God-level Trader of Rebirth

Chapter 384 Commercial Aerospace

Chen Weidong and the others left the factory building and came to a large conference room next door to have a conversation and answer some questions raised by reporters and media.

During this gap, the staff of Infinity Company brought a stack of brochures to everyone.

It is mainly for some laymen present who don't know much about rockets and satellites to carry out simple literacy, so as not to make jokes.

In recent years, although Chen Jie has often used his spare time to learn various industry knowledge on the Internet, he still has a dark eye for high-tech products such as satellite rockets.

He leaned back on the chair, picked up the booklet and put it in front of him, looking at it with relish.

Once the rocket is launched, the satellite reaches the established orbit, and the working position is hundreds of kilometers away from the blue star, and the distance can reach [-] kilometers!

In the vast universe, there are too many factors that can cause damage to satellites.

Ultraviolet rays, solar rays, cosmic particles, space floating objects, kinetic energy exhaustion, and other factors will affect the service life of satellites.

The interior of the satellite is full of precision electronic components. When they are exposed to various cosmic rays, the aging of the components will inevitably be accelerated, resulting in failure.

Therefore, every component inside the satellite is specially manufactured, and many protective measures are added to the outer layer to ensure that it can work normally in the harsh space environment.

However, these are just some of the non-human factors.

The lifespan of a satellite is usually only about ten years. If you want to extend this time limit, the cost will increase exponentially.

Manufacturing satellites and launching satellites are both expensive scientific research projects.

Therefore, every time it is launched, its effectiveness will be maximized.

However, in recent years, the development speed of the semiconductor and electronics industries has been too fast.

Satellites that were very advanced a few years ago may have become obsolete in the past two or three years and need to be eliminated and replaced with a new generation of satellites.

However, who would be willing to pay a lot of money for specially designed satellites to be eliminated so quickly?
But if it is not eliminated, the technology will lag behind too much.

Therefore, even in the west, which is much more advanced in technology and rich in funds, only military-grade satellites will be manufactured at all costs under the consideration of national safety.

As for civilian satellites, they are usually only designed for a lifespan of about ten years in order to save money.

Just like many previous satellites in China, they were launched by low-orbit satellites.

The low orbit is only a few hundred kilometers away from the blue star, the launch cost is low, and the satellite manufacturing cost is low. After a few years of use, the satellite will slowly fall into the atmosphere from the low orbit and fall down without becoming space junk. Destruction of launch airspace.

This is also the current mainstream satellite launch method in China.

After reading this booklet, many original questions in Chen Jie's mind were dispelled.

Perhaps in the future, the satellites manufactured by Infinity will become representatives of the world's top satellites!

In the conference room, Director Li talked to more than a dozen interview cameras: "This satellite launch is of great importance to Infinity, and to strive for the international launch market in the future, as well as the road to commercialization. It has a very profound representative significance”

Chen Weidong lowered his head slightly, discussing with Mr. Zhao in a low voice.

The rocket engine is independently developed and designed by the company, and the satellite products are also produced and assembled by the mechanical laboratory in collaboration with several departments.

It can be said that from the very beginning, they never thought of relying on the help of the aerospace department.

The purpose is to avoid many unnecessary influences in the future.

In the next few days, researchers in the computer laboratory continued to simulate the rocket launch.

Various data are continuously input and recalculated.

Chen Weidong also communicated with the scientific research personnel of the base many times. He made detailed inquiries about the rocket's design, function, structure, etc., and took many notes.

On the [-]th, the satellite will start the final inspection before installation.

This gadget is too precise, and a small component's wrong welding or missing welding may cause the satellite to lose its effectiveness.

Therefore, the detection work on the ground is extremely important.

Just like Hughes Corporation in the United States, there have been many classic cases of launch failures.

The once well-known "Asia No. [-]" failed because an electrical component was damaged by the sun's rays, which made the entire orbiting process impossible.

Infinity's technicians began to carry out the final inspection of the satellite in an orderly manner. There were a lot of inspection instruments on the ground, and it was inconvenient to pass by.

Chen Weidong and others were ten meters away, looking at the busy technicians inside.

The true face of the satellite finally appeared in front of everyone.

This is a right cylindrical object. The surface of nearly two meters is covered with reflective and bright solar light sheets, which are used to receive solar energy and convert it into the energy required for the operation of satellite instruments.

From the ground, satellites have a chunky, bloated appearance.

The radar antenna on the top is still in a retracted state and cannot be seen from the outside. The radar will not be stretched out until the satellite enters the predetermined orbit.

[-], April [-]th.

Sunny weather.

In order to reduce floating objects in the atmosphere and improve the success rate, the launch plan is scheduled to be carried out at night.

Although at this time, the entire base has been completely under martial law and no one is allowed to enter or leave, there are still many people in the outside world who know through the Internet that Infinity Company will conduct its first rocket launch tonight.

The coast of Qianhai Bay has already been crowded with a large number of people, ready to witness this moment with their own eyes.

The municipal department did not stop this, let alone collect tickets, and even arranged staff to maintain order at the scene.

Regarding this launch, many experts in the aerospace field in China are actually not optimistic about it.

They believe that although Infinity has made considerable achievements in the electronics industry, mechanical automation, and precision instrument manufacturing, it is still very weak in the aerospace industry and space technology.

Even in the early years, there were indeed some researchers affiliated with the Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics who gave up their establishment and joined Infinity Corporation.

But there is not a large number of supporting facilities, and the military industry units cooperate.

It is not realistic to want to create an aircraft outside the atmosphere and successfully launch it.

The end result is, at best, oversized and expensive toys.

On TV, some scholars and current affairs commentators who used to be known for their sharp views did not dare to blatantly mock Infinity, but only euphemistically stated that if the rocket fell, it would not be good to hit the flowers and plants.

At 09:30, with the distance from the launch site and the command center three kilometers away, after a ten-second countdown, an order to "ignite" came.

The operator pushed the start button.

A long fire dragon lit up the launch site in the silent night.

After the "Tianshu-[-]" rocket was ignited, the thrust continued to increase and began to climb upwards.

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Countless reporters took pictures of this exciting moment!

Since this is a private commercial company, it is the first time to independently launch a rocket, which is a breakthrough from zero to one, which has very important reference significance.

In addition to the National TV station broadcast live.

All over the world, there are a large number of news media, sending reporters to relay the news.

A reporter from Agence France-Presse said: "It is like a flaming torch, illuminating the night sky until the sky!"

"This successful launch symbolizes that China's aerospace industry has begun to step out of the self-enclosed small stage and move towards the world's commercial satellite launch stage! Its success will inspire this country to move forward to a brighter future!"

Different from the enthusiasm of the outside world, there was not much joy in the control center. Before the rocket reached the predetermined orbit, no one dared to be careless.

Representatives of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense and the General Assembly Department sat in front of the console, watching the tracking data on the big screen.

The heads of the six laboratories, except for Professor Kruger who is sensitive and unable to appear here, the rest are very nervous, and their bodies are tense and straight.

Researchers related to other projects have wiped their sweat dozens of times in just 10 minutes.

The glasses on the bridge of the nose were also taken off and wiped off again, making her fidgety.

The ground receiving station, oceanographic survey ship, and monitoring points sent signals that the rocket's flight attitude was normal.

From the radar screen, it can be seen that the flight trajectory of the rocket completely coincides with the circuit simulated by the supercomputer, without any deviation.

Every time the overlapping data is broadcast back, it will attract a lot of applause. Many researchers involved in the project whispered to each other, excited about the accuracy of this launch!
More than 20 minutes later, the rocket has reached the height at which the rocket is scheduled to separate.

Chen Weidong and other staff from Infinity, as well as Director Li, the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, and the General Assembly Department, and representatives from various agencies all stood up from their chairs!
The satellite successfully disengaged from the payload compartment, and quickly separated from the rocket, drifting to the scheduled transfer orbit.

The rocket, on the other hand, continues to fly to outer space until the fuel it carries is completely exhausted and becomes a floating object in space.

"I declare that the Dachan Island rocket launch base, this satellite launch mission, has been a complete success!"

Following the broadcast of the monitoring station, the news that the satellite radar has successfully launched and contacted the ground station came. The representative of the National Defense Commission of Science, Technology and Industry announced on the spot that the satellite launch mission was a complete success!
Countless laughter and tears burst out at this moment.

The researchers in the entire central venue hugged together, and everyone was celebrating this moment of victory!
Chen Weidong was so excited that he couldn't speak, he just held the hands of the people around him and shook them repeatedly.

Several representatives of the General Assembly Department saw the sweat on each other's faces, smiled at each other, and rushed forward to express the most sincere congratulations to Infinity!
In this moment of celebration.

Director Li left the command center, left Huanan City, took a special plane, and flew to Baijing quietly.

(End of this chapter)