In 2014, the international commercial space companies were still in the development stage, and the rockets of the major space powers were very popular, and they had to grab their share.

Lao Ma's Falcon 9 was successfully recovered for the first time at the end of next year, and although commercial launches have already begun, the success rate is not very good, and it is still in a state of luck.

Domestic...... The demand for domestic satellite launches is also strong.

For the top universities in China and enterprises with space needs, waiting for rockets is really a troublesome matter.

First of all, it is expensive, and the launch cost by the kilogram is very high, so it is necessary to reduce the volume and weight of the satellite.

The second is difficult, with the domestic active rocket capacity, the launch of small satellites is overkill, but the price will not be reduced, one satellite and ten satellites are the same price, as long as it is the same rocket.

So you have to wait, you have to fight the order, and try to dilute the cost of the rocket.

The third is the lack of suitable rockets, the capacity of the Long March 2 and 3 is too large, and the domestic satellite launch demand for one or two years may not be so heavy.

In addition, the orbits of different satellites are also different, and they cannot be launched together and the launch window is not the same.

For this situation, the Modu team designed the Long March 6, with the goal of designing a rocket with a simple structure, small capacity and low price to meet this part of the demand.

The first stage of the Long March 6 is exactly a YF100 engine, with a core diameter of 3.35 meters, a LEO capacity of about 1.5 tons, and an SSO capacity.

At present, institutions of higher learning and national defense colleges and universities in Northeast China, Shaanxi, and Beijing, as well as several military enterprises, have designed small satellites for the Long March 6.

ACCORDING TO THE PLAN, THE LONG MARCH 6 WILL MAKE ITS FIRST FLIGHT WITH THESE SATELLITES IN A YEAR AND SEND IT TO THE SSO SUN-SYNCHRONOUS ORBIT AT 700 KM.

The current Changliu is still testing the arrow body, and the YF100 has only been accepted for a few years, and it is still being improved.

These universities and companies slowly built satellites, and then sat back and waited for the rocket, only to be attracted by Xinyuan-1.

Especially when I saw the 400-kilogram satellite of the Southern Institute of Machinery, it was even more sour to drool.

Why, because the SSO capacity of the Chang 6 is only 700 kilograms, the weight of the first flight of more than 20 can't exceed this number.

Now, a college in the middle and lower reaches in their eyes has an exclusive 400 kg load, and it costs 10 million?!

A kilogram is only more than 20,000 yuan? You must know that the price of Changliu is 64,000 per kilogram, which is several times more expensive.

Since the satellite of the Southern Institute of Machinery Technology circled in the sky, many papers have been swiped on the face, and they have been spread in the circle of colleges and universities with their popularity.

Ordinary people are envious when they see it, but in the eyes of real first-class universities, this is simply a tyrannical thing.

With such a large weight and volume, a space radiation detector is installed? And half of it is a battery?

As the so-called jealousy distorts people, these universities and companies are staring at Xinyuan Aerospace without waiting for a few days, and the official website was updated.

Anderov's Xinyuan-1 A, B, and C models were listed, and said that Xinyuan Aerospace would officially use these three rockets to undertake commercial space launches.

Among them, Xinyuan-1C adopts a new 3.5-meter diameter rocket body, with an SSO orbital load of 770 kg, and the lowest price is ...... From 39,900 yuan!

The price of such a rocket, which is almost a copy of the Long Six, has plummeted by one-third!

As for the modification, it doesn't matter if it hasn't flown yet, the Chang-6 that will be carried next year is also the first flight, and the risk is no different.

Besides, the Xinyuan No. 1 has flown over, and a modification is more reliable than the new Chang Liu.

On the first day of September, the factory office received an inquiry letter from a military industrial enterprise in the south, asking about the specific technical parameters of Xinyuan No. 1C.

For this real first order, Lin Ju attached great importance to it and asked Anderov to reply in person.

Over the next week, the two sides exchanged emails for a few days, and then the other side expressed their intention to investigate.

Lin Ju readily agreed, and at this time, the factory had just been upgraded to C-level, just supporting the façade.

After the upgrading of the system team, the new plant has been fully expanded to three times, and has a maximum diameter processing capacity of 6 meters.

New R&D sites, new 3D additive printers that only matured seven or eight years later, and advanced processing machine tools, which are also unknown brands.

At least in terms of infrastructure, Xinyuan Aerospace's manufacturing capacity is on par with or even slightly better than that of the Space Agency, only in terms of scale and technology accumulation.

When representatives of the military factory came to Xinyuan Aerospace, they almost didn't wonder if they had flown to the wrong place.

How is this similar to the rocket factory in Jingu, and it also looks more advanced.

At this time, the factory was manufacturing rocket engines to be delivered to the Sixth Academy, and took out a new 3D printer to process some parts for the first time.

For example, in the past, the rocket nozzle was first made into an elliptical model, and then placed on the forging die machine to rotate and extrude, and processed into the final product.

Now, printers can start from zero on the base and make compliant products little by little, and even some parts and structures on it can be machined and molded in a single pass, which not only improves efficiency, but also reduces the welding process and weight.

One word - advanced!

"Representative Chen, it only takes 86 hours to produce a complete engine like this, while we can produce four at the same time, with an average of less than 22 hours, that is to say, a 120-ton thrust liquid oxygen kerosene engine, our factory can produce one a day on average!

The Sixth Hospital purchased 3 units from us, and it only took 3 days to complete! ”

The deputy manager in charge of reception patted his chest and looked extremely proud.

"Awesome, awesome!"

Chen Wang, a representative of the military factory, was completely convinced of the technical strength of Xinyuan Aerospace Power Company, and he couldn't stop clapping his hands and praising it.

Now even the space agency has come to buy it, what else is there to worry about?

How did he know that this deputy manager was completely blowing, 86 hours of theoretical working hours is a fact, but limited by experience and few skilled workers, this number is very wet, and it only exists in theory at present, but even this is admirable enough.

"Manager Hu, may I ask how much does your Xinyuan-1C cost for a single launch?"

"Not much, the yuan is exactly 30 million, the more loads, the more cost-effective the unit price, the minimum 40,000 kilograms is not only publicity, but also the actual price.

Of course, if the load weight is light, it is also this price, after all, the cost of each of our rockets is fixed, and it cannot be changed. ”

Chen Wang nodded and did not refute, rocket transportation is not a taxi meter, it can neither be reused nor can it be said that less load can cut corners, if his own 110 kg load is launched alone, the price per kilogram will soar to 280,000, which is obviously inappropriate.

However, since he came on behalf of the military factory, he must have expected it.

"Although our load is only 110 kilograms, this is only the original plan, if the unit price is 40,000 yuan, this figure will be doubled.

And there are three or four companies with similar needs to us, and the orbits are all SSO sun-synchronous orbits, which are close to more than 600 kilograms, and the total price is acceptable if it does not exceed 25 million.

But this launch has to be in orbit by December of this year, but I don't think it's a problem for you. ”

It is rare for Chen Wang not to bargain, because the price of 40,000 kilograms is unique in the world.

Xinyuan Aerospace received the intention and reported it to Lin Ju.

Lin Ju thought about it carefully, if the 600 kg load lifted off to get 25 million, the profit margin would be about 7 million, but if you take into account the R&D investment in the Xinyuan No. 1 modification, you can also earn 5 million.

He didn't have the slightest sense of black-heartedness to include all the cost of improvement, but felt that he was too kind.

Although it earns a little less, it is the first commercial order after all, so let's take it as a discount.

A day later, Chen Wang saw Deputy Manager Hu with an embarrassed look:

"To be honest, the manufacturing cost of our rockets is more than 20 million, and 30 million itself is a very low number."

Chen Wang: I believe in you ().

"However, as the first commercial user to choose us, Chairman Lin said, 26 million, we don't make money to make friends.

And the rocket will be launched within 2 months, and there will be no problem with the satellite in place, as for the launch insurance, it all depends on your willingness. ”

Well, space launches are also insured, at least for now.

In the next few years, after several painful failures in private spaceflight, even a Swiss insurance company could not afford to leave.

26 million just touched the highest point of Chen Wang's price, slightly exceeding.

At this price, he contacted other companies to press the price and reduce his own cost to more than 40,000 yuan.

Just when the two sides were in love, the leader of the Eighth Academy, who was working hard to promote the Long March 6, suddenly sneezed, shook his head and looked out the window and muttered:

"Who wants to harm us?"