In early summer, June is the time of steaming.

The Rocket Research Institute is also working on rocket recovery technology, and strives to increase the recovery rate of rockets to 100%.

Chen Zhongyan brought good news that not many people know yet.

In the reception room of the research institute, the main responsible person of the Rocket Research Institute and Chen Zhongyan were together.

This time, Chen Zhongyan came over, and there were two main things related to the Rocket Research Institute.

"The first phase of the Beidou construction project is about to begin, and the launch of the first satellite is estimated to fall on your head."

After Chen Zhongyan took a sip of tea, he said a little calmly.

This matter is originally a matter of no suspense, and there are few things in China that can compare with the existence of the Rocket Research Institute in terms of rocket load and cost.

Not to mention the "Hongyan" rocket newly developed by the Rocket Research Institute, the Changsanyi rocket developed before is the existence of the leader in China.

Because the three satellites of the first phase of the Beidou project are all geostationary orbit satellites with an altitude of 36,000KM.

This places high demands on the GTO (Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit) carrying capacity of the rocket.

After all, the satellite must be launched into the GTO orbit by a rocket before it can be transferred to the geostationary orbit by its own power.

The GTO capacity of the Changsanyi rocket is 5.2 tons, which can easily push the Beidou satellite into the GTO orbit.

As for the GTO capacity of the "Hongyan" rocket, it is even more exaggerated, reaching an incredible 10.3 tons!

That is, using the "Hongyan" rocket, two Beidou navigation satellites can be launched at one time.

This is much better than the Changsanyi rocket in terms of construction speed and launch economy.

Of course, although the "Hongyan" rocket has just undergone an experimental launch, the specific safety remains to be considered.

Chang Sanyi can be regarded as having carried out two actual satellite launches anyway, and except for the first launch, the success rate of the subsequent launches is 100%!

"How is the first phase of the Beidou project going to be launched? Do you want to hit them one by one, or do you want to hit them all at once? ”

Zhang Xingyang asked this crucial question, which is related to the selection of rockets and the construction cycle.

"Our current plan is to hit two satellites first, and as for the third satellite, we will adjust it depending on the operation of the first two satellites."

The construction plan of the first phase of the Beidou project is still relatively conservative. There is no direct intention to launch three satellites at once.

Although the launch of three satellites at one time can quickly complete the first phase of the Beidou project, there is almost no room for the entire project to be adjusted.

Moreover, the first phase of Beidou itself is an exploratory verification project, and the opportunity for verification is almost lost when it is completed at one time.

"Do you want to consider the 'Hongyan' rocket, the price is cheap!"

Now that he had the opportunity, Zhang Xingyang took the opportunity to promote the "Hongyan" rocket that had just been developed.

"What is the approximate cost of your launch now?"

Chen Zhongyan is also really interested in the "Hongyan" rocket, after all, he gave the name of this type of rocket.

If the cost of the "Hongyan" rocket is really low enough, he doesn't mind trying it either.

"At present, the new 'Hongyan' rocket offers 45 million for a launch."

"The price of second-hand, because the rocket recovery has not been successful, the cost has not been officially calculated, but the cost is not expected to exceed 38 million."

The cost of the Hongyan rocket is actually about the same as the cost of the Changsanyi rocket, but the Hongyan rocket exceeds the Changsanyi in terms of carrying capacity.

Moreover, the Hongyan rocket also has the advantage that the fuel is non-toxic and recyclable.

So based on these advantages, Chen Zhongyan still has some heartbeats, although the Hongyan rocket has not yet carried out a real launch mission, but in terms of its advantages, it is enough to take some risks.

"This matter will not be confirmed until we go back and discuss it with everyone."

"However, the advantage of Hongyan Rocket is so obvious, the possibility of choosing him is still quite large."

Chen Zhongyan didn't talk too much, but left some leeway for himself.

"There's one more thing this time, you should have guessed it."

After talking about the launch of the rocket by the Beidou satellite, Chen Zhongyan talked about the main purpose of his visit to the Rocket Research Institute.

"At present, the plan for the construction of a low-orbit satellite communication system has been preliminarily adopted."

As soon as Chen Lao's words came out, everyone in the conference room had a happy face.

If this plan is approved, then the Rocket Research Institute will not only be able to get enough orders for launch missions, but also have enough opportunities to improve the Hongyan rocket.

And in the process of this construction plan, it can beat the reputation of the Rocket Research Institute!

"At present, you are the first to know about this news."

After taking a puff of his cigarette, Chen Lao squinted his eyes and said.

"But in a little while, this news will be announced smoothly when the National Internet Information Center is established."

"It can also be regarded as strengthening everyone's confidence in the construction of the national Internet."

"This time, the top has spent a lot of effort to promote this matter, and the initial construction investment has reached 10 billion!"

This figure is indeed a bit staggering, after all, the purchasing power of the domestic currency is still very strong at this time.

The income of ordinary people generally does not exceed 500 yuan a month, and the income of a normal peasant family does not exceed 1,000 yuan a year.

Therefore, it takes a lot of courage to pour so many resources into the construction of a low-orbit satellite communication network.

If the project fails, there will be a large number of people who will take responsibility.

"Have you revealed the content of the initial construction?"

As an important proposer of the whole project, Zhang Xingyang is still very concerned about the specific situation of the initial construction.

After all, from the content of the first phase of construction, you can see how determined the above is for the entire project.

"The first phase of construction is mainly based on demonstration experiments, the main content of which is the research and development and manufacturing of communication satellites and rockets."

"Of course, because your rocket research and development work is relatively smooth, and the research and development of satellites has not yet begun, so your pressure will be less."

"The construction plan discussed above is to carry out the construction of an experimental satellite communication network within next year, and to launch 40 satellites for networking experiments."

"This amount of capacity should be no problem for you, and you can hit it all in one launch mission."

Chen Zhongyan slightly revealed the plan of the low-orbit satellite communication network, although there were not many satellites in the initial construction, but after all, it was only an experimental nature to form a local area network.

And the area that can be covered by such a network is actually very limited.

(End of chapter)