Galactic Tech Empire

Chapter 236 Cost
While talking, Wang Guanghai asked a key question:
"Old horse, how much power do you use to project one kilogram of matter to 94 kilometers?"

Academician Ma touched his chin:

"Projected in the air, our space capsule weighs about 34 tons and consumes 130 to 135 million kilowatt-hours of electricity, and 1 kilogram consumes about 40 kilowatt-hours."

"If there is a 60-kilometer vacuum pipeline, the space capsule can be projected more than 200 kilometers at once. Assuming that half of the space capsule is fuel and dead weight, that is to say, 1 kilogram of material consumes about 100 kilowatt-hours of electrical energy." Wang Guanghai calculated. .

"The current electricity price is 5 cents per kilowatt-hour, which is equivalent to about 1 Chinese yuan per kilogram." Li Zhongting interjected.

Academician Ma shook his head and explained:

"You forgot to calculate the maintenance power of the vacuum pipeline, and the cost sharing of the mass projector."

"Even the electricity cost of 1 Huayuan per kilogram is very cost-effective. In addition, the cost sharing of the mass projector, if there are too many launches, the cost will naturally be shared." Li Zhongting is very satisfied with this cost.

In fact, if you compare the current launch costs of various countries, you will know the gap.

NASA's space shuttle has a low-Earth orbit carrying capacity of 22.7 tons, and the launch cost per kilogram is US$19824, and the cost of each launch is as high as US$4.5 million.

However, on July 2011, 7, after the "Atlantis" performed its last mission, the space shuttles have all been officially retired.

The low-Earth orbit payload of the latest model of the Western Space Agency's Ariane 21 rocket has reached 10313 tons, and the launch cost per kilogram is 1.65 U.S. dollars. The cost of each launch of this type of rocket is at least [-] million U.S. dollars.

Maoxiong's Alliance-FG/Fregate launch vehicle has a low-Earth orbit carrying capacity of 6.9 tons, a cost of $7246 per kilogram, and a cost of $5000 million per launch.

The H-2B rocket used by the Sun Nation Aerospace Research and Development Agency has a payload of 19 tons, and the transportation cost per kilogram is 7104 U.S. dollars. The cost of each launch of this type of rocket is 1.35 million U.S. dollars.

In addition, public information shows that Dongtang’s long-5B rocket was Dongtang’s rocket with the largest low-earth orbit carrying capacity before Pang 3 and other new-generation launch vehicles entered service, with a payload of 12 tons.

The Chang-3B is Dongtang's main force for launching large-scale communication satellites, and it is also the only rocket that launched the 3.5-ton Chang'e [-] and [-] soft-landing lunar probes into lunar orbit.

The transportation cost per kilogram is $5833, and the cost per launch is $7000 million.

Tianzhu's largest carrier rocket (I don't know what its name is), known as one of the four heavy-duty rockets currently in service in the world.

However, the low-earth orbit carrying capacity of this type of rocket is far behind Dongtang's Chang-3B, which is only 3.8 tons, and the transportation cost per kilogram is 3947 U.S. dollars. The cost of each launch of this type of rocket is 1500 million U.S. dollars.

Does it feel very cheap? The problem is that this launch vehicle can only be digested internally by the Tianzhu people.

Because others are afraid to use it, and the reliability of this launch vehicle is a big question mark with the third brother’s piss, not to mention the failure of the launch. It would be ridiculous if the satellite was accidentally sent to the International Space Station.

Don't think that this kind of thing is impossible. After all, there is nothing impossible for the miraculous third brother. They are so ruthless that they can even kill their own planes. Just ask if you are afraid.

The rocket currently considered to be the lowest launch cost is the Falcon 9 rocket of SpaceX, a space exploration technology company.

The low-Earth orbit carrying capacity of the Falcon 9 rocket is 22.8 tons; the geosynchronous transfer orbit carrying capacity is 8.3 tons; the carrying capacity for launching to Mars is 4.02 tons.

In the early days, the cost of each launch of this type of rocket was 6200 million U.S. dollars. After the first-stage rocket can be recycled and reused, the cost of each launch is about 4400 million U.S. dollars.

The transportation cost for launching to low-Earth orbit is only US$1930 per kilogram; the transportation cost for launching to geosynchronous transfer orbit is US$5300 per kilogram.

Assuming that the overall cost of the mass projection system is 3000 billion Wah, and projecting 1.5 tons of matter into outer space a year, the average cost per kilogram is 2 Wah.

If it is two years, it will be 1 Chinese yuan per kilogram, for three years, it will be 6666 yuan per kilogram, for four years, it will be 5000 yuan per kilogram, and for five years, it will be 2500 yuan per kilogram.

In other words, as time goes by, the cost of the mass projector will become lower and lower, even if the maintenance fee is added at that time, it will become very cost-effective.

What's more, it is estimated that this quality projection system will not cost 3000 billion Chinese yuan.

After all, the most difficult vacuum pipeline is completed with a magnetic vacuum film, and the cost should not be too high.

In the dead of night, the four of them went back to have a rest.

2019 1 Month 6 Day.

Zhao Hongxing, Li Zhongting, and Wang Guanghai got up early in the morning to wash up, and then ate the breakfast provided by the guest house.

So they took the people from the space agency and went to the 2017 building of Yinhe Technology.

Although the north wind is howling outside, the winter in the southern country is very hot in the hearts of Zhao Hongxing and others.

Under the warm sunshine, they came to the unpretentious 2017 building.

Academician Ma also arrived, waiting for Zhao Hongxing and the others to arrive at the door.

"Good morning, old horse! Have you eaten yet?" Li Zhongting greeted with a smile.

"Eat, come with me!"

Academician Ma led a group of people into the large conference room.

In the large conference room, there were already many people there.

Most of these people are from the Institute of Galaxy Science and Technology, including the Institute of Materials, the Institute of Batteries, the Institute of Electromagnetic Ejection, the Institute of Vacuum Engineering, the Institute of Atmospheric Motion, the Institute of Airships, the Institute of Astrophysics, and the Institute of Outer Space. , Institute of Space Engineering, etc.

All the research institutes involved in building the quality projection system this time will be present to participate in the meeting.

There is also the Galaxy Group, which is responsible for building the supercomputing center and supplying raw materials, and they sent several representatives to listen.

"There are so many research institutes of Yinhe Technology!" Li Zhongting looked at the signs on the desks of a large group of researchers or engineers, and there were various research institutes.

"Not many, just over 200!" Academician Ma also had a general understanding of Yinhe Technology's research institute.

After all, he often had to deal with the management committee of the institute, so he knew more or less about it.

"More than 200? Not many?" Li Zhongting couldn't help complaining in his heart.

The research institutions of Dongtang Aerospace Systems are those large scientific research and production complexes, including Dongtang Launch Vehicle Technology Research Institute, Aerospace Power Technology Research Institute, Dongtang Space Technology Research Institute, Aerospace Propulsion Technology Research Institute, Shu Provincial Aerospace Technology Research Institute, Shanghai Aerospace Technology Research Institute, Dongtang Aerospace Electronic Technology Research Institute, Dongtang Aerospace Aerodynamic Technology Research Institute, etc.

And Galaxy Technology also has large research institutes comparable to their research institutes, such as materials research institutes, semiconductor research institutes, software research institutes, and so on.

After receiving part of the power of the Rockefeller consortium, plus the semiconductor power of Dongdao, the scientific research power of Sanxin Group and Sydney Corporation, the scientific research power of Yinhe Technology can be said to be unprecedentedly strong.

Before the meeting started, Academician Ma took Zhao Hongxing, Li Zhongting, and Wang Guanghai to meet the researchers of Yinhe Technology.

"This is Mr. Li Xiang, the general manager of the Materials Research Institute." Academician Ma introduced to Zhao Hongxing and others.

The three also hurriedly greeted each other, but Li Xiang seemed lukewarm, and Zhao Hongxing and the other three were not surprised either. There are always some weirdos among those scientific researchers.

Especially for researchers in companies like Yinhe Technology, they speak on the basis of their strength, unlike in units where seniority and favors can be relied upon.

And the Li Xiang in front of him, at most 30 years old, is already the head of a large research institute, it is impossible without two brushes.

Walking around in a circle, Li Zhongting and Wang Guanghai also saw that Yinhe Technology is full of talents and youthful vigor. There are very few researchers over 50 years old. Except for a few external talents like Academician Ma, most of the researchers are Is around 40 years old.

(End of this chapter)