Chapter 250 Concept
"The IEEE International Telecommunications Society has refused to issue an operating license for the Matrices satellite network receiver, which has potential military applications."
“Aramco Commerce Ministry: Use of satellite network receivers is tantamount to exposing privacy.”
“Hexagon: Matrices satellite network must open database to ensure Aramco network security.”
"Bloomberg reports: SpecaX will launch the first batch of 60 Starlink satellites in December to provide global Internet services."
"The Matrix Satellite Network is occupying precious orbital resources, and XAP is interfering with other countries' satellite launches."
"..."
The launch of commercial Internet services by Jingwei Smart Satellite Network has a huge shock to the industry.
The Science and Technology Commission hesitated for a long time when issuing a commercial license to Jingwei Xintong, and encountered huge resistance from several major operators. Finally, it reluctantly issued it on the condition of a price increase.
This is because Jingwei Information Communications is a state-owned and privately owned company, and its Internet service is a server that has been monitored by the government. If it were purely privately owned, it would definitely not be able to operate.
The military has played a big role in this, because Jingwei Information Communication's Internet services are available globally, and its portability is destined to have a large number of users.
Even if it is sanctioned, the receiver can easily flow into the market. The receiver has no technical content except the built-in modulator chip and ID digital license. You can even find ways to smuggle the chip and produce it in other countries.
The receiver doesn't send signals either, so there can't be any bored FIB agents holding up detectors to find who is secretly using the satellite network.
There are users all over the world accessing the Internet through receivers. It is an interesting thing to hear. The overseas services of the three major operators cannot do this.
Therefore, Hexagon's reaction was also very violent. Knowing that the thing in the sky could not be stopped, it quickly urged Musk to work on the Star Chain.
Don’t worry about whether it’s usable or not, just launch it and seize orbital resources!
The technical content of Star Link is not high, but it requires a large number of networks. Falcon 9 has already achieved mature reusability and already meets this condition.
With the support of NACA and Hexagon, the Starlink project is in full swing.
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September 29, Tanegashima Space Center.
An HII-B rocket is erected on the launch tower, carrying the HTV-6 cargo spacecraft "Stork" independently developed by the island country.
The main body of the HTV is made of aluminum alloy, with a diameter of 4.4 meters, a length of about 10 meters, a dead weight of 10.5 tons, and a fully loaded launch mass of 16.5 tons. It can transport 6 tons of cargo to space.
The HTV-6 mission is to resupply the International Space Station. It was originally planned to be launched in December, but is now two months ahead of schedule.
The reason is that the 13 astronauts on the ISS stayed overdue. The two manned launch missions of the Lucia "Soyuz MS" spacecraft planned at the beginning of this year were cancelled, and the three manned launch missions were merged into the "Dream Chaser" mission in January. During the manned launch, 9 astronauts entered the space station at once.
HTV-6 is mainly carrying food and drinking water this time to provide supplies for the current ISS, allowing the 13 astronauts to persist until January next year. There should be another Grumman "Swan" in November. "seat" cargo spacecraft launch mission.
Under the watchful eye of Seiji Izumizawa, at 13:00 in the afternoon, the two boosters of the HII-B rocket ejected huge tail flames and flew into space with the HTV-6 cargo spacecraft.
Next to him is Shinichiro Sakai, a friend of Masashi Okada and the current chief designer of the H3 rocket.
"HII-B is still a little smaller after all. When will island countries also have kiloton rockets?"
Shinichiro Sakai: "Your Excellency, President, JAXA has plans to develop..."
"Makanoro! Malanoro!" As soon as JAXA was mentioned, Izumizawa Seiji began to get excited and danced a little crazy:
"These red deer are basically the lackeys of the rice beast! They gave a lot of money to the United States to participate in the Artemis Project, but they gave little support to their own companies and were indifferent even when their chief engineer was poached!"
There was a reason for Izumizawa Seiji to go crazy. Ever since Xiao Okada ran away smoothly, not only was there no punishment, but he also took his two daughters over to become naturalized together with the help of the authorities, so more and more engineers ran away.
The island country’s aerospace talent pool is not rich to begin with, and even those who have some ability want to run away. So who will take the lead when launching any projects? !
Just like the H3 rocket, when Xiao Gangtian was there, he could barely maintain the normal operation of the team, solving various problems bit by bit to advance the progress of the rocket.
After he ran away with more than a dozen core engineers, Shinichiro Sakai has not yet established a complete R&D team. H3 has no funds but progress is slow, and the overall design will be postponed until next year.
Nothing has been done domestically, because the House of Representatives is also severely divided.
One group believes that we must resolutely follow Aramco and participate in the Artemis program; another group believes that the moment of Asian unity has arrived, and cooperation with CASA has greater potential; and the other group is independent and wants to carry out its own manned spaceflight and lunar exploration programs.
The three parties were divided, so JAXA's various projects were extremely unstable and fell into internal friction.
So sometimes Mitsubishi is powerless. JAXA's direction changes day by day. What can the R&D team do? What can manufacturers do?
It took Seiji Izumizawa a long time to calm down, calmed down and asked Shinichiro Sakai:
"Ichiro, what do you think about the future of space travel in the island nation? Don't say those flattering words. I want to know what the technicians think now."
Shinichiro Sakai hesitated for a long time, and finally said with courage:
"Sir, manned space flight and moon landing... are only possessed by big countries. We can't complete the development of all key components by ourselves. We need partners?"
Izumisawa Kiyotsugu was startled and stared at him: "Are you also a co-Asianist?"
"No, no, no, you misunderstood Mr. President." Shinichiro Sakai shook his head quickly. Now the National Police Agency is highly vigilant against Pan-Asianists, which they call "co-Asianists". Once such intentions are shown, they will be discussed.
"Sir, what I mean is that in addition to ESA, China, Aramco, and Russia, there is actually another country that has good strength in aerospace and sufficient funds."
"You mean... India?"
"That's right." Shinichiro Sakai nodded: "We have a high-thrust hydrogen-oxygen engine LE9, and they have a single-stage 175-ton thrust solid booster rocket technology, which already has the potential to manufacture heavy rockets.
If we cooperate with India, we can manufacture four LE9 hydrogen-oxygen engines in the core stage and bundle two five-stage solid rockets with a single thrust of 875 tons, so that we can manufacture a super rocket with a takeoff thrust of 2,100 tons and a takeoff mass of more than 1,500 tons.
Such a rocket is enough to send a payload of about 24 tons to the lunar orbit and complete the manned lunar landing mission in two times. The near-Earth orbit capacity is as high as 60 tons! The most important thing is that India is responsible for the solid propulsion part, which will make Aramco more at ease."
"Well," Izumisawa Kiyotsugu pondered for a while, and then patted his shoulder with his skinny hand.
"Sakai, you are a genius. This is a perfect concept."
I'm a bit stuck... I don't have any manuscripts left. I'm not a full-time writer. I'll keep updating three times a day for a few more days and then I'll slowly bring it up later...