Homo sapiens

America.

Virginia.

Office 4C-956 of the Pentagon has the name "Space Systems Office" hanging on the door of the office. In fact, this is the National Reconnaissance Office headquarters (NRO) in America.

The person in charge, Major General Robert, was drinking coffee just now (the person in charge of the NRO is usually concurrently held by an American Air Force general) when a phone on the table suddenly rang.

"Hey, what's going on?"

"General, in case of emergency, please go to the control room No. 5 immediately."

"OK, I'll be there soon."

Robert stood up quickly, pushed open the door, and quickly went to one of the control rooms.

In the monitoring room, a large number of electronic equipment and computers are displayed, and more than thirty staff are still busy.

Arthur, the director of the office, pulled Robert to one of the computers: "General, just 67 seconds ago, a target flew into outer space from the middle of the Longgrand Mountains in Hongsawady."

"What?" Robert's eyes widened. He quickly looked at the satellite monitoring data on his computer and found that there was indeed a target with extremely amazing speed.

"Reported, the monitoring target is staying at an altitude of 647 kilometers in low-Earth orbit and is suspected of correcting its orbit." Another staff member reported.

Robert cursed involuntarily: "Faq...163 seconds? The average speed is Mach 11 per second?"

"..." Arthur didn't know how to describe his inner feelings, so he could only order: "Continue to monitor, and mobilize satellites to conduct comprehensive monitoring of the central Longgrand Mountains in Hongsawady."

"receive."

Robert, who had calmed down a little, looked at the data in front of him with a serious expression on his face: "Damn it! How did they do it?"

Suddenly, the staff of the electromagnetic wave signal monitoring team turned around and reported: "General, that satellite transmitted a clear signal."

"Translate." Arthur quickly ordered.

"OK."

After a while, the clear electromagnetic wave signal sent by Hongsavady No. 1 was analyzed.

[Hongsawady Development Group announces to the world: Our company successfully launched the Hongsawady-1 communication satellite at 11:21 am on January 6, 2022. The satellite weighed 4.2 tons...]

[Hongsawady will take the principle of peaceful development of outer space and strive to contribute to the expansion of the universe for human civilization. The future of mankind is the sea of ​​stars, and the future of Hongsawady is also the sea of ​​stars...]

[Special announcement: Our company will launch another geological exploration satellite code-named "Venus" at 14:20 this afternoon. Please do not overreact...]

Snapped! Robert slapped the printed translation on his desk.

Wang Defa! Don't overreact yet?

Anyone facing an aircraft with a speed of more than ten Mach would probably not be able to calm down.

At this time, the door to the monitoring room was violently pushed open, and an old man in general uniform walked in.

Robert immediately stood up and saluted: "General Alexander!"

"How's the situation?" Alexander glanced at everyone sharply.

Robert swallowed his throat and quickly reported the situation clearly and concisely.

After listening to the report, Alexander frowned: "A launch vehicle with an average speed of more than ten Mach?"

"No! It's not a launch vehicle." Arthur, a professional aerospace engineer, shook his head and then explained:

"The speed of this aircraft dropped from the ground to the Karman line. It did not accelerate again until it crossed the Karman line. This is definitely not a launch vehicle."

Alexander frowned: "What is that? Is it a cannonball?"

"Everyone, do you still remember the Barbados cannon? I guess Hongsawati used similar technology to launch satellites." Arthur reminded.

Alexander looked at Robert: "Is it the Barbados cannon that the Air Force cooperated with the Maple Leaf Country?"

Robert nodded: "Yes, the Barbados cannon could indeed launch a load of more than one hundred kilograms into low-Earth orbit."

"Is that satellite really 4.2 tons?" Alexander's expression became more solemn.

Arthur shook his head: "No, it's not just 4.2 tons. Judging from the size we monitored, it's at least 6 tons. Maybe the other party didn't calculate the fuel they carried."

After hearing this data, Alexander's expression became even more ugly.

As the head of the Pentagon, Alexander is not a relatively simple aerospace scientist like NASA.

Instead, they are thinking about whether the aerospace technology possessed by Hongsawady will pose a threat to America once it is converted into military technology. This typical Cold War mentality is basically the mainstream of the Pentagon.

Alexander thought for a while: "Robert, organize a special team as soon as possible to evaluate Hongsawady's aviation technology and the degree of threat it may pose to our homeland."

"OK." Robert nodded.

NRO quickly mobilized some satellites under the command of Robert to conduct key monitoring of the Longlang Mountains in Hongsawady; at the same time, it organized professionals to conduct a careful analysis of the Hongsawady-1 satellite and its launch technology.

the other side.

Changi base at Star Island.

Inside the Southeast Asia Black Ship headquarters, Tom also learned through the radar set up at the base and the intelligence fed back from the mainland that the Hongsawady Development Group had launched an artificial earth satellite half an hour ago.

This matter makes Tom feel extremely troublesome now.

…

at the same time.

Major powers around the world, or regional hegemons or countries with relatively strong aerospace technology, have successively discovered the satellite launched by the Hongsawady Development Group.

For example, in East Asia, Japan and South Korea, clear satellite broadcasts of the Hongsawady-1 satellite were detected.

As for a large Eastern country, let alone that. Hongsawady-1 was detected by its large radar as soon as it was launched.

Also detected immediately was Tianzhu, who had been suspicious recently.

Then Lucia, the Europa Consortium, Britain and other forces, as well as the Kangaroo Kingdom, also detected the radar signals of unidentified aircraft.

Through the clear broadcast of the Hongsawady-1 satellite, forces around the world that are capable of receiving outer space signals have gradually learned about this matter.

Western Shu Province.

Chengdu.

In a suburban farmhouse.

The man with glasses looked at the internal bulletin in his hand, a glint flashed in his eyes, and he raised his head: "Old Zhang, aren't your people aware of this project?"

The middle-aged man with a Chinese character put down his tea cup and shook his head: "No, none of the three major groups in Hongsawady has announced this project. At present, their aerospace project is the launch vehicle project of the Hugang base. This It is the only space program that can be investigated.”

"It's not simple, it's really not simple, that man is really not simple." The man with glasses now attaches great importance to Hongsawadi.

Of course Lao Zhang knew who the man in glasses was talking about. He rubbed his temples: "From the analysis of the aerospace department, this should be a project similar to the Barbados cannon."

"For a 4.2-ton satellite, it shouldn't be difficult to replace the satellite with a warhead, right?" The man in glasses guessed maliciously.

"This is originally a cannon, and firing warheads is its real purpose." Lao Zhang suddenly said another thing:

"Now I am increasingly suspicious that Hunshawady is the mastermind behind the Assam incident."

The man with glasses reacted instantly: "Those 300 mm caliber cannons?"

"Yes, after all, since the 1990s, major powers have basically stopped developing artillery with a caliber above 200 mm. It is even less possible for Assam to produce a 300 mm caliber giant gun on its own."

After listening to Lao Zhang’s analysis, the man with glasses also felt the same way.

The corners of the glasses man's mouth rose: "It seems that the second satellite in the afternoon is not just a satellite!"

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