Chapter 16: As a companion in the Spring Festival Gala,
Two days actually passed very quickly. After debugging the satellite, it was loaded into the rocket. All work was ready. Now it was just waiting for the launch window to open and the ignition was ascended.
During the past two days, some insignificant things happened. Du Pengfei, who intended to shoot and injure someone, was simply tried by the military court and was deprived of his military post and would be held criminally responsible. Han Zhizhong's problem is more complicated. This guy has been in business for many years and his relationship network is still relatively complicated. The military commission came to interrogate him specifically, and there were probably not many good days to live.
During this period, Fan Wubing also had a brief connection with his various industries and learned about the progress. The meat processing factory and crystal glass factory, which were in the trial production stage, were completely on the right track. The new factory invested in Liushi had been completed at this time. The equipment was installed and debugged and samples were already started. After strict inspection by the quality inspection department, it was considered to be of high quality and at the leading level in China, which wiped out the gloomy atmosphere of counterfeit and shoddy past.
In Shanghai, the development of the new Silk Road Entertainment Company, which has received huge investments, is also changing with each passing day. After relocating the CCTV line, the company's artists began to frequently show their faces on various programs hosted by CCTV. The popularity in the circle has been increasing continuously. Many solo artists with good strength have also shown high enthusiasm for joining the company. Especially after Chen Bisong's single album came out, the market response was very enthusiastic. They have been invited by the CCTV Spring Festival Gala crew and will participate in this year's Spring Festival Gala rehearsal.
However, the rehearsal of the Spring Festival Gala only obtained an admission certificate. Whether it can finally appear in the public eye depends on the final arrangement of the crew. To put it bluntly, it is the operating ability and economic strength of the entertainment company behind the artist.
Xia Donghai and his wife were already complaining to Fan Wubing that the current competition for the Spring Festival Gala has changed from a competition of strength to a competition of sponsorship fees. In order to successfully accomplish this, they have paid 1 million yuan to the Spring Festival Gala crew and have not received a single word yet.
After hearing this, Fan Wubing said nothing. He just asked the contact information of the person in charge of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala crew, then asked Director Huang's contact information, and then dialed the phone directly and stated that he had added five million in sponsorship. The other party was stunned when he heard Fan Wubing's name. After hearing the five million in sponsorship fee, he immediately agreed and arranged for Chen Bisong to perform in prime time, and took out a somewhat annoying sketch program, so that Chen Bisong could sing two songs in a row.
In recent years, few people have sang two songs in a row. On the one hand, it is for the sake of money, and on the other hand, Chen Bisong himself has a certain influence in film and television dramas. The launch of the new song "Perfume is Toxic" has murdered many young men and women. On the other hand, although Fan Wubing has not done anything similar for many years, his reputation is still there. The older and more experienced guys are clear about it. CCTV's Spring Festival Gala crew has left a requirement to ask Fan Wubing to participate in next year's Spring Festival Gala organization activities to improve the current status of the Spring Festival Gala program that has been tepid for many years.
He Yun was listening and watching. When she heard Fan Wubing openly promised to sponsor five million to the Spring Festival Gala for the right to perform two songs by a singer, her interest in the Spring Festival Gala suddenly dropped sharply.
"I really didn't expect that you were actually taking the money to the Spring Festival Gala." He Yun accused him indignantly.
"This is called opening the Spring Festival Gala. Everyone is getting high fireworks." Fan Wubing replied reluctantly, "It costs a lot of money to hold a Spring Festival Gala, renting a venue, pre-preparation and rehearsals, the employment costs of extras, hiring directors and staff, the travel expenses and food and accommodation issues of actors, and the coordination issues of various departments. These are all cost money. You can't expect all to rely on state funding to carry out these entertainment activities, right?"
"All these cost money? I thought they were just paying for their salary-" He Yun was a little overwhelmed when he heard Fan Wubing proposed so many tricks.
Fan Wubing smiled and said, "That's natural. The entertainment industry is also the first to enter the first pilot of the market economy. Of course, everything has to be seen from money. Artists are all making money by selling their arts. It is natural to invest a little to increase their popularity. After all, they are not like you who wear military uniforms. They are completely supported by military spending and do not need to consider other things like food, rice, oil, salt, etc."
At around 10 o'clock in the morning, Chief No. 1's special plane landed at the base airport. The lineup of the inspection this time was quite large. In addition to Chief No. 1, who would bring focus everywhere he went, was accompanied by a deputy prime minister, a state committee member, several unscrupulous leaders, and a lot of reporters. Fan Wubing noticed that a beautiful female announcer from the News Broadcast was also among the accompanying him.
After the plane landed, Commander No. 1 said a few simple words, and accompanied by several senior generals, he went to the base headquarters, where he could watch the work on the scene through video.
I don’t know what they talked about in the conference room. In short, it lasted for more than an hour. Later, when I came out to meet the staff, my expression was a little solemn, in addition to being kind,
Then there was a long wait. After a few hours, it seemed very difficult to bear at this sensitive moment. At 8:13 pm, all parameters were the best, and the weather was very coordinated. The clouds cleared and the fog dissipated, and the wind was calm. With the command of the command, the satellite launched entered the countdown.
Fan Wubing can probably guess why everyone is not in a good mood. I remember that before rebirth, it also launched satellites for the Americans. As a result, the satellite exploded. Fortunately, the performance of the long second bundle was good. Due to the explosion, he recalibrated his flight attitude and forced the broken satellite residue to be sent to the synchronous transfer orbit. He also determined the satellite explosion time based on the fluctuations in the rocket's flight trajectory at that time and some data sent back by the rocket.
Later, on the fairing of the protection satellite on the head of the rocket picked up on the ground, the residual material of the satellite splashed on the inside of the fairing when the satellite exploded. According to this, Americans had to privately admit that there was a problem with the satellite. It was probably the explosion of the US satellite-mounted thruster that adjusted the satellite attitude. However, the official news release later said that China and the United States admitted that both satellites and rockets were fine, but the result was in vain. What exactly is going on is that everyone is sure to have a clear idea. What is the competition in the satellite launch market? What methods can the Americans not use to squeeze China out?
However, even if Fan Wubing seized their handle this time, it would not have much impact on the general trend. Since there was a dispute over interests, the Americans knew that we were wary and simply tear them apart. There was no need to hide it. Instead, they just found a reason to block China from the international satellite launch market. After all, most of the communication satellites were made by the United States, and the US government would not sign an export license. Unless China had the ability to sell the Oriental Red series of communication satellites, they would have the capital to rob the business with those robbers!
Under such circumstances, China can only ensure that Fan Wubing’s three satellites and Osset Company’s two satellites signed this time will not have any problems, and everything will be fine if it goes smoothly.
As for whether we can sign in to foreign satellite launch services in the future, it is hard to say.
When Fan Wubing thought of this problem, he couldn't help but feel a little painful. Although he had money, if he wanted to gain a dignity that could match it, he still had to rely on the strength of his motherland. How long does it take to wait for this day?
The launch tower under the light is pink and green, and is over 100 meters high. It is all made of steel frame structures and stands in the desert. The tower is equipped with a fixed platform and a liftable working platform for scientific researchers to conduct final tests and inspections on the rocket before launch. At night, dozens of searchlights illuminate the outline of the tower at the same time, making it the most brilliant building in the Gobi Desert.
The main task of the launch tower is to complete the functional inspection of the spacecraft rocket assembly, propellant refueling, satellite entry, ignition and launch, emergency rescue of staff, etc. On the eve of the launch, if an emergency occurs, the staff on the tower can quickly enter the underground safety bunker through the escape slide.
Since my country successfully launched its first satellite with the Long March 1 rocket, five types of Long March series launch vehicles have been successfully developed, and thirty-three technical experimental satellites, communication satellites, return satellites, meteorological satellites and other different types of satellites, such as low-Earth orbit, geosynchronous orbit, and solar synchronous orbit.
The Long March 2 Bundle Rocket is a two-stage large-scale bundled rocket developed from the Long March 2 C. Compared with its basic type, Long March 2 C, the length of the first and second stages has increased by 9.8 meters. Four diameter boosters are tied around the first stage rocket, making the total length of the rocket reach fifty meters. Its carrying capacity can send more than nine tons of satellites into the geosynchronous orbit, with a take-off mass of 460 tons and a total engine thrust of 600 tons.
The communication satellite manufactured by Hughes, the United States, was originally customized for Ossett. It can accommodate payloads in three different frequency bands. It can be used for live TV and can also be used for mobile communications and high-definition television new businesses. The satellite weighs more than seven tons, representing the advanced level of today's communication satellites. If such a heavy guy wants to launch it in China, he can only use a long bundle of rockets to send it into geosynchronous orbit.
Before the rocket was launched, the propellant had been filled into the engine storage box. After the command center issued the ignition command, the staff on the launch console pressed the start knob. At this time, the relevant equipment on the ground automatically issued the ignition command to the rocket according to the predetermined procedure. The valve of the propellant storage box was automatically opened. Through the conveying system, the fuel and oxidant collided in the combustion chamber. The formed high-temperature and high-pressure air flow was sprayed out by the nozzle, generating huge thrust.
"The first and four boosters of the long second bundle can generate nearly 6,000 thrust. When it works for 125 seconds, the booster will be completed, and the bundler on the booster will be automatically unblocked, and the booster will be separated from the first core stage of the rocket. Then the first rocket will be shut down after 33 seconds, and the second rocket will be ignited. At the same time, the two rocket stages are separated. When the second main engine and the four swimming engines work for 301 and 414 seconds respectively, the posture adjustment and orientation system on the rocket begins to work, which can provide posture adjustment power in three directions, pitch, yaw and roll. Once the direction is completed, the thrust is ignited by the three thousand Newtons of the rotating rocket, the star-gun separation, and the satellite enters the lowest orbit as required." A deputy commander-in-chief of the base explained to the leaders sitting in the video studio watching the rocket takeoff process.
As the countdown of ten numbers was completed, the rocket started, and the launch platform was immediately reflected by the flames ejected from the rocket's tail, and the smoke rose into the air. The rocket slowly rose, and then the speed became faster and faster, steadily rising into the sky.
As the owner of the satellite, Fan Wubing naturally sat in a prominent position in the hall. While he was looking at the video images, he looked at the two bright curves displayed on the big screen. When the two curves were smoothly bonded, the launch was considered successful. Although it was only a few minutes, everyone was very nervous.
There are busy and busy staff next to hundreds of equipment in the surveillance hall. While monitoring the projects they are responsible for, they look up at the big screen from time to time to understand the overall situation. From time to time, people report the latest situation to the headquarters through headsets.
"The Long Second Bundle Rockets we produce are not only technologically advanced, but also have a wide international market. They can not only launch all commercial satellites with the upper stage launched by the US space shuttle, but also match various satellites with the upper stage produced by other countries, forming a geosimultaneous transfer orbit carrier. After technical processing, the Long Second Bundle Rockets can also be harmoniously compatible with satellites with the upper stage in machinery, electrical appliances, thermal ratios and electromagnetic radiation." In order to mediate the tense atmosphere at the scene, the deputy commander-in-chief continued to introduce the situation to the leaders.
However, Fan Wubing took a closer look. It seemed that the leaders didn't understand what he said very well, but they were embarrassed to ask more questions. So he interrupted with cognitive slightest, "Please ask Vice President, what does that upper level mean? I really don't know!"
As soon as Fan Wubing asked this, the people in the hall laughed. The vice president glanced at the person who was asking and found that it was the God of Wealth who bought rockets and satellites. So he explained with a smile, "This upper stage is actually the power system that comes with a satellite. As long as our rocket is responsible for sending the satellite into the predetermined lowest orbit, the satellite will use its own power system to enter the geosynchronous orbit."
"Oh, so that's what happened. Now I understand. Thank you very much." Fan Wubing said with a smile.
After Fan Wubing made such a fuss, the tension in the hall was relieved a lot. At this time, the two curves of the rocket's flight had begun to bond, and it would not take long to successfully enter the predetermined orbit.
Commander No. 1 looked at the big screen and felt relieved. After all, this was the first time to launch an American-made communication satellite using a large thrust launch vehicle. Its meaning is different. Since there was no problem at this time, that is, as long as the orbital position error is within the allowable range of the contract, the launch was successful. So he smiled and said, "Comrade Xiao Fan is very good. He asked what he didn't know immediately. In fact, I don't know very well what the above level is. I have also asked the chief engineer in private, but it still takes a lot of courage to ask it out like him in public."
Everyone was worried. Anyway, as the officials became older and older, they had to be careful in their actions. They were not as casual as they were when they were ordinary people. This was considered to be gains and losses.
At this time, warm applause and cheers suddenly erupted from the control room. Everyone looked closely and saw that the satellite had entered the predetermined orbit, the star arrows separated successfully, and the scheduled mission had been completed.
China's first commercial communication satellite launch for the international market has achieved a successful success. Next, it depends on whether Hughes' satellite can withstand the test. Of course, the American equipment performance is also reliable. The satellite's own upper-stage rocket was successfully ignited and sent the satellite into the geosynchronous orbit.
Not long after, the ground monitoring center received data sent back from the satellite. So far, the first of the three satellites purchased by Fan Wubing was considered to have settled in space.
The success of this launch also set a first-class level in the history of world aerospace. The accuracy of its launch inclination is one percent, and it is only 0.9 kilometers away from the altitude of the rated perimeter at a distance of 200 kilometers, which is far less than the plus or minus six kilometers of the allowable deviation. It is only 3.8 kilometers away from the altitude of 1,050 kilometers at a distance of rated points, which is far beyond the requirements for launching communication satellites. Calculation shows that all orbit parameters are several times or even dozens of times higher than the contract's specified value, among which the pitch angle and theoretical value are exactly the same.
Faced with the success of the Chinese, Maximos, Harry Ford and others could only give a thumbs up and praise him.
Chapter completed!