Xiaomi Heavy Industry, its first entrepreneurial venture!

Chapter 336 A resounding success! (Third update!)

This time, the progress bar at the bottom of the software only moved slightly at the beginning, and then it completely froze and never moved again.

A few minutes later, a notification popped up.

[Strong interference detected. Should we activate emergency frequency communication?]

【whether】

Upon seeing these two options, Kang Guohao clicked "yes" without hesitation. However, after clicking, the software page did not redirect; it remained the same as before.

The progress bar below remained unchanged.

Seeing this, Kang Guohao was not surprised at all.

To verify certain technologies, the ship was equipped with an electromagnetic interference system, which was only activated occasionally for special missions.

Once activated, the jamming device will emit multi-frequency noise in all directions without any pattern.

The frequency band of Xiaomi Heavy Industry's positioning system is also in these multi-frequency noises, and the messy signals can directly interfere with the operation of the receiver.

No matter how strong the satellite signal is, it cannot break through this interference system and deliver the signal to its destination.

However, given the radar's full-power power-on test just now, Kang Guohao is still very satisfied even though he can't receive a signal now.

This is because it's the first time Xiaomi Heavy Industry has done this.

The first time designing and manufacturing a satellite, the first time making a system, and all the other firsts combined have given us a level of achievement that surpasses 99.99% of people worldwide.

Even domestic navigation research teams are lagging behind in progress.

This is truly a rare find!

After looking at the computer for a while, Kang Guohao called someone over and casually instructed them:

"You stay here and keep an eye on things. I'm going to the bathroom to have a smoke. Also, don't turn off the interference system; leave it on for another 60 minutes."

A few people were left to guard him as Kang Guohao skipped and hopped toward the bathroom, looking like a child who had just received a new toy.

Half an hour later, he walked out of the bathroom humming a song and swinging his arms, but this time he looked more mature and composed.

As soon as he stepped onto the deck, he noticed that the group of people surrounding the computer looked strange. Even as he strode closer, they didn't turn around.

Something's wrong, there's something wrong!
Suddenly, a terrible possibility occurred to him.

That means the equipment is broken!
It should be noted that this equipment was delivered by a special person from the Space Technology Research Institute. According to that person, there were only seven sets of this equipment in total, and it was rushed out at the last minute.

If it breaks, don't expect a remake.

On this mission, they need to assist the domestic ground station in adjusting the 27 satellites launched by Xiaomi Heavy Industry, calibrating the atomic clocks, and recording relevant data.

The entire voyage will take approximately two months.

It's only been a few days, and the device I used specifically for connecting has already broken down. Isn't that a disaster?
Thinking of this terrible possibility, Kang Guohao involuntarily quickened his pace, ran to the side of the crowd, and reached out to push the crowd aside.

In the center of the crowd, the computer sat quietly, its screen lit up, the progress bar on the software page completed, and a series of data lay silently in the document area, waiting for others to paste and copy.

Below, there is a short note.

[Emergency frequency band switch successful, data acquisition successful. Current low-Earth orbit satellite connections: 12. Current geostationary orbit satellite connections: 0.]

After staring at the string of text for a while, Kang Guohao suddenly looked up and asked the people next to him:
"You turned off the jamming equipment? Didn't I say to keep it on?"

The two consecutive questions left the people around him bewildered. They turned their heads, looking at each other, not understanding what Kang Guohao was asking.

At this moment, someone cautiously said, "Engineer Kang, um... um we didn't turn off the equipment."

"After you walked for about 25 minutes, we noticed that the software wasn't making any progress, so we discussed whether we should go fishing later and have an extra meal for dinner."

"Then the satellite receiver itself said that the signal connection was successful and the satellite connection was successful."

"Then this computer started playing music."

"When we were playing music, we were worried that there was a problem with the equipment, so we quickly checked it."

"The computer stops playing music as soon as we move the mouse or keyboard."

"The software also read the relevant data. Once we saw the data, we sent someone to find you."

"He was gone for only two minutes, and you came back, that's it."

Kang Guohao remained silent. After leaving the restroom, he went to the middle deck through another exit.

I went over there to find a quiet place, secretly rejoiced for a moment, and smoked two more cigarettes along the way.

Perhaps that's why those who went looking for themselves didn't find them.

Just as I was about to say a few words, I heard footsteps behind me, along with a voice:
"I don't know where Kang Gong went. I went to the restroom but couldn't find him, and I didn't look for him anywhere nearby either..."

The shouting stopped abruptly. The other person had already seen Kang Guohao and hurriedly ran over: "Engineer Kang..."

The rest of what the visitor wanted to say was cut off by Kang Guohao raising his hand:

"I see!"

"Now, notify the control room to turn off the signal jamming equipment and contact the West Suburbs Aerospace Control Center."

"Things must be in complete chaos over there!"

Upon receiving his instructions, the people gathered around immediately dispersed and quickly ran to the cabin to return to their respective posts.

A few minutes later, the jamming device was turned off.

Kang Guohao made a direct satellite phone call to the West Suburbs Aerospace Control Center.

As soon as the call connected, Wei Jianguo's roar came from the other end:

"What are you doing?"

"Why did the satellites in orbit suddenly start adjusting their attitudes, whether it was synthetic aperture radar or optical lenses, all pointing at the area where you are and taking pictures like crazy?"

Do you know how many photos are in our backup system right now?

"173 pictures!"

"In just over ten minutes, 12 satellites used synthetic aperture radar and optical lenses to take 173 high-resolution images."

"The photo taken with the optical lens is completely black; you can't see anything."

“The synthetic aperture radar photos can be magnified to even see the clothes the people on your ship are wearing. Each photo is 18GB on average.”

"They completely crammed our storage array to the brim!"

"Did you guys poison the satellite?"

The person on the other end cursed loudly for a long time, and then stopped after they had finished cursing.

After about several tens of seconds, Wei Jianguo's tone softened:
"Those satellites are back to normal now. So, tell me, what exactly did you do?"

On the Yuanwang 5, Kang Guohao tapped the table with his left hand: "The frequency band of Xiaomi Heavy Industry's satellite system is exactly what our jamming equipment on the ship has."

"I just wanted to start it up and see if the system could be used under interference from corresponding frequency clutter."

"When using it, the software on my computer prompted me that the signal interference was strong and asked if I wanted to switch to the emergency frequency band."

"I cut it, but it didn't react, so I thought it was ruined."

"Unexpectedly, the system directly adjusts the angle of the satellite and takes pictures directly using synthetic aperture radar and optical lenses."

That's pretty ruthless!

"I'm not sure if this is the underlying logic of the system, or if Xiaomi Heavy Industry gave you a lot of privileges."

"However, I suspect it must be a very high level of authority. If the underlying logic is like this, then anyone could potentially control the satellite, which would be very troublesome."

"Okay, that's the situation."

"Now, let me state my conclusion!"

"This system is very powerful!"

"It already has the qualifications to compete with GPS. The only weakness is that the corresponding receiving equipment for this satellite system has not yet been deployed."

"If this is rolled out nationwide, our civilian systems can completely abandon GPS." "I stand by my word. You can go and submit a report to the leadership now, explaining the success of this mission!"

"I'll continue to study that system. I'll give you the relevant information later."

"that's all!"

Kang Guohao put down the phone, a smile appearing on his face, and then waved to the people around him:

"Let's go fishing! And then we'll eat seafood instant noodles!"

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Yanjing West Suburbs Aerospace Control Center.

In the underground data storage center, Wei Jianguo stood in front of the main control computer, staring at the photo displayed on the screen with a dark expression.

The principle behind synthetic aperture radar (SAR) photography is to emit microwave pulses towards the ground. Since microwave pulses reflect to different degrees when they collide with different materials, the photos captured by SAR are all grayscale images.

Different brightness indicates different reflectivity.

If you want a color photo, you can use software to generate it based on the data after obtaining a grayscale photo.

What appeared in front of Wei Jianguo and the others was a grayscale photo.

This grayscale photo has been zoomed in to its maximum size.

The people present had all seen the Yuanwang 5 before, so they could naturally recognize that this ship was the Yuanwang 5.

On the foredeck of the Yuanwang 5, several people could be clearly seen gathered together.

Besides these people, you can also see the laptop they are surrounding, as well as the antenna and signal receiver set up next to it.

Wei Jianguo didn't know how to describe his feelings at that moment.

Kang Guohao didn't see the photo, so he could remain calm.

But I can't.

The precision of this photograph far surpasses that of any existing satellite in China.

Moreover, those satellites have limited functions; remote sensing satellites are remote sensing satellites, meteorological satellites are meteorological satellites, and navigation satellites are navigation satellites.

Xiaomi Heavy Industry's Xiaomi-1 satellite is a comprehensive satellite that integrates navigation satellites and remote sensing data.

And to reach this level on just the first design and manufacture, one can't even imagine what kind of monsters they will be able to design and manufacture in the future.

However, these photos can also dispel some people's doubts.

As for these people's doubts, it's somewhat laughable. In their view, it's impossible for a company with no background to suddenly develop such strong technology.

If so, it's very likely that someone else took it out and used it to cause trouble.

As for who could produce such technology, it must be America.

Now that these photos have suddenly appeared, they can dispel this doubt.

After all, according to reliable sources, even the surveillance satellites launched by the Americans cannot capture photos with this level of precision.

Their GPS navigation system is also unable to obtain location data under conditions of strong signal interference.

People aren't stupid; they wouldn't reveal their most advanced technology to scam others.

Of course, the King of Han, who sent the State of Zheng to the State of Qin to build an irrigation canal during the Warring States period, is not included in this category.

That's a complete idiot.

Gathering his scattered thoughts, Wei Jianguo instructed the people around him:

"Find two large-capacity hard drives and copy two photos."

"Make a few more copies of the data and write a simple report. I'm going to see those leaders now."

After leaving his message, Wei Jianguo turned and walked out. The men beside him took the instructions and went to the logistics department to get a large-capacity hard drive to copy the pictures and data.

An hour later, Wei Jianguo returned to the office with the hard drive report in his hand.

In the office, Guo Song and the other two were still sitting on the sofa, but the tea leaves in their cups had turned into plain water and no longer produced any color.

Wei Jianguo placed the hard drive and report on the table and calmly began to speak:
"Gentlemen, these are the results of this round of testing, along with relevant conclusions."

"The evidence supporting this conclusion is on this hard drive."

"This evidence is enough to refute the arguments made by some people."

"By the way, just a heads up, you'll need a very powerful computer to access the data on your hard drive."

"Don't bother turning on your regular office computer; it'll just be a nightmare."

Guo Song did not immediately take the hard drive and report; he had naturally heard the arguments Wei Jianguo had made.

That was the argument they heard from some experts when they submitted Xiaomi Heavy Industry's satellite plan.

[It must have been America who provided the technology, with the aim of using them to hinder domestic scientific development!]

This is how the comprador class is packaged and glorified...

If what Wei Jianguo said is true, then these arguments fall apart on their own.

After all, what idiot would hand over their most advanced technology?

impossible!
This isn't how you swear an oath of brotherhood!

After a long silence, he asked in a low voice, "Are you sure?"

"Confirmed!" Wei Jianguo nodded, without any extra expression or movement, very naturally.

Having received confirmation, Guo Song reached for the hard drive and report, stood up, and straightened his clothes.

"If we go to see the leader now, we should have a result in an hour at most, if we act quickly."

"Take it slow, maybe we'll have to wait until tomorrow morning."

"You've all been working hard these past few days, so get some rest."

"Could you please pass this message on to the launch center while you're at it?"

"Please also pass on a message to Xiaomi Heavy Industry, telling them not to go to sleep yet!"

After giving his instructions to Wei Jianguo, Guo Song strode out of the office, followed closely by Yi Guoping and the other man. As they passed Wei Jianguo, Guo Song raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder.

"take a break!"

After the three of them left, Wei Jianguo took out his phone, glanced at the time, guessed that Lin Yi was still awake, and casually dialed the number.

The phone rang a few times before being answered. Hearing Lin Yi's voice coming from the other end, Wei Jianguo immediately responded with a smile:

"Mr. Lin, congratulations!"

"You have good news and bad news. Which would you like to hear first?"

At the Jincheng Rocket Launch Center, Lin Yi held the phone up to his eyes and glanced at the number on it.

After confirming it was Wei Jianguo and that it wasn't a phone scam, he put the microphone back to his mouth: "Good news!"

"Listen to the good first, then the bad, and the next thing you hear will be good."

Wei Jianguo chuckled twice on the other end of the phone and said:

"The good news is that the positioning test was a complete success."

"The data sent back from several test sites are very encouraging, especially from the sea test sites."

"They also simulated a strong interference environment; your satellite permissions are quite interesting."

"Several leaders from the General Assembly Department have already gone to see the higher-ups with relevant evidence, data, and reports."

"The bad news is they want you to stay awake and wait for their instructions!"

(End of this chapter)