Chapter 730: Digital Earth!
The next day, Yang Jie, Song Manli and others saw Zhang Haiping getting out of a warrior off-road vehicle at the ground control station, and they also greeted him.
Zhang Haiping also praised the huge data transmission rate between the satellite and the ground in the central control room.
With such a satellite communication network, the weapons and equipment equipped with transceiver terminals can transmit the information of the troops to the Central Military Commission as soon as possible, and this is an incomparably huge improvement in the informatization of the military!
"I still remember a few years ago when you sent the GaN prepared device to the Military Commission, and a few years later, the promise you made to the Military Commission was fulfilled. ”
Zhang Haiping looked at Yang Jie with emotion and said.
"This matter is also indispensable to the support of the chief and many military enterprises. ”
Yang Jie said with a smile.
Later, Yang Jie and Zhang Haiping had a meeting with only a few people in an office.
Yang Jie also reported to Zhang Haiping that the satellite R&D department of Huaxia Satellite Communications Company is developing a large-scale relay satellite technology project, and the relay satellite is naturally much larger and has a higher orbit, mainly to form the backbone network of the Starlink network, and minimize the dependence on the ground control station.
Although Huaxia's national strength is improving, the current overseas situation is really complicated, and now the military cannot do global operations like the US military overseas, so he has to be careful, and would rather spend more money on research and development of these product technologies.
Now Huaxia Satellite Communications has designed a two-ton relay satellite with Motorola's satellite company in Hong Kong.
"It's very good that you guys can think of so much in terms of satellite communications cybersecurity. ”
Zhang Haiping nodded, he looked at Yang Jie and said: "Your Huaxing Group has achieved the world-class level in image sensor and optical lens technology, this time the military is ready to develop high-resolution military reconnaissance satellites, and your Huaxing Group companies should undertake the development of hardware and software products such as satellite optical lenses and image sensors and image processors, and provide the military with a number of satellite resolution detection equipment. ”
Yang Jie said with a smile: "In fact, in order to overcome the lens group of the lithography machine, our company has also developed a special diameter of grinding and polishing powder, ultra-precision grinding and polishing machine, ion beam modification machine, high-precision testing equipment and equipment, coupled with the manual operation of senior technicians and our own research and development of coating technology, now it can fully meet the extremely demanding requirements of the lithography machine." ”
"Paul Allen, the founder of Microsoft, approached me to order a large astronomical telescope from our company, for which we also provided image sensors with a pixel resolution of more than 100 million pixels, and also produced optical lenses with a diameter of more than 1.5 meters, which we delivered to him a few months ago, and he was very satisfied. ”
Yang Jie said with a smile: "In order to test the resolution of the lens, we have developed a set of collimator test benches, and there are 40 black and white thin lines with a diameter of 2 microns distributed on the target, and our camera can clearly distinguish these thin lines, which means that our camera can distinguish the appearance of a car on the ground at an altitude of 530 kilometers." ”
"So you're going to be able to provide these satellite optics and sensors right now?"
Zhang Haiping said in surprise.
Yang Jie smiled and nodded.
"The high-definition satellites of the U.S. military are usually big guys weighing more than 10 tons, and the resolution of the keyhole series of reconnaissance satellites is as high as 8 centimeters to 15 centimeters, and their research and development costs reached more than one billion dollars many years ago, which is equivalent to more than 20 billion now. ”
"Speaking of which, we've invested no less than $5 billion in R&D in this area so far, but we've made money back on various products through our R&D investment. ”
Yang Jie said with a smile.
"Very good, the money you earn overseas is constantly invested in research and development, and you continue to launch more technical products to sell, forming a very good virtuous circle. ”
Zhang Haiping looked at Yang Jie and said with a smile: "Do you need the military to provide you with R&D funds?"
"No, just wait for the products provided by our company to meet the needs of the military and place an order with us for procurement. ”
Yang Jie paused and said: "In fact, our company is preparing a 'digital earth' plan, developing a civilian imaging satellite, using radar, laser, optics and other means to take continuous pictures of the ground, and finally synthesize 3D photos, in addition to purchasing and obtaining satellite photos from civilian satellite companies that have been decrypted by the US military, processing and generating a digital earth model composed of complete satellite pictures, and then with the Beidou navigation system, ordinary consumers can view satellite pictures anywhere on the earth, and even watch their own roofs." ”
"I hope that this satellite can be revisited in a day in any part of the world, and twice a day in more than 80% of the world. ”
Yang Jie said.
"Well, as long as you don't leak secrets, the military supports you in doing this, and the military can also provide you with some photos. ”
Zhang Haiping nodded, looked at Yang Jie and asked, "How can you make a profit by doing this?"
"We're going to have several versions, including a free version for regular users, a paid version that offers data import, and a professional version for professionals. It can be used mainly for regional surveys and presentations, and if you enter the destination address, then the software can display commercial institutions, schools, and shopping malls along the way from the place of departure to the destination in 3D mode. ”
"In addition, the military can use this to accomplish some tasks when it conducts peacekeeping missions abroad. ”
Yang Jie told Zhang Haiping: "Our company wants to develop a global satellite image viewing software that covers the data, which can quickly determine the location of the main address on the satellite photos and enlarge the photos. The amount of information is as detailed as possible, and gas stations, scenic spots, and communities can be found. If you pay for it, you can also get higher-resolution satellite photos.
As China's close neighbor, India's satellite resolution is also very high, because the key equipment is purchased from the West, especially France, the United Kingdom, and Israel, of which Israel provides the most technical equipment. Many of India's high-definition satellites are obsolete satellites that directly replicate Israel's obsolescence. One of the more famous is the Cartosat series of high-resolution satellites, with a world-class resolution and an accuracy of more than one meter.