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Chapter 333 Handover of Control! (Third Update!)

Upon receiving the instruction, the team responsible for satellite control immediately connected to the signal from Satellite 1.

"The laser gyroscope and fiber optic gyroscope are operating normally and are currently undergoing attitude adjustment."

"Attitude adjustment complete, solar panels are correctly facing the sun, thermal management system activated, satellite temperature adjusted to operating range!"

"The antenna system has been deployed and is undergoing data initialization and adjustment."

"The communication system has successfully connected to the ground station, and the signal is normal! Multiple ground stations have begun to report data, and the entire process is expected to take three hours."

"Electromagnetic interference monitoring is normal, and there is no interference between devices."

"Optical lens activated, begins photographing the ground according to lens grading."

"Synthetic Aperture Radar starts normally and begins taking ground photos."

"Data from the Chang'an Observation Center indicates that Satellite No. 1 is moving too fast and needs to be slowed down."

"The data reported by the Kunlun Mountain Observation Center is consistent with that reported by the Chang'an Observation Center. The speed is too fast and needs to be reduced."

"The speed has slowed down, and data has been reported from the Chang'an Observation Center and the Kunlun Mountain Observation Center."

The voices in the command center rose and fell, continuing for more than two hours.

After the data from satellite No. 1 was collected, the other 11 satellites also arrived in orbit one after another.

Under the desperate gazes of these staff members, Xiao Wenkang calmly picked up the walkie-talkie:
"Take a 30-minute break, 10 minutes to take care of personal matters, 10 minutes to have a late-night snack, and 10 minutes to rest."

"Continue working in 30 minutes!"

After giving the order and putting down the walkie-talkie, Xiao Wenkang turned to the staff member next to him, whispered a few words, and then walked towards Lin Yi and the others.

When he walked up to Lin Yi, his tense expression relaxed, and he smiled broadly.

He gave Lin Yi two thumbs-up before excitedly saying:
"Mr. Lin, congratulations!"

"Your achievement of designing, manufacturing, and launching a satellite for the first time is already beyond the reach of 99.99% of people worldwide."

"Congratulations!"

After congratulating Lin Yi, he turned to look at Han Pengfei beside him:

"Chairman, how are the other two launch centers?"

Han Pengfei shrugged: "I've been so busy looking at you guys that I haven't asked yet."

"But I think it should be fine, your launch went so smoothly."

"Things should be going smoothly over there too."

"Wait a minute, I'll ask after we finish eating."

As soon as Han Pengfei finished speaking, a voice came from the control panel in front: "Commander Xiao, it's a call from the space city, specifically asking for you."

Xiao Wenkang gave Lin Yi an apologetic smile, then turned and ran to the control panel. He took the phone from the person speaking and pressed the speakerphone button, allowing the voice on the other end to echo throughout the command center.

The next second, a cheerful voice came from the phone:

"Xiao Wenkang, how's everything going on your end? I'm telling you, everything's going very smoothly here."

"There are a total of 12 satellites. We have already adjusted 5 of them, and there are 7 left. We can finish them this afternoon."

"Once that's done, we can hand it over!"

"Once the handover is complete, we can have a celebratory banquet and celebrate big time."

"To be honest, you couldn't beat me when you were in school, and you still can't beat me now."

"By the way, want to come over for a drink?"

“I forgot, given your cautious nature, you should have finished adjusting one satellite by now. The remaining 11 will take at least until tomorrow.”

"Hey!"

The cheerful voice carried a smugness that even a deaf person could hear.

Holding the phone and listening to the smug voice, Xiao Wenkang wasn't angry. He just smiled and listened to the person on the other end rambling on.

After listening to the person opposite him boast for a while, he finally spoke slowly and deliberately:

"Um... there's something I need to tell you!"

“I had it on speakerphone, and everyone in the command center heard what you just said.”

"Besides the people in the command center, our chairman heard it too."

"Mr. Lin and Mr. Ji from Xiaomi Heavy Industry also heard it."

"His friends, Prince Sall from Saudi Arabia, Prince Rashid from the Emirate of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, and Mr. Lei and Mr. Lin from Xiaomi Group, also heard it."

"Congratulations, He Wentao, you're famous now!"

This time, Xiao Wenkang was the one who was smug, while He Wentao on the other end of the phone began to speak fluent Mandarin.

After the other person had vented for a while, Xiao Wenkang spoke again:
"Alright, tell me how things are going on your end?"

There was silence on the other end of the phone, as if someone was organizing their thoughts.

A few seconds later, a voice came through the phone again: "The launch went smoothly!"

"At first, we were worried that there might be problems during the satellite deployment phase or the signal connection phase."

"But I didn't expect it to go so smoothly."

"Whether it's satellite deployment, signal system connection, or satellite hardware adjustment and testing."

“It went very smoothly.”

"Everything happened naturally, and our anxiety became unnecessary."

"So, we relaxed and quickened our pace."

"So far, we have adjusted a total of 5 satellites."

"To be honest, I have been working in the aerospace system for many years since I graduated in 87."

"This is the first time it's gone so smoothly."

"Perhaps it is the first time that things have gone so smoothly under such extreme conditions."

"By the way, isn't that Mr. Lin right here?"

"Give him the phone!"

Xiao Wenkang turned around, smiled at Lin Yi, and Lin Yi got up from his seat, walked over, stood next to the telephone, and said in a gentle voice:

"Commander He, hello!"

"Hello!" He Wentao replied in kind, and continued, "President Lin, on behalf of the new generation of the Aerospace City, I would like to express my gratitude to you."

"There weren't many missions launched before, so they didn't have many opportunities to participate."

"This time, they have a chance to play."

"Come on! Show your enthusiasm to Mr. Lin from Xiaomi Heavy Industry."

After those words were spoken, everyone present could clearly hear the phone being raised higher, followed by a tired voice coming from the phone:

"Thank you, Mr. Lin!"

The voices were not in sync, and the tone was full of fatigue. Lin Yi smiled and greeted him, then handed the phone back to Xiao Wenkang.

Xiao Wenkang took the phone and continued teasingly, "I don't think your voices are quite synchronized, He Wentao, you..."

"You're deceiving your superiors and subordinates!"

"you shut up!"

"Why should I shut up! You started this trouble first!" "Just shut up!"

These two people, whose combined age is nearly 100, started arguing over the phone.

Han Pengfei watched without stopping him, but silently took out his phone and took a picture.

He had just finished taking the photo when he noticed Lin Yi looking at him. He waved his phone.

"When you're filming the promotional documentary, I can send you this photo!"

He put away his phone, glanced at the time, and pointed to the command center entrance:

"The cafeteria should have delivered the food by now. Let's go eat next door."

While eating, Lin Yi suddenly looked up and asked, "Do any of your chefs want to quit?"

In less than half a second, Han Pengfei saw through Lin Yi's intentions and shouted without hesitation, "Get lost!"

"You can poach other people, but if you dare to poach our chefs, you're asking for death!"

After speaking, he continued eating with his head down.

After eating and drinking his fill, Han Pengfei started to feel sleepy. He leaned back lazily on the sofa, drank a cup of hot tea, and then looked up at Lin Yi:

“Look, it’s already 11 p.m., and we’ve only finished one satellite. There are still 11 left. At this rate, it’ll take until at least tomorrow morning. Let’s just go back now.”

"Even if you don't go back, are you willing to let your CEO, Mr. Ji, stay up all night?"

"You're willing to let President Ji stay up all night, but what about these two people next to him?"

"It would be bad if it caused a diplomatic dispute!"

"It's alright!" Sall put down his midnight snack and waved his hand. "It's alright. When our Arab ancestors were merchants, traveling thousands of miles from the Middle East to the Tang Dynasty, life was much harder than it is now."

"We can hold on."

"It would be a stroke of luck for us to see the system successfully debugged as soon as possible."

At this point, he nudged Rashid, who was still eating beside him, with his elbow:
"Am I right!"

Rashid was enjoying his meal when he was suddenly pulled up. Ignoring what Sale was saying, he nodded repeatedly, "Yes! Yes, yes, yes, yes!"

After nodding his head, he realized something was amiss.

He then quickly lowered his head and continued eating, pretending that he hadn't said anything.

Lin Yi finished packing his things and turned to Ji Shuangshuang, asking, "Why don't you go back first?"

"I need to wait here for the atomic clock of the navigation system to finish adjusting."

"Only when that thing is properly tuned can this satellite launch be considered a complete success."

"It's taking a bit too long!"

Upon hearing the question, Ji Shuangshuang casually patted her small makeup bag: "It's okay, I brought a face mask!"

Upon hearing this, Han Pengfei, who was standing next to him, was completely dumbfounded and vigorously rubbed his sweaty face.
"I should have taken your makeup bag when you got in the car!"

"I was wondering why you brought a face mask!"

After venting his frustrations, he struggled to get up from the sofa, rubbing his aching back as he walked out, saying, "This old man won't argue with you young people."

"I'll spend the night in the break room next door. See you tomorrow morning!"

The group went to the restroom to wash their faces, then returned to the command center, sat down in their original positions, and continued watching Xiao Wenkang and the other staff members perform.

With the operation procedures for Satellite 1 established, the operation procedures for the subsequent 11 satellites were accelerated dramatically. By 4 a.m., all 12 satellites were activated and fully configured.

After listening to the staff's report, Xiao Wenkang breathed a long sigh of relief, then plopped down in a chair without any regard for his image, grabbed the water bottle next to him, and gulped it down.

After finishing, he shouted to the side, "Get me Xiang Mingguang from the Aerospace Post."

The staff nearby immediately followed the instructions, and soon the call to the spaceport was connected, and Xiang Mingguang's voice came through the phone:

"This is Xiang Mingguang. Is this Xiao Wenkang? Speak quickly, I'm in a real hurry!"

When will your three satellites be able to connect to the network?

"Heh—" Xiang Mingguang chuckled softly on the phone, followed by a question:
"Are you out of your mind, Xiao Wenkang? I know that your satellite and the satellites from the space city have been successfully launched, adjusted, and are ready for grid connection."

"You don't need to remind me specifically."

"He Wentao just called me."

"The three satellites we launched are geostationary orbit satellites."

"It's still on its way, still in the process of being connected to the grid, and it doesn't meet the requirements for grid connection yet."

"However, your 24 satellites can be connected to the network ahead of schedule. Once these three satellites successfully join the network, you can directly use the data from your 24 satellites to connect to the data network."

"Bye!"

After saying a lot, Xiang Mingguang hung up the phone before Xiao Wenkang could say anything, leaving Xiao Wenkang standing there in a daze.

After spacing out for a while, he started calling He Wentao again.

As soon as the call connected, He Wentao's smug voice came through again:
"So, did Xiang Mingguang just yell at you?"

"I refuse to believe the chairman could possibly run off to him!"

That smug voice made Xiao Wenkang grit his teeth in hatred, but there was nothing he could do. The two were separated by thousands of miles, and the last time they met was a year ago when they were studying in Yanjing.

However, Xiao Wenkang soon discovered the blind spot.

If nothing unexpected happens, we should all meet in Yanjing at the end of this year.

Then we'll teach this bastard a lesson.

Having convinced himself and suppressed his anger, he calmly said to He Wentao:

"I will contact the West Suburbs Aerospace Control Center later and ask them to oversee data control."

"Are you ready over there?"

Disappointed at not hearing Xiao Wenkang's gritting words, He Wentao added:
"I plan to observe for a while longer to confirm that the satellite is operating without any problems before contacting the West Suburbs Aerospace Control Center."

"If you're ready on your end, you can contact me in advance."

"Alright, then I'll contact the western suburbs first!" After stating his thoughts, Xiao Wenkang hung up the phone, took a deep breath, and then dialed the number of the Yanjing Western Suburbs Aerospace Control Center.

Before he could even speak, an extremely excited and cheerful voice came through the phone:

"I've finally waited for you guys!"

"I thought you'd have to wait until dawn at the very least!"

"Hurry, hurry, our men are starving and thirsty!"

The cheerful voice on the other end eased some of the oppression in Xiao Wenkang's heart.

He held the phone, took a few deep breaths, and then straightened his posture.

"West Suburbs Aerospace Control Center, this is the Jincheng Launch Center. We have completed the launch of satellites 1-12 of the Xiaomi-1 satellite system."

"The testing of the satellite's related orbit, attitude, signal connection, and data connection hardware has been completed."

"Control authority is now being formally transferred to your organization. Please note the receiving permissions."

The loud voice fell silent, and after a few seconds, an equally loud voice came from the other side.

"This is the Yanjing West Suburbs Aerospace Control Center, Jincheng Launch Center. Thank you for your hard work and dedication."

"The handover of control over satellites 1-12 of the Xiaomi Satellite System will now begin!"

"Handover instructions: Far ahead!"

(End of this chapter)