Chapter 1768: Ill-fated satellite

Western Union?
Hearing this, even Qin Guan wondered, what kind of company this is, he has never heard of it?
"I know this company. This company is a communications company. It buys Hughes satellites and uses them by themselves. Their company's current business conditions are not very good." There were several diplomatic personnel who came with Wang Lao. When this person said this, Qin Guan immediately understood.
So this is ah.
Their company is not in good business conditions and may go bankrupt at any time. Therefore, such a company is definitely the most price sensitive. The price of their own satellite launch is very low. They must choose their own as the launcher intentionally. However, Such companies are also risky. What if they go bankrupt? The preparations made by one's own side may be overwhelming.
However, even if it is a waste of water, this business is worth doing, because what we have is money, what are we afraid of.
"Then we will prepare to entertain guests tomorrow." Qin Guan said.
Wang Lao's face was even more excited, and he immediately went to analyze it with others to see what satellite the other party was going to launch in the near future, and what kind of satellite he used to sell to the other party, and he must be satisfied.
On the second day, Stephen Ike, the afflicted Western Union marketing manager, appeared in front of everyone. His complexion was not very good because he took a plane at night and rested for only a few hours. Now, he still takes Feeling sleepy, but when he saw Qin Guan, Stephen still smiled: "Mr. Qin, it’s a great honor to meet you. You are a miracle in the business world. We see your business. A refreshing technique."
What technique, do you know that I did this on purpose? Qin Guan's face was helpless. This guy obviously wouldn't praise people. It's no wonder that their company would be poorly managed. Such a person would be a marketing manager and run into trouble everywhere.
"Please sit down, everyone coming from afar, what's the matter?" Qin Guan asked.
"We learned from Hughes that your launch cost can be 20% lower than other commercial launches, isn't it?" Stephen asked.
"Of course." Qin Guan said: "We are in the early stage of entering the commercial launch market. In order to open up the market, we can only enjoy this discount if we sign a launch reservation agreement with us."
Launch reservation agreement is a proper term, just like college students occupying seats in later generations. You must know that if you want a launch mission, you must launch at the space center, and the number of launch pads in the space center is limited. The preparation time is also very long, which requires advance reservation. This is the launch reservation agreement. Only with this agreement can there be subsequent launch preparations.
Now, after hearing Qin Guan's words, Stephen said immediately: "Of course there is no problem. We are here to sign the agreement. Our Xilianxing-6 is a synchronous communications satellite with a weight of nearly three tons. Can you launch it?"
Hearing what the other party said about the Western Union Star 6, Mr. Wang suddenly remembered something: "Is it the satellite that failed to launch the year before?"
Unlucky fortunes, ill-fated destinies, Feng Tangyi is old, and Li Guang is difficult to seal. Speaking of regrets, things that make people feel embarrassed are everywhere in history. But in the satellite world, those with ill-fated fate must be mentioned. To this Western Union Star Six.
Since the Eagle Nation had the space shuttle, they have been quite proud. Even the President of the Eagle Nation signed an order. From now on, all projects that can be launched by the space shuttle must be launched by the space shuttle. Otherwise, how do they promote it? The space shuttle.
So, in February 1984, the "Challenger" space shuttle carried the Western Union VI and another Palapa B2 satellite into space.
The space shuttle launches satellites, unlike rockets. They are all loaded in the space shuttle’s cargo warehouse. Then, when they reach the space orbit, the robotic arm grabs the satellites and throws them out. That’s all, but this is only low earth orbit. It's just that the space shuttle can't reach the synchronous orbit.
Satellites in the synchronous orbit are launched, so they need to continue to advance. Fortunately, they are now out of the atmosphere and into outer space. As long as the rocket engine is ignited, they can be successfully propelled into orbit.
However, both satellites were very unlucky. After leaving the space shuttle, the engines did not ignite as planned, and therefore neither failed to enter the predetermined orbit, and the satellite launch failed.
This is a huge blow to Western Union. Even if insurance companies pay for the insurance, their satellites are to be used. Now that there are no satellites, how can they forward communication information?
However, fortunately, the ground tracking station monitored and calculated the specific positions of the two satellites, and found that the satellites are in good condition.
After all, the cost of satellites is high, and now that these two satellites are intact, just reclaim these two satellites!
The black technology of Eagle Country is reflected in this way. Only the space shuttle can do this. Others are really impossible. After all, such a large cargo is generally vaporized when returning from space. The huge cargo compartment of the space shuttle can bring the satellites back intact. At the same time, it is only possible to return to the ground through the way of the space shuttle taxiing and landing. Ordinary spacecraft are parachutes and absolutely lack this ability.
This also reflects the advanced nature of the space shuttle. Although the launch failed, we can still recycle it.
So, on November 8th of that year, the space shuttle Discovery launched into space. The PalapaB2 satellite was recovered first, and then the satellite was recovered. Because the distance was a little far away, even two astronauts even took a spacewalk and reached the vicinity of the satellite, brought the satellite back to the cargo warehouse, and then returned to the ground safely.
Hughes refurbished the satellite again, which has been tossing until the middle of this year. Now, the satellite is still being refurbished. Once the refurbishment is completed, it can be launched.
but.
What launch to choose? Thinking of the previous experience, Western Union was frightened. They did not want to use the space shuttle anymore. At the same time, their company's funds were also very tight and could not support the cost of the space shuttle launch. Now, Qin Guan and others go to the Hughes company. To promote their own launch, Western Union knew immediately, and the cost was reduced by 20%. Moreover, the Han Chinese had almost no record of failure in their previous launches. Therefore, they were tempted and ran over immediately. The Chinese people give launch, cheap and safe.