A big country of aerospace with black technology

In early summer and June, it is the time when the heat is steaming.

The Rocket Research Institute is still working hard on the rocket recovery technology, and strives to increase the recovery rate of the rocket to 100%.

Chen Zhongyan brought a piece of good news that not many people know.

In the reception room of the research institute, the main person in charge of the Rocket Research Institute and Chen Zhongyan were together.

This time when Chen Zhongyan came over, there were two main things related to the Rocket Research Institute.

"The first phase of the Beidou construction project is about to start, and the launch of the first satellite is estimated to fall on your heads."

After taking a sip of tea, Chen Zhongyan said calmly.

This matter was originally a matter of no suspense. At present, in China, there are few rocket research institutes that can compare with rocket research institutes in terms of rocket load and cost.

Not to mention the "Swan Goose" rocket newly developed by the Rocket Research Institute, just the Chang Sanyi rocket developed before, is the existence that stands out among the heroes in China.

Because the three satellites of the Beidou Phase I project are all geostationary orbit satellites with an altitude of 36,000KM.

This puts high demands on the rocket's GTO (Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit) carrying capacity.

After all, the satellite has to be launched into the GTO orbit by the rocket before it can rely on its own power to transfer to the geostationary orbit.

The GTO capacity of the Changsanyi rocket is 5.2 tons, which can easily push the Beidou satellite into the GTO orbit.

As for the GTO capacity of the "Swan Goose" rocket, it is even more exaggerated, reaching an incredible 10.3 tons!

That is to say, two Beidou navigation satellites can be launched at one time using the "Hongyan" rocket.

This is much better than the long-term triple-B rocket in terms of construction speed and launch economy.

Of course, although the "Swan Goose" rocket has just experienced an experimental launch, the specific safety remains to be considered.

In any case, Chang Sanyi has carried out two actual satellite launches, and except for the first launch, the success rate of the next few launches is 100%!

"How do you plan to launch the first phase of the Beidou project? Do you want to hit it one by one, or do you want to hit it all at once?"

Zhang Xingyang asked this critical question, which is related to the choice of rockets and the construction cycle.

"Our current plan is to launch two satellites first, and adjust the third satellite depending on the operation of the first two satellites."

The construction plan for the first phase of the Beidou project is relatively conservative. There is no immediate intention to launch three satellites at once.

Although launching three satellites at one time can quickly complete the first phase of the Beidou project, there is almost no room for adjustment of the entire project.

Moreover, the first phase of Beidou itself is an exploratory verification project, and if it is completed at one time, it will almost lose the chance of verification.

"Do you want to consider the 'Swan Goose' rocket, the price is cheap!"

Since he had the opportunity, Zhang Xingyang took advantage of the opportunity to sell the newly developed "Swan Goose" rocket.

"How much is your current launch cost?"

Chen Zhongyan is also really interested in the "Hongyan" rocket, after all, he is the one who named this rocket.

If the cost of the "Swan Goose" rocket is really low enough, he doesn't mind giving it a try.

"Currently, the brand new 'Swan Goose' rocket is priced at 45 million for one launch."

"The second-hand price, because the recovery of the rocket has not been successful, the cost has not been officially calculated, but the estimated cost will not exceed 38 million."

The cost of the Hongyan rocket is actually the same as that of the Changsan B rocket, but the carrying capacity of the Hongyan rocket exceeds that of the Changsan B rocket by a large margin.

Moreover, the Hongyan rocket also has the advantages of non-toxic and recyclable fuel.

Therefore, considering these advantages, Chen Zhongyan is still a little excited. Although the Hongyan rocket has not yet carried out a real launch mission, its advantages are enough to take some risks.

"This matter can only be confirmed after we go back and discuss it with everyone."

"However, the Hongyan Rockets have such an obvious advantage, the possibility of choosing him is quite high."

Chen Zhongyan didn't talk too much, but left some leeway for himself.

"There is one more thing this time, and you should have already guessed it."

After talking about the launch of the Beidou satellite, Chen Zhongyan talked about the main purpose of coming to the Rocket Research Institute this time.

"The plan for building a low-orbit satellite communication system has been preliminarily approved."

As soon as Mr. Chen said this, everyone in the conference room had joy on their faces.

If this plan is passed, the Rocket Research Institute will not only get enough orders for launch missions, but also have enough opportunities to improve the Hongyan rocket.

And in the process of this construction plan, the reputation of the Rocket Research Institute can be branded!

"The current news, you are the first to know."

After taking a puff of cigarette, Mr. Chen narrowed his eyes and said.

"However, after a little more time, this news will be announced smoothly when the National Internet Information Center is established."

"It can also be regarded as strengthening everyone's confidence in the country's Internet construction."

"This time, the upper management has spent a lot of effort to plan to promote this matter, and the initial construction investment has reached 10 billion!"

This number is indeed a bit alarming, after all, the purchasing power of domestic currency is still very strong at this time.

The monthly income of ordinary people generally does not exceed 500 yuan, and the annual income of a normal peasant family does not exceed 1,000 yuan.

Therefore, investing so many resources in the construction of a low-orbit satellite communication network requires a lot of courage.

Once this project fails, there will be a large number of people who will take responsibility.

"Have you disclosed the content of the initial construction?"

As an important proposer of the whole project, Zhang Xingyang is still very concerned about the specific situation of the initial construction.

After all, from the content of the first phase of construction, we can see how determined the higher authorities are to the entire project.

"The first phase of construction is mainly based on demonstration experiments, the main content of which is the research and development and manufacturing of communication satellites and rockets."

"Of course, because your rocket research and development work is relatively smooth, and the satellite research and development work has not yet started, so your pressure will be less."

"The preliminary construction plan discussed above is to carry out the construction of an experimental satellite communication network within the next year, and deploy 40 satellites for networking experiments."

"This amount of capacity should be no problem for you, and you can hit all of them in one launch mission."

Chen Zhongyan revealed a little bit about the planning of the low-orbit satellite communication network. Although there are not many satellites installed in the initial construction, it is only an experimental local area network after all.

Moreover, the area that such a network can cover is actually very limited.