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We will promote the launch of commercial satellite flights

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At a distance of 100 kilometers from the ground, through the four sides of the porthole, watch the starry sky, a glance at the vast universe... In the near future, such a romantic fantasy may come true. And can let people travel in space, may be the "Guangdong brand" rocket.

Clever design allows satellites to be launched with arrows

The Force Arrow No. 1 carrier rocket that once "became famous" was born in Nansha, Guangzhou.

When it was launched in 2023, it carried 26 satellites at one time, which was the highest record of "more than one arrow" in China at that time. It has to be said that Guangdong is far ahead in the efficiency of launching satellites.

How does that work? In the final assembly room of the China Aerospace Industrial Base, there is a one-to-one model of the Lijian 1 carrier rocket. It consists of four parts, and when they are "put together" section by section, they become a complete rocket.

There's something special about the sharp end of the rocket. 'This is called a fairing,' said Xiang Zebin, deputy chief engineer of the China Aerospace Lijian 1 launch vehicle. The satellite is mounted on a satellite mount inside the fairing. The ingenious design of the satellite support is the secret of realizing the satellite "joint arrow launch".

If you look closely at this satellite stand, there are various types of mounting supports. Xiang Zebin explained that the design of different sizes and diversified installation supports can meet the installation of different shapes of satellites - this is one of the reasons for being able to "fight arrows" multiple satellites.

The second reason lies in the material of the fairing and satellite support. They are made of carbon fiber and are themselves light, so they can give more of their "weight" to the satellite. In this way, the total mass of satellites that can be carried increases, and the number of satellites can be increased accordingly.

It is this ingenious design that helps realize the satellite "joint arrow launch", saving launch costs, improving launch efficiency, and directly accelerating the qualitative change of our lives.

With the maturity of rocket research and development and manufacturing technology, in the future in China, rockets will be like aircraft, to achieve flight launch, and more satellites will be sent to the sky at regular points.

Space tourism "artifact" is being developed

Why put so many satellites up there? Behind this is actually the layout and development of commercial space.

The first is market demand. Fan Na, chief financial officer of China Aerospace, explained that commercial space is different from traditional national space and military space, and it is completely market-oriented. 2015 is the "first year" of China's commercial space flight.

Since it is market-oriented, then, there is competition among various companies, and it is necessary to continuously improve the research and development level of rockets, carrying capacity, batch production scale, launch efficiency, etc., to meet the increasing market demand.

In the market competition, Nansha of Guangzhou, located in the geometric center of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, has a natural location advantage.

Fan Na said that efficient rocket production requires close coordination between the upstream and downstream industrial chains. Nansha has a good business environment. China Aerospace Industrial Base is mainly responsible for the production,

testing, final assembly and testing of rockets, and with the support of the local government, supporting enterprises have been settled in Nansha, accelerating the company's development and production efficiency.