LRAB #441 - Chapter 441: After today, monitor the whole world! Heavy launch vehicle, incredible parameter
#441 - Chapter 441: After today, monitor the whole world! Heavy launch vehicle, incredible parameter
In Hainan, it gets dark relatively late.
When Chen Hao arrived at the launch center, it wasn't completely dark yet.
Compared to last time, there were some differences; the base had many more buildings.
This was Chen Hao's request!
For China, the successful completion of the BeiDou network was only the first step in its aerospace endeavors—upgrading the launch center to prepare for the future.
"Director Chen."
Lin Shun smiled mysteriously, "Let me introduce you to my partner!"
"Oh?"
Chen Hao became interested.
He followed Lin Shun towards a building.
This building wasn't here the last time he came; it was newly constructed recently.
They proceeded smoothly.
Soon, they entered the core control room.
"Old Wang!"
As soon as he entered, Lin Shun exclaimed excitedly, "Look who's here? I told you a long time ago that I'm very familiar with the chief designer of the BeiDou system, but you didn't believe me… This time, Director Chen has come in person to prove it!"
He was responsible for the research and testing of the pulse cannon.
During this process, the most needed cooperation came from the satellite ground station.
Months ago.
The country provided funding to establish a more advanced ground station and sent a top expert.
Thus, Lin Shun and this top expert naturally became partners due to their frequent contact in their work.
He had told the other party many times that the chief designer of the BeiDou system was his friend.
The other party remained noncommittal.
Fine!
Wang Shenghong quickly came forward to greet him.
Back then, he went to Xie Wu's place to wish him a happy new year and incidentally cause trouble, never expecting that after a 'sparring' session with Chen Hao, he would be poached by Chen Hao—suspending his position as the president of Fudan University and being sent to Wenchang by the country to be responsible for the satellite ground station.
"You… you know each other?!" Lin Shun was dumbfounded.
"You two really know each other?"
Wang Shenghong was equally surprised.
He thought Lin Shun was just bragging to him about being friends with the chief designer of the BeiDou system, which was why he remained noncommittal.
"How do you two know each other?" Lin Shun asked in astonishment.
"I was recommended by Director Chen, how could I not know him?"
"…"
Lin Shun was stunned.
So, when he said earlier that he would introduce his partner to Chen Hao, this partner… was introduced by Chen Hao?
"Aren't you involved in electronic warfare? Do you also know Director Chen?" Wang Shenghong asked, even more puzzled.
"Electronic warfare pod…"
Lin Shun chuckled, "It was designed by Director Chen."
"What?!"
Wang Shenghong was dumbfounded.
In his opinion, it was already heaven-defying enough that Chen Hao went from being a mathematical genius at Shanghai Jiao Tong University to inexplicably becoming the chief designer of the BeiDou system.
And yet?
He even understood electronic warfare!
Even the chief designer of the project Lin Shun was responsible for was also Chen Hao.
What was there that he couldn't do?
Omnipotent!
All-knowing and all-powerful!
"Director Chen!"
A group of people walked in quickly.
At the launch site last time, Chen Hao received an on-the-spot commendation from above and became the chief designer of aerospace equipment.
Anything related to aviation and aerospace was under his highest leadership.
The satellite launch center was also under his control.
Hearing that he had arrived, how could the higher-ups dare to neglect him?
"Is everything ready?"
Chen Hao looked at everyone and said in a deep voice, "Time is tight, let's launch today!"
"No problem!"
The person in charge of the launch center was called Zhang Haiyuan.
For the past two months, heavy rocket segments had been continuously transported here, so he knew there would be a launch mission.
Today.
A large number of satellites were also airlifted over!
What kind of satellites were they?
Zhang Haiyuan, as the person in charge, didn't know either; the higher-ups only told him to follow Chen Hao's orders.
Chen Hao knew that there was no need to hide it anymore, and he looked at everyone: "After today, we will be monitoring the entire world!"
What?!
Everyone was stunned.
Which country had the strongest surveillance satellites?
North America was the first to be recommended.
Followed by Tsarist Russia.
After that…
It wasn't China, but Japan!
China currently ranked fourth, but the gap with the first was enormous.
In 2001.
North America had more than 1700 satellites in orbit!
What about China?
Including the BeiDou network, with those 35 satellites combined, it was still less than 100.
A world of difference!
Therefore, North America had the ability to monitor the entire world, and dared to claim that they knew whether China and Tsarist Russia were aiding North Korea.
Now!
At this moment!
Chen Hao, as the chief designer of aerospace equipment, claimed to take over North America's monitoring of the entire world?
What a joke!
"Director Chen, are you… serious?"
In Zhang Haiyuan's opinion, this was impossible: "How are we going to take over? North America has all kinds of satellites, with a total of nearly 1800, we… don't even have one-tenth of their number."
"We'll have them soon," Chen Hao said calmly.
After speaking.
He dialed a number: "Has it been announced?"
"It has been announced to the world!" General Wang said in a deep voice.
Launching satellites required notification.
Especially notification to intercontinental missile powers, otherwise it could easily cause misjudgment.
"Is Old Sun there?" Chen Hao asked.
Sun Jingliang.
Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, expert in launch vehicle design.
Chief designer of the Long March 4 rocket.
He wasn't affiliated with the Wenchang Launch Center, but was in the same situation as Lin Shun—receiving orders to come here temporarily.
"Here!"
The old man, over seventy years old, stepped forward.
When he saw Chen Hao, the old man was very excited: "Director Chen! I've always wanted to meet you, but I haven't had the chance… Today, I've finally met you!"
The first Long March 4 rocket had already been successfully launched 13 years ago.
But it wasn't enough!
The potential of the same type of rocket needed to be continuously explored, researched, and upgraded.
More than half a year ago, he was researching the Long March 4C when he suddenly received an emergency order from his superiors, requiring him to put down his current research and develop a new type of launch vehicle.
At first, he was not only unwilling, but even very angry in his heart.
Terminating research halfway…
Wasting resources!
Wasting the country's money!
It wasn't until he personally saw the technical data that he realized that what he had researched before…
Was garbage!
Later, the high-performance heavy launch vehicle was finally officially developed, and he learned the source of the technical data.
Chen Hao.
Chief designer of China's aerospace equipment!
After hearing this name, he specially visited Qian Lao—the father of China's launch vehicles.
Qian Lao highly praised Chen Hao.
Even…
Calling him the future of China's aerospace!
It wasn't until today that Sun Jingliang finally got his wish and met this young chief designer in Wenchang, far away in Hainan.
"Old Sun."
Chen Hao stepped forward to shake hands: "Please introduce the performance of the new launch vehicle to everyone here, so that everyone can understand the situation."
"Okay!"
Speaking of this, Sun Jingliang was particularly excited: "The domestically-made heavy launch vehicle is 75 meters long, with a maximum diameter of 12.6 meters, a takeoff mass of 1735 tons, and uses twelve bundled engines with a total thrust of 3.5 million kilograms…"
The scene was silent.
Some rocket experts were directly stunned when they heard the data.
A rocket with a takeoff mass of 1735 tons and a total thrust of 3.5 million kilograms…
Not to mention the thrust.
Just this type of heavy launch vehicle was already something they couldn't imagine.
With China's current technology, even without discussing the strength of its performance, it couldn't be built!
"Near-Earth orbit carrying capacity—107 tons!" Old Sun raised his voice.
"How much?!"
Many people exclaimed in shock.
Heavy launch vehicle