the world."
"It can provide the rocket with a thrust of more than 1,000 tons, and push the rocket weighing hundreds of tons into space easily!"
The host on the beach faithfully introduced the situation of the Hongyan rocket to everyone despite the constant roar of rocket engines in the distance.
The rocket soon turned into a meteor in the sky, and only a small dot could be seen flying in the sky.
Then a small dot quickly split into two.
One of them flew in the opposite direction.
Such a strange phenomenon instantly attracted the attention of the audience in front of the TV.
At this time, the photographer also promptly moved the lens to the small dot flying in the opposite direction.
"You may not know that this is my country's unique first-stage rocket recovery technology."
"After the first stage rockets complete their separation, they will start their engines again and return to the recycling site on their own."
"Currently, this technology is the first of its kind in the world."
"And ultimately, this move will reduce the cost of rocket launches to half of the original price!"
"It is also because of this technology that our low-orbit satellite communication project can proceed smoothly."
In the flight control center, everyone was in a very calm mood.
After all, such launch missions have been carried out hundreds of times, and it is difficult to feel any excitement anymore.
"The satellite was successfully put into orbit!"
"Connecting to satellite communication network."
The insertion of the satellite into orbit was very smooth, and there were no unexpected problems.
"After this launch, we will have almost 3,500 communication satellites in space."
Geng Bo said to Zhang Xingyang, who was still looking at the satellite situation displayed on the big screen in front of him.
"The second phase of the low-orbit satellite communication system project is almost completed, right?"
"We are still short of the last 500. It is expected that the construction of the second phase of the project will be completed in fourteen launch missions."
Zhang Xingyang took over Geng Bo's words and said what he didn't say.
"Brother Xingyang, I wonder if you've heard of it?" Geng Bo asked awkwardly.
"Have you heard anything?"
Zhang Xingyang didn't know what Geng Bo wanted to say.
"Internationally, there are now strong opinions on our satellite communication system!"
Zhang Xingyang had already anticipated this before the project started.
After all, this kind of situation has not happened before in later generations.
So he doesn't really care.
He just asked lightly:
"What did they say?"
"They say that we have seriously occupied space orbital resources and have greatly hindered other countries' use of space."
Geng Bo frowned and said a little angry.
"We have reported this to the International Telecommunications Union in advance, and their accusations are not valid!"
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