The military-industrial scientific research system of the academic master

"Academician Chang..."

Zhao Fuyuan took his eyes off the map:

"This... did you calculate it in advance?"

Kuaizhou-1 is of course not a missile, and even the Dongfeng-31, which is the prototype, cannot be aimed at Guam.

However, it is still a pleasure to let the US military in Guam feel the pleasure of being washed by a rocket while no one dares to complain.

Anyway, the rocket's altitude has far exceeded the upper limit of the airspace in the general definition (100km), and it has not really crossed the top of your territorial sea node, so there is no way to say anything.

"It's not that I calculated it in advance..."

Chang Haonan pulled a piece of paper and wiped the sweat from his palm:

"I just thought that most people should not have seen this scene with their own eyes, so I gave them a chance to appreciate it..."

Zhou Pingjian next to him almost laughed out loud:

"Then you are a good person..."

"..."

As the flight altitude continued to increase, the moisture content in the surrounding environment decreased rapidly, and there was no longer any conditional basis for producing any visible trails.

Therefore, the beautiful jellyfish cloud actually only lasted for a short time before disappearing without a trace.

While talking, the rocket had already flown to the center of the second measurement and control area.

"Report from Yangtze River No. 5, the second-stage engine is shut down, and the speed increment control adjustment is started!"

Compared with the first-stage rocket that is completely for increasing speed and altitude, the core second stage needs to start energy management and reduce the orbital error while continuing to propel the rocket body.

However, the combustion conditions of solid rockets cannot be completely stable in theory, so the work of verifying and adjusting the orbital accuracy can only be left in the last two gliding stages.

On the computer screen, several groups of parameters that had been stable before began to jump rapidly, and the target flight trajectory sent back by Yuanwang No. 5 also experienced several consecutive almost undetectable deviations.

At this altitude, the optical equipment can no longer observe too many details, and only a camera fixed on the third-stage rocket inside the fairing can still capture an almost completely dark picture.

But even without background reference, it can still be seen that the attitude of the rocket is changing.

In fact, according to Chang Haonan's design, Kuaizhou-1 will perform two rounds of trajectory calibration during the entire orbital process to ensure that the most ideal accuracy is achieved in the first orbital entry, and the satellite itself no longer needs to make subsequent adjustments.

However, because the Yuanwang series of survey ships were not designed to perform such tasks, detailed comparison data between the power stage flight trajectory and the ideal trajectory cannot be provided for the time being.

The energy management effect of the entire flight process can only be evaluated through the final orbital parameters.

"Drop the fairing!"

As the command fell, a scorching white light split from the center of the originally dim camera screen, exposing the body of the Fishing Boat No. 1 satellite to the space environment.

About ten seconds later, the second and third stage rockets separated, and the third stage rocket ignited almost at the same time, and the flight posture of the star-rocket combination slowly changed from oblique upward to horizontal.

On the computer screen, the speed of change of the numbers representing the satellite altitude began to slow down.

401.20.

401.21.

401.22.

…

Compared to the liquid engine that can be shut down once, the solid three-stage rocket must push the satellite directly into the preset orbit in a relatively short operation.

If we make an analogy, it is like when reversing into a garage, you are required to enter the garage in one go, and you must also maintain a certain speed.

The error will naturally be larger.

The previous orbital entry algorithm is equivalent to the first version of automatic parking, that is, rigidly remembering "x turns of the steering wheel in xx seconds, throttle to x degrees", and then repeating the operation.

The new orbital entry algorithm tested on Kuaizhou-1 is equivalent to an intelligent driving system with full sensors and computing power, which can calculate the most appropriate operation in real time according to the actual situation on site, and realize accurate parking in complex situations...

Finally, after a long few minutes.

The number slowly jumped to 401.28km.

The three-stage rocket still retains a certain amount of residual thrust at this time, but the satellite at this time no longer needs this excess energy.

"Star-rocket separation!"

At the moment the satellite was unlocked, the altitude data jumped for the last time and finally stopped at 401.30km.

At this moment, Chang Haonan clearly heard the exhalations around him.

401.30km is exactly the altitude of the space debris No. 40396 expected two hours later.

It is also the target orbit altitude of this launch.

"Changjiang No. 4 report, the target is confirmed to enter orbit, the orbit altitude is 401.30km, the error is less than 0.01km..."

Before the voice fell, both sides of the radio call burst into applause and cheers at the same time...

...

Compared to the boiling on the Chinese side, the situation on the other side of the Pacific Ocean is not so optimistic.

After losing consciousness due to anger, Director Griffin lay in the hospital for two days.

As a result, after regaining consciousness and completing the physical examination, the first news he heard was that China was broadcasting the implementation of the "space fishing boat" project to the world.

Fortunately, he was mentally prepared and did not faint again.

Instead, Meyer was asked to quickly turn on the TV in the ward.

For this live broadcast, China obviously spared no expense.

In addition to the Chinese reporters who interviewed on the spot, there were even simultaneous interpretations in English during the broadcast, for fear that overseas audiences would not understand.

"I am now at the temporary rocket launch site in the northeastern part of Qiong Province. Just now, Commander-in-Chief Zhou Pingjian, who is in charge of this launch mission, has confirmed to us that the mission satellite has been successfully put into orbit. About 10 minutes later, the on-board camera will will be launched, and audiences around the world will see the scene of Fishing Boat 1 capturing space junk for the first time..."

Obviously, this can be said to be the most exciting live broadcast in human history.

At a distance of 400km from the ground, capture a "flying fish" that can fly nearly 8 kilometers per second.

Griffin was still a little confused at this time. He looked at the overgrown background behind the reporter and frowned slightly:

"Is this a spaceport?"

"Uh...yeah."

Meyer nodded:

"About half an hour ago, they used a launch vehicle here to launch... something that was probably a rocket. The entire process was broadcast live."

This statement made Griffin's expression even more confused:

"What does it mean to be a rocket?"

Before Meyer could organize his words, the picture on the TV screen flashed and he began to review the wonderful scenes of the entire launch process as usual.

The first act is naturally from countdown to launch.

Then the question no longer needs to be answered.

Griffin saw with his own eyes that the rocket, known as Kuaizhou-1, was ejected from the tube, then ignited and climbed, and then adjusted its trajectory...

For a moment, he began to wonder if he was still in a coma.

It wasn't until the entire review process came to an end and the iconic music representing the success of the launch mission sounded that I finally woke up from a dream.

"The Chinese people definitely didn't just decide to launch this launch two days ago... I'm afraid they have already decided on the current launch window from the beginning, and the previous actions are just a cover-up to confuse us..."

Griffin's mind suddenly became clearer. As he spoke, he struggled to get out of bed:

"Hurry and get your coat, I have to go back to NASA as quickly as possible..."

"The Chinese estimate that they will launch a formal capture operation within the next two to three days, and some response must be given before then..."

Judging from the current situation, it is completely impossible to stop China's actions.

The only thing left to do is to restore as much influence as possible on public opinion.

For example, releasing detailed information about fragment No. 40396 on the official website, or announcing that China is allowed to share NASA's global measurement and control network during the entire capture process, etc.

Regardless of whether these actions are really useful, they can at least give the outside world a feeling of "China and I are working together to solve the crisis."

Rather than reacting like a paralyzed person.

He roughly went through it in his mind. If the efficiency was high enough, these actions would only take 6-8 hours to complete.

It should be in time!

However, until Griffin took off the coat of his hospital gown, Meyer next to him still didn't make any move.

"Bring me my coat...didn't you hear me?"

Griffin frowned, with a hint of annoyance in his tone.

"But……"

Meyer's movements were extremely stiff, as if his hands and feet were not in control:

"But according to China's previous announcement, they will..."

Having said this, he raised his hand and looked at the time:

"The capture process will begin in about 15 minutes, and the entire task is expected to be completed within two hours..."

"..."

Griffin's movements also stopped, and his face looked like he had seen a ghost:

"The mission started 15 minutes after launch?"

"Although I think it's very exaggerated, that's what they wrote in the first trailer of the show."

Meyer's voice was hoarse.

Just when the two looked at each other and no one knew what to say, the host's voice came from the TV again:

"The Yuchuan-1 satellite has obtained a signal connection with the ground, and all mission loads have entered normal operation. Let us immediately switch the signal back to the Beijing Aerospace Control Center, and they will provide the first-hand image data captured by the satellite camera... …”

The words fell and the music stopped.

The TV screen flickered for a while, and finally a blurry and slightly overexposed video screen appeared.

It is easy to see from the arcing aqua planet on the left that this was taken by a satellite operating in low-Earth orbit.

Griffin suppressed the fear in his heart and quickly came to the TV to see if he could find any flaws in it.

At the same time, he muttered in a low voice:

"If it were a scene simulated in a studio, there would inevitably be flaws in the lighting characteristics..."

However, it’s better not to look too closely.

The light and shadow effects presented in the entire picture are not only flawless, but even in the middle of the lens, an object can be vaguely seen rotating at high speed.

Since it faces away from the sun, there is no reflection.

But it is still not difficult to identify, it is a solar panel of the UARS satellite!