Chapter 943 The Stunned American Emperor (first update, please subscribe)
On January 3, 1956, at the American Broadcasting Corporation, that is, ABC Radio, on the other side of the ocean, despite being the "American Broadcasting Corporation" ", but it is held by the North Borneo Company. Well, it was the most important of the several American media purchased by Li Yi'an back then. As the blue broadcast network of NBC, it owned all the media in the United States. 116 affiliated radio stations!
In the past ten years, ABC has completed its transformation from radio to television. A few years ago, as the first American radio station to broadcast the Queen's coronation ceremony, it became even more famous—— At that time, it cooperated with Canadian TV stations to relay Canadian TV signals so that Americans and Canadians could watch the Queen's coronation ceremony at the same time. Although ABC Radio paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in broadcast fees, it also stole the spotlight.
In the past few years, ABC has relied on such "headline news" and live broadcast of sports games such as the NBA to become the most popular TV station in the United States, suddenly becoming one of the three major TV stations in the United States. , and its programs are becoming more and more influential in the United States.
Since early in the morning today, technicians at ABC Radio have been busy. They have been testing equipment from time to time, and even the 13-meter-diameter satellite antenna has been repeatedly tested.
Today is a big day for ABC.
“Okay, gentlemen, today we will not only broadcast the signal from the other side of the ocean for the first time, but also broadcast our program to the whole world. Starting from today, the world will be completely Change! "
In the live broadcast room, Steven said while looking at the news host and other staff.
Ten years ago, when he was hired as the manager of ABC Radio, His Majesty once said to him - we will make history!
And now, just as he promised back then - they have made history!
January 3, 19:15 pm Western Time, is a day worth remembering for the United States.
That night, TV users across the United States watched satellite TV signals for the first time!
What surprises them even more is that ABC Radio will use satellite broadcasts to broadcast the NBA Finals to the whole world, in fact, the United States!
“Read the newspaper, read the newspaper, ABC Radio will use artificial satellite to broadcast the NBA Finals!”
Even people who don’t watch sports news very much will be attracted by artificial satellite. As a baseball fan, Colonel Daniel doesn't pay much attention to NBA games, but as an officer of the Ministry of National Defense, he is very concerned about Nanyang's communication satellites.
"There is no doubt that the emergence of the "Asia-Pacific 1 geostationary communications satellite" will fundamentally change military communications..."
In the Pentagon conference room, Colonel Daniel explained to the generals what " Geostationary Communications Satellite”, what is geostationary orbit.
"Geosynchronous orbit communication satellites are communication satellites launched into a circular orbit that is synchronized with the Earth's rotation period. The orbital altitude of this satellite is 35,786 kilometers, and the intersection angle between the orbital plane and the Earth's equatorial plane is zero. That is, the satellite is launched above the equator and moves in the same direction as the earth's rotation. From any observation point on the ground, the satellite is stationary. "
"Such a stationary communication satellite can provide nearly three-thirds of the earth's space. regional communication. If we launch three geostationary communication satellites 120° apart from each other, we can cover most of the world and achieve global communications.”
“In other words, we only need to launch three geostationary communication satellites. Communication satellites can maintain communication with U.S. military bases around the world and fleets at sea without being subject to all kinds of interference as in the past.”
While Colonel Daniel was explaining, the Pentagon generals were looking at the information. Although they did not understand satellites, they did understand communications. After all, they were all generals who had experienced war, so they naturally knew the role of communications in war. importance in.
"So when can we develop a similar satellite?"
"Although it is fast, it will take time."
Colonel Daniel explained. "From a mission analysis point of view, we not only need to develop satellites, but also corresponding rockets. Although the development of the Atlas rocket is currently progressing very quickly, after analysis, it will take about one to two years to synchronize our earth. Satellites are sent into space, the question is what to do before that?”
After asking questions, Daniel took out a photo and said.
“This "Asia Pacific 1" communication satellite was developed and funded by the Nanyang Military and Asia Television Company. According to the plan, they will launch three of them to achieve full coverage of the whole world. My The suggestion is that we can cooperate with Nanyang in this regard to jointly develop the next satellite and use Nanyang’s rocket to send it into space!”
Looking at the thoughtful generals, Daniel added .
"General, we should strengthen cooperation with Nanyang in space technology. There is no doubt that Nanyang is more purposeful in the space field than our blind pursuit. They have not launched many satellites, but It has more practical value. Compared with us, scientists in Nanyang are obviously better at planning space missions.”
The scientists in Nanyang are good at planning space missions. This is entirely due to Li Yian, although Li Yian is not. I don’t know much about space, but I have a certain understanding of the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union. I naturally understand what kind of satellites are more practical. The first one is naturally communication satellites, which have the simplest technology, and then there are Meteorological satellites, earth remote sensing satellites, etc., and their technical difficulty is also rising.
Li Yi'an, on the other hand, formulated a space development plan for Nanyang based on the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union, and communication satellites are just one of the most inconspicuous existences!
“In the past year, we have launched more than 16 satellites. However, apart from the number and weight of those satellites, the most practical one is the “Skoll satellite” we launched in December last year. "Although it is a communication satellite that can relay telegraph, radio and television signals, its working life is only 13 days and its orbit is at a low altitude."
When it comes to "Skoll Satellite", The expressions of the generals in the conference room became a little complicated. It is mankind's first man-made communication satellite, but what is the use of it?
Just yesterday, the life of the "Skoll satellite" for "orbital relay equipment signal communication" has come to an end, but Nanyang's "Asia Pacific 1" can continue to work in space for several years!
"But the "Asia Pacific-1" artificial communication satellite can work continuously in space for several years! Generals, this is exactly what we need!"
"It is indeed what we need, at least to a certain extent, we can use their communication satellites to do some research, study how to apply it, and then study our communication satellites, better communication satellites."
said a general.
“However, we all know that if we want Nanyang to help, we will definitely have to pay a certain price. After all, those guys are businessmen.”
“General, just because They are a group of businessmen, so this thing is very easy to operate."
Daniel's words made everyone laugh.
Yes, because Nanyang is a group of businessmen, things will be easier to handle.
(End of this chapter)