This star is going to the moon

Chapter 253 The spaceship and satellite are preparing for takeoff, and the Americans and British are flooring the accelerator.
[Oh, I thought the space projects related to the plot of the TV series "You Are My Glory" were all fictional, but you're telling me that the "little tablet" the male lead gives the female lead when he goes to the desert can actually receive satellite network and turn on WiFi for computers and mobile phones?]

[The space projects in the storyline are indeed fictional. The JX-1 satellite, the SouShen lander, and the unidentified lunar rover are all fictional and cannot be found anywhere.]

Indeed, but that "small tablet" isn't exactly a secret. Anyone who pays attention to aerospace news will know it was reported before, and there was even discussion about the incredible name "Zhou Tian Xing Dou Da Zhen" (Great Array of the Heavenly Stars), which was said to be Lu Yunqi's creation.

Yes, the "Zhou Tian Xing Dou Da Zhen" (Great Array of the Celestial Stars) is comparable to "Starlink"; they are both similar space-based internet providers. A small ground-based antenna can provide internet access anytime, anywhere, similar to a base station. Connecting to Wi-Fi allows for internet access to computers and mobile phones.

Although the space projects related to the protagonist in "You Are My Glory" are fictional, they all have real-world prototypes. For example, the JX-1 satellite that the protagonist rescued in an emergency is based on my country's first meteorological satellite, "Fengyun-1A".

[Yes, so in the TV series, because of poor signal in the desert, the male and female leads had difficulty communicating. Then, when the male lead went to see the female lead, he brought her the latest aerospace technology product—space internet. Its prototype should be the "Zhou Tian Xing Dou Da Zhen" (a powerful aerospace array).]

[I think it's not just a prototype. Look at the portable terminal in the TV series; its antenna looks like a folded-up laptop, plus a stand. It's exactly the same as the newly announced "Zhou Tian Xing Dou Da Zhen" receiving terminal.]

[Haha, I knew this "Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Array" was related to Lu Yun. He definitely came up with that ridiculous name; it turns out he already had his own agenda in the TV series.]

Lu Yun did indeed have his own agenda.

That was also one of his purposes in filming "You Are My Glory".

The reason why viewers did not connect the "portable space internet receiver" in the TV series with the "Starlink" that SpaceX launched last year is mainly because the "Starlink" receiver terminal is disc-shaped, similar to a traditional receiving antenna.

Starlink will only start using a more portable and easier-to-store rectangular receiver in its next generation, similar to a folded laptop.

As a reborn individual, Lu Yun directly made the receiving terminal of the "Zhou Tian Xing Dou Da Zhen" use the second-generation design of the "Starlink" receiving terminal, with the antenna panel resembling a folded, thin and light laptop.

Just like the first batch of standard satellites of the "Zhou Tian Xing Dou Da Zhen" is equivalent to the future "Starlink" 1.5 version, they are large satellites with a single satellite mass of 300 kilograms.

And it uses laser communication.

And this is just the standard star of the "Zhou Tian Xing Dou Da Zhen" (a large array of stars in the Zhou Tian constellation), which has more than 10,000 stars. It is also a much larger node star, with a single star weighing up to 2 tons.

This standard is roughly the 2.0 version of the future "Starlink".

However, the current Starlink system is only in versions 0.9 and 1.0, with each satellite weighing over 200 kilograms and only able to communicate using electromagnetic waves.

This is the power of Lu Yun's rebirth and his cheat-like abilities.

As the launch date of the first batch of satellites for the "Zhou Tian Xing Dou Da Zhen" (a constellation of stars) approaches, many people are looking forward to it.

Of course, the first batch of satellites consisted of only 30 units. Each satellite was flat and neatly stacked in two piles inside the fairing of the "Wanhu" rocket.

The maximum payload capacity of the recoverable version of the "Wanhu" rocket is 10.6 tons, while the weight of 30 "Xingdou" rockets is 9 tons. With a series of fixing devices, the total load is close to 10 tons, which can be considered a full load.

Thirty satellites won't provide much service; you'll need to launch at least several hundred standard satellites before you can start providing localized internet service.

Elon Musk isn't too worried about this, since his Starlink has been launching since last year, and because the Falcon 9 rocket has a larger payload capacity and the individual Starlink satellites are slightly smaller, it can launch 60 satellites at a time.

There have been three launches since last year, meaning 180 satellites are already in orbit.

Furthermore, launches will accelerate starting this year, with another launch scheduled for the end of this month, bringing the total number of launches this year to 15. If all goes smoothly, combined with the two launches last year, Starlink will have over 1000 satellites in orbit.

Even if it doesn't meet the standards, there are still nearly 1000 satellites, so Elon Musk plans to announce the commercial trial operation of Starlink in North America at the International Astronautical Congress in October this year.

Lu Yun's "Zhou Tian Xing Dou Da Zhen" (a satellite constellation system) launched by Lao Zhong only carries half the number of satellites as his in a single launch, and it starts with 180 fewer satellites than him. How can it compete with him?

Especially due to the presence of the United States, the development of international relations between Laos and China is hindered, and its "grand strategy" can only begin domestically after it starts to operate.

Finding other users internationally is not easy.

However, Starlink, a space fork backed by the world's leading superpower, is different. Its partial trial operation includes neighboring Canada and the University of California.

To be honest, Elon Musk first became a citizen of South Africa and then used UC Berkeley as a stepping stone to join the United States, so he holds citizenship in all three countries.

As a result, many Americans are not fond of him.

"Ellon Ma, you're an illegal immigrant, what gives you the right to swagger around online!"

"You do not represent the great United States at all. You are not the old Stars and Stripes. You are just a despicable, greedy tycoon!"

Elon Musk didn't react much to this, but instead quietly began acquiring Twitter shares.

He wanted power, but as a "new money" individual, he lacked experience and had limited dealings with the White House and Congress, so he preferred to start through online channels.

Ideally, it should be an online community that people use daily.

However, his busiest task right now is the escape test of the Crew Dragon spacecraft.

Once this test is completed and everything goes smoothly, the next flight will be able to carry passengers.

It was also at this time that the U.S. Senate began the impeachment trial of the blond businessman.

Because some "benevolent people" discovered that this guy did not lead the Federation to greatness again, but instead stepped on the gas pedal on the downhill road!
Meanwhile, on the other side, the British, who share a "shared father-son" relationship with the Americans, are also causing trouble.

The House of Commons held a vote, and the Brexit bill was passed with 330 votes in favor and 231 votes against.

The Brexit process has now begun.

They will first pass the relevant legislation, and then ask the "vigorous" Empress Dowager to sign it.

The people who were in the area were very happy during this time, as if a better life was beckoning to them.

One person excitedly said in an interview, "The EU has been sucking our blood all this time. As long as we leave the EU, everything will be fine!"

(End of this chapter)