The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Time enters February.

The United States is continuing to fight wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, fighting a security war!
On the Afghan battlefield, the US-led coalition has occupied 65% of the territory, reducing the guerrillas' territory to 35%.

All are in mountainous areas.

The coalition forces' reputation in Afghanistan has soared, and it seems that they are about to completely occupy Afghanistan.

However, the guerrillas' losses were not heavy, as their main force was still there. They lost the city, but not the mountainous areas or rural areas.

Last year, the coalition forces imported 10 donkeys and 10 mules from China to strengthen the coalition's ground transportation capabilities.

When fighting in mountainous areas, many roads are simply impassable and transportation can only be carried out by donkeys and mules.

It’s not that the United States has not thought about building roads.

But under the guerrilla attacks, building roads was simply not feasible.

In Iraq, the United States controls the plains and the cities.

But the desert areas and Kurdish mountainous areas are still under Saddam's control.

The battle is still going on.

However, in the Kurdish mountainous area, it is the Kurdish armed forces that are fighting, and the Americans do not want to fight at all.

Because the Kurdish mountainous area has well-developed fortifications, if the US military were to attack it, there is no telling how many casualties would occur.

If the Kurds want to establish an independent Kurdish state, then they can fight for it themselves, and everything they conquer will belong to the Kurds.

Anyway, the best areas of Iraq are now under the control of the US military. The most urgent task now is for the US military to restore oil and natural gas production, including transportation pipelines.

At the same time, all the mines in that area of ​​water were cleared.

The Japanese were responsible for the mine clearance task.

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force is quite capable in anti-submarine and mine-clearing capabilities.

The price the United States paid was a small oil field.

It was only with the carrot and stick that the Japanese did it reluctantly.

The entire Iraqi Joint Forces control area is under military management, and soldiers from the Joint Forces patrol the area every day.

And patrol teams encounter attacks every day.

Or a mine buried on the roadside exploded when stepped on, killing or injuring several people; or an old man passed by a patrol and suddenly exploded, killing or injuring the patrol; or an Iraqi woman killed an American soldier while trying to seduce him for fun.
Although the war is over, the joint forces are still suffering casualties.

At this time, China entered the two sessions.

Since March began, the Two Sessions have officially begun, and all kinds of pre-meeting preparations and hot topics before the meetings have begun to be reported.

Just before the two sessions, Liu Tao came to the Xichang Satellite Center.

Although the Wenchang Space Launch Center is currently the largest and most advanced launch center in China, it does not mean that other space centers are useless and have to be idle.

In contrast, other space centers are still operating.

The mission to be carried out this time is the second-generation BeiDou-1 and BeiDou-2 satellites, which will be carried into space by the Long March 3B carrier rocket. This is the first time that China has launched two satellites in one rocket.

At this time, the second-generation 'Beidou-1' satellite and 'Beidou-2' satellite have been carried on the Long March 3B carrier rocket.

Various monitoring stations and scientific research vessels continuously report data to the Xichang Satellite Center.

At the Xichang Satellite Center, technicians are constantly correcting relevant data in front of computers. At the same time, the launch pad is being displayed on the large LCD screen.

All preparations are ready.

The second-generation Beidou satellite is the same as the first-generation Beidou satellite, with similar size and weight, but its performance has been improved by more than ten times.

This also greatly improves the accuracy of the second-generation Beidou satellite.

If used in military applications, such as cruise missile guidance or precision missile guidance, the power could absolutely reach a horrifying level.

For civilian use, its accuracy is much higher than that of the first generation of Beidou satellites.

The entire second-generation Beidou satellite navigation system, like the first-generation Beidou satellite navigation system, is composed of 24 Beidou navigation satellites, of which 21 are working satellites and 3 are standby satellites. The 24 satellites are evenly distributed on 6 orbital planes, that is, there are four satellites on each orbital plane. The orbital inclination of the satellite orbital plane relative to the earth's equatorial plane is 55°, the right ascension of the ascending node of each orbital plane differs by 60°, and the satellite on one orbital plane is 30° ahead of the corresponding satellite on the adjacent orbital plane to the west. The purpose of this layout is to ensure that at least 4 satellites can be observed at any location and at any time in the world.

The second generation of Beidou satellites are now being launched, but that does not mean that the first generation of Beidou satellites are useless. The first generation of Beidou satellites will continue to work for about 1 to 3 years, and then will continue to enter a closed state in the relevant orbits, and will be activated in emergency situations or used as target satellites for anti-satellite weapon experiments.

“10！”“9！”“8！”“7！”“6！”“5！”“4！”“3！”“2！”“1！”

"ignition!"

Following the 'ignition' command, the Long March 3B carrier rocket's engine ejected flames, generating a huge thrust, pushing the rocket into space.

Without any accidents, the two second-generation Beidou satellites successfully entered the predetermined orbit.

Next, these two second-generation Beidou satellites will continuously change orbits and replace the orbital positions of the original two first-generation Beidou satellites.

As for why it is in the orbital position of the original first-generation Beidou satellite, it is naturally because the orbital position of the original first-generation Beidou satellite has been precisely calculated and is the optimal orbital position.

Good track positions are still precious resources.

China has launched so many satellites over the years, and the orbital position of any satellite can be sold for tens of millions of RMB.

Up to now, there are only four space agencies in the world, namely the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Chinese Space Agency (CNSA), the Russian Space Agency (PKA), and the European Space Agency (ESA)!
As for other things, launching satellites or participating in space activities are all done through these four space agencies.

There was originally the Indian Space Research Organization, which was established in 1969. It is India's national space agency and was supported by the Soviet Union. However, that year, the space launch site belonging to the Indian Space Research Organization was bombed. Later, due to lack of funds, it was disbanded in the 90s.

Japan did once want to set up a space agency and carry out space activities, but there is a leash around Japan's neck, and it cannot do whatever it wants.

For so many years, there has naturally been no trace of the Space Agency.

The four major space agencies have different markets.

Among them, NASA is considered to have the most advanced space technology and is the authority in the world's space field. The launch costs are notoriously expensive, and various political and economic conditions are attached. The United States' space field is currently open to private companies.

The China Space Administration, a purely commercial cooperation, does not have so many conditions and has a high launch success rate. It not only helps developing countries launch satellites, but also provides satellite leasing services and helps Australia, some European countries, and Canada launch satellites.

The Russian Space Agency, which inherited the Soviet Union's aerospace heritage, has also made moves in the aerospace business.

As for the European Space Agency, it is the weakest of the four major space agencies and the only one that does not have manned space technology. (End of this chapter)