1639: C1639 Fourth Rocket Launch Site

C1639 Fourth Rocket Launch Site

Just by looking at the Parallel Spacetime, one would know that the Space Shuttle had retired, but the universe ship was still in service. The concept of advanced did not necessarily mean that there was advanced equipment, but it still needed to conform to the actual situation.

While everyone was discussing, outside, Guo slowly walked in. He gently pushed open the door and sat in the last row of seats.

Guo was very excited. He did not think that he would come here to take a look. The aviation exhibition was a grand event for aerospace. He didn't expect it. He had met his old classmate here, and now, it was time for another meeting!

When he thought of his old classmate, he thought of the cheque in his pocket. He felt a wave of nervousness. What was that? Had he leaked the secret? The reward for him?

He knew that leaking information was a serious matter, and it could even be sentenced. It was an act that endangered the country, but the cheque kept hitting his heart.

Money!

That was money. In the past few years, the entire country had undergone tremendous changes. Although Guo's salary was also rising, he saw that the people who were doing business had made a lot of money. How could he not be envious? He also wanted money. Money was not omnipotent. But he could not do it without money.

He forcefully suppressed this idea. Now, he was informed to attend the meeting late. He came late. What were they talking about?

"President Qin, your analysis is very reasonable. Looks like we don't need to look at the mountain anymore. Let's aim at the spaceship. Actually, even if it is a universe ship, we will only be able to prove it in advance. The country hasn't gotten on the horse yet." Elder Ren said.

Qin Guan nodded. "That's right. Our Aerospace Industry needs to take one step at a time. We don't need to be fast, but we need stability. We need to walk out firmly. At the same time, we need to call everyone here for a meeting with another purpose."

Another purpose?

Everyone looked at Qin Guan, waiting for him to continue speaking. Qin Guan didn't keep them in suspense and told them what he thought. "We should debate on a new launch site."

In the launch satellite, Y Country was much more convenient than Bear Country. Why? Because the Bear Country was in a high latitude area and the Y Country was in a low latitude area. This way, it was easier to make use of the Earth's rotation.

The Earth was a big ball that kept spinning. It spun once every 24 hours. It was easy to imagine that the north and south poles actually did not rotate. The more one walked towards the equator, the faster the rotation would be.

All the spacecraft on Earth were launched towards the east because Earth turned from west to east. This way, it could effectively use the speed of the line brought by Earth's rotation. The lower the latitude, the more it could be used.

Sitting on the ground and walking 80 thousand miles per day, this was what it meant. On the ground, you were also moving along with Earth's rotation.

For example, on the equator, the line speed was 1670 kilometers per hour, which was five times faster than the fastest train group!

At 60 degrees north, this speed was reduced to 837 kilometers per hour.

After the establishment of the country, Han Country had developed the missile industry and also the aerospace industry. After establishing the aerospace city, there were three launch sites. However, they were all located in the northern part of Han Country. In this way, they wouldn't be able to effectively utilize the advantages of Earth's rotation.

At that time, he was also helpless. After all, when they were selecting the location, the Monkey Country was still fighting. If there was a situation, Coconut Island might become a battlefield. Setting up a satellite launch base here wouldn't be safe.

However, it was different now. The international relations had begun to ease up. Especially the military strength of the Han Country was steadily increasing. Who would dare to come here and cause trouble? Flying Leopard combat bombers and C802 series missiles could teach them how to behave. The navy's four new King Kong were also awe-inspiring, not to mention that they were building their own Divine Shield warships in the country.

The navy could already ensure the safety of Coconut Island!

The experts present were all smart. Someone immediately said, "If it's the most efficient, we might as well set up a launch site in Coconut Island. This way, we can increase the capacity of the rockets by 10%! "

Putting other things aside, this data was real. The current launch site. If the launch of the Long March 2 rockets could have a load capacity of 10 tons, in Coconut Island, the capacity could reach 11 tons! In the aerospace field, even if it increased the weight by 1,000 grams, in the aerospace field, even if it increased the weight by 1,000 grams, it was still precious, not to mention that it was 10%!

Coconut Island, located at the southernmost part of the motherland, was an island. There was a channel between it and the mainland of the motherland. If it was connected, it would be the Peninsula. The entire island was shaped like a pear. It was a subtropical climate, a tourist attraction, and had been illuminated for a long time. There were also quite a number of launch windows.

In the past, there had been such an idea, but because of various difficulties, they gave up in the end. But now, Qin Guan finally brought it up. He wanted to build a launch site here!

"In the future, our newly developed Long March 5 series carrier rockets. It will be used as a launch site in Coconut Island. This way, it will save our fuel. Our manned space program can also be started here. " Qin Guan said.

Qin Guan only chose the most suitable option. The Coconut Island was indeed not bad. Naturally, the conditions were very good, especially in winter, when the weather was cold and the land was frozen. Launching a rocket was dangerous. Why did the Space Shuttle of the Challenger explode? Wasn't it just an O-shaped sealed ring that was frozen?

If they were here, they definitely wouldn't have to worry about this kind of problem. It was a tourist attraction all year round. The climate was good, and there were quite a number of launch windows.

"But, what about transportation?" Someone asked.

Up until now, the production and assembly of rockets were all in the rocket factory in the capital. In the past, they were transported to the destination by railway, then tested, erected, and added fuel and launch, etc.0

There were no roads to go to Coconut Island, so how could they be transported?

Qin Guan smiled. "Transportation is better. We can use boats to transport them directly!"

The engineer who asked the question immediately patted his head. Yes, why didn't I think of that?

The fourth launch site in Coconut Island was also related to the Long March 5. This new generation of large thrust rockets adopted a larger diameter design. This way, the railway transportation method in the past was not easy to use. The bridges and caves along the way were not wide enough!

However, using boats to transport was not such a concern. After being produced by the rocket factory in the capital, it could be directly transported to the port of Haihe. From there, the ship could be transported to Coconut Island in one go. In terms of transportation, this was definitely convenient.

Guo listened quietly from the side. It seemed like this was a long distance aerospace project meeting. The launch site would need at least five years to be established.

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