The rise of a great power: starting with military industry
Chapter 1418 Arctic Satellite Ground Station
“Boom~~”
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
A Long March 2D carrier rocket ignites.
This ‘Long March 2D carrier rocket’ carries the ‘Gaofen-6 satellite’.
‘Gaofen-10’ is a low-orbit optical remote sensing satellite. It is a high-resolution satellite used for precision agricultural observations with a design life of years.
The Gaofen-2 satellite is an important part of the national high-resolution earth observation system major project. It will form a ‘8m/m optical imaging satellite system’ with the Gaofen- satellite that has been launched. Its image data will be mainly used in agriculture, forestry and disaster reduction business fields, taking into account application needs such as environmental protection, national security and housing construction.
Although with the establishment of the Wenchang Launch Center, more and more launch missions are carried out from the Wenchang Launch Center, other satellite launch sites have not been closed, but are still carrying out some launch missions.
The Wenchang Launch Center is mainly responsible for the launch of spacecraft such as geosynchronous orbit satellites, large-mass polar-orbit satellites, large-tonnage space stations and deep space exploration satellites. There were two main reasons for building this launch center. The need to launch larger carrier rockets and the centrifugal phenomenon caused by the larger linear velocity close to the equator and inertia can greatly reduce rocket fuel consumption. It can also solve the problem of transporting giant rockets through sea transportation and improve the safety of falling debris.
As a launch site that is completely open to the outside world, the Wenchang Launch Center has also become a business card for Qiongdao tourism, attracting millions of tourists every year to watch rocket launches.
Xichang Satellite Launch Center is the only space launch center in China that uses liquid hydrogen cryogenic propellant, has the most launches, was opened to the outside world the earliest, and has the highest launch orbit.
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center is one of China’s test satellite, application satellite and launch vehicle launch test bases.
As for the current Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, it is the launch test base for China’s scientific satellites, technical test satellites and launch vehicles. It is the earliest and largest comprehensive missile and satellite launch center established in China, and also one of China’s two major manned space launch sites.
Another manned space launch site is the Wenchang Launch Center.
Arctic Satellite Ground Station.
This is a satellite ground station of China overseas, located in a small town called Kiruna in the northernmost part of Sweden, which is 67°53′ north latitude, 200km further north than the Arctic Circle. It takes at least two days to fly from Beijing to Kiruna.
When talking about the Arctic, most people will think of the aurora, which is a distant world of poetry and distance.
However, for the staff of the Arctic Satellite Ground Station, which is known as the most beautiful ground station in China, the working environment is not comfortable.
It is winter most of the year, and in the coldest winter it is covered with ice and snow and is extremely cold.
But this is very important.
China has not only established an Arctic satellite ground station, but also an Antarctic satellite ground station.
As for why we need to establish Arctic and Antarctic satellite ground stations, it is naturally because a large proportion of the world’s satellites are currently flying around the North and South Poles.
China has made a lot of efforts to build these two satellite ground stations.
At this time, the Arctic Satellite Ground Station is constantly monitoring the satellite. The signals here can be continuously connected with the domestic aerospace command center through communication satellites, and the data is continuously transmitted to the domestic aerospace command center.
With the development of communication satellites, data transmission through communication satellites has exceeded people’s imagination.
However, currently, only a few Mbps of bandwidth is provided for commercial operation.
This is how technology works. It first meets military and scientific research applications before eventually being opened up to the civilian sector. And this opening up is not a one-time thing but a gradual one.
Many people only see that some private-related enterprises have made rapid progress in technology and think that these private enterprises are extremely powerful. However, they do not know that the reason behind this is that the country has paid high sunk costs.
If these costs were to be borne by private enterprises, I’m afraid few would be able to afford them, let alone build a team of technical talent.
When Liu Yiyong got off work, he was in a good mood looking at the beautiful northern lights.
When he entered university, he was faced with the choice of a major. After much consideration, he finally chose mathematics. He had a good talent for mathematics, and getting a full score on the exam was normal for him. It was not that his ability could only rely on 150 points, but that the score on the paper was 150 points.
He won the gold medal in the CMO competition and was admitted to the School of Mathematics of Southwest Associated University. He then joined the Chinese national team to participate in the IMO competition and won the IMO gold medal with a full score.
After entering the School of Mathematics of Southwest Associated University, he studied for both his undergraduate and master’s degrees. Now at the age of 20, he has obtained a master’s degree in mathematics from Southwest Associated University and is currently pursuing a doctorate in mathematics.
This time I came to the Arctic Satellite Ground Station to participate in a scientific research project.
Once upon a time, Liu Yiyong had never thought about becoming a scientific researcher, but had thought about becoming a singer, or starting a business. However, as the son of Liu Tao, he could not do many things as he pleased.
For example, if he is a singer, the relevant departments may have a headache, and it will be difficult to carry out his work. He will become an outlier in the circle. When people talk about unspoken rules, he is the rule. As for doing business and running a company, don’t even think about it, there are strict restrictions in this regard.
Liu Yiyong sometimes thinks that if he were a singer, he might have become a pop music superstar.
Of course, he felt that being a mathematician was not bad. Mathematics is the foundation of all natural sciences and the foundation of physics. It can be said that behind every major progress of mankind, there is strong support from mathematics.
For example, in the information revolution, without mathematics, how could information be exchanged so quickly?
Mathematics is a tool subject and the foundation for learning other subjects. Often, breakthroughs in mathematics will lead to major breakthroughs in many other subjects.
What makes Liu Yiyong feel very stressed is that his father is also a huge mountain in the field of mathematics, pressing down on his head. It is really extremely difficult to climb over this mountain.
At this time, he finally understood why his brothers and sisters did not become scientific researchers, but chose to become professional athletes. That way they could perfectly avoid the shadow of their father and have their own glory.
Liu Yiyong sometimes thinks how good it would have been if he had chosen to be a singer, because by becoming a singer, he could also perfectly avoid the shadow brought by his nephew’s father.
But sometimes I think that being a mathematician is not a bad idea, because I can participate in scientific research projects and play a very important role in them.
For example, one of the scientific research projects he participated in was second-generation quantum communication encryption.
Suddenly, the cell phone rang. Liu Yiyong looked at the caller’s name and saw that it was his mother. He couldn’t help but feel a headache.
He knew without thinking what his mother would say when she called him. She would definitely urge him to find a partner as soon as possible.
Oh my god!
He is only 20 years old, but since last year, his mother has been urging him to find a partner. She said it was shameful that he was still single after graduating from graduate school. It seemed as if she was afraid that he couldn’t find a girlfriend.
You know, he is handsome and smart, but those who want to pursue him don’t know it.
But the problem was that at Southwest Associated University, all his classmates were older than him, and he couldn’t let other girls take advantage of him.
His mother always told him that a woman three years older than a man would bring him wealth, and she used her own father as an example.
But the problem is that he can’t accept it. He can’t just take his graduate degree and find a new junior girl, right?
Liu Yiyong scratched his hair in pain. He knew that his hair wouldn’t fall out when he was doing calculations, but he would probably lose all his hair because of something like this.
After hesitating for a while, Liu Yiyong still didn’t have the courage to refuse the call, so he answered it.
Panshan Group Headquarters.
Zhu Lin, who had just finished a phone call, began to sigh: “Except for Jingming, none of them are worry-free. They are all grown up. Other children of the same age can already do soy sauce, but they are fine. None of them are in a hurry and have become leftover men and women.”
What Zhu Lin is most worried about now is his children’s lifelong affairs.
She has six children, and except for the eldest son Liu Jingming, all of them are the ones she worries about.
After her eldest daughter Liu Yingqing retired and stopped being a professional athlete, Zhu Lin thought that her daughter would no longer have excuses and should date and find a partner. However, she ended up becoming an astronaut and still has no partner.
Liu Qingan and Liu Manhua, both tennis players, are the top players in China, with many fans, but they are still single. They are both 30 years old this year. People say ” is the age to establish oneself”, but it seems that neither of them is in a hurry to find a partner and get married.
Look at Liu Yiyong again. He is 20 years old now. He received his master’s degree and graduation certificate last year. He is now pursuing a doctorate degree. There are so many outstanding female students in Southwest Associated University, but she has never heard that Liu Yiyong has found a partner. Even if some girls confessed to Liu Yiyong, they were rejected.
There is also Liu Dini, who became an actress and has acted in several dramas. There are many scandals flying around her, but none of them are true.
Zhu Lin was puzzled. Liu Tao was so talented that he won her over in such a short time. They got married so early. How come Liu Jingming inherited Liu Tao’s talent in this area, but no one else did?
“You just worry too much. Now that you’re retired, you should enjoy your retirement life. Why worry so much? How can you handle such things? If it rains, let it rain. If my mother wants to get married, let them get married.” Liu Tao shook his head.
Zhu Lin said unhappily, “Can you please pay more attention to your children’s lifelong affairs? You said the same thing to Yingqing and the other two back then. Now, they are all over 30 and have become leftover men and women. Do you want the two younger ones to be like their older brothers and sisters?”
The problem of leftover men and women has now become a major social problem.
The abundance of material things has led to people’s demands becoming increasingly higher.
The increasingly high bride prices have gradually evolved into a form of competition, and in some places the bride prices are so high that people shudder.
There are also girls who go on blind dates and their requirements for partners are getting higher and higher. They want the man to have a house and a car, a high salary, and even their parents to have a pension, etc.
This has led to the problem of leftover men and women becoming increasingly prominent from cities to rural areas.
The problem of leftover men is relatively easy to solve. The market for transnational marriages has become increasingly hot in recent years. Often, you only need to pay some money to marry a fairly good foreign girl. In recent years, there are more and more foreign wives in China, and they are becoming more and more common.
But the problem of leftover women is not so easy to solve. Even cross-border marriages cannot save leftover women.
“Why shouldn’t I pay attention to it? But the problem is that children have grown up and have their own ideas. Can we interfere with this?” Liu Tao waved his hand. “The more you push them, the more they may resist. Maybe if you stop pushing them, they will become more active on their own.”
When Zhu Lin heard Liu Tao’s words, she couldn’t help but roll her eyes at him.
After checking the time, Zhu Lin dialed a number.
Then Liu Yingqing appeared on the TV screen, and the surrounding environment was obviously in space.
Thanks to the advancement of communication technology, it has become convenient for astronauts to communicate with the Earth in space. Astronauts have a certain amount of time every day to call and video chat with their families.
This was unimaginable before.
Seeing Liu Yingqing’s hair standing up, Zhu Lin looked distressed.
If something happens in space, there will be no trace left.
She just couldn’t understand why Liu Yingqing chose to be an astronaut, as it was too dangerous for astronauts to perform their missions.
After Zhu Lin finished talking about family matters, Liu Tao became interested in talking about some scientific research.
To be honest, he wanted to go to space and try to do something.
However, given his current situation, it is impossible for him to go to space, because if something happens, the loss will be too great and the relevant departments will definitely not dare to do so.
“How about the new space suit?” Liu Tao asked.
When Liu Yingqing was about to go into space, Liu Tao specially improved the space suit to ensure Liu Yingqing’s safety.
The new space suit is made of new materials and is lighter and of better quality, making it more convenient and safer for astronauts to wear.
In the past, space suits were divided into two types: indoor space suits and extravehicular space suits. The indoor space suit weighed 20 kg, while the extravehicular space suit weighed 120 kg. However, the new space suits are no longer divided into indoor space suits and extravehicular space suits. They are all the same, and the weight has been reduced to 5 kg.
On the ground, this space suit has undergone various tests and the test data are very excellent.
But the specific results will depend on its performance in the sky.
This involves great risks, and one could die if one is not careful.
“Dad, the new space suit is performing very well and there are no problems at the moment,” Liu Yingqing said. “Other colleagues have also given very good feedback and it has already undergone ten extravehicular activity tests.”
Liu Tao nodded slightly.
This space suit was made by him personally and was constantly upgraded through the gold finger.
There are far, far more space suits than the United States and Russia.
This space suit is not only light in weight, but also of very good quality. It can perfectly block various rays in space.
There is no atmosphere to protect us in space, which means there are all kinds of rays in space, such as cosmic rays and gamma rays, which makes extravehicular activities in space very dangerous.
For this reason, extravehicular space suits have higher requirements than intravehicular space suits, are heavier, and cost much more.
Moreover, this space suit allows astronauts to survive in space for 48 hours, which means there is time for space rescue.
Fortunately, the test results of this space suit have not been problematic so far. (End of this chapter)