Ye Fan looked at these wooden frames, surprised. "A one-time small rocket launchpad? I didn't expect these trees could be used to make rocket stands! Won't the high temperature from the rocket exhaust instantly carbonize the trees?"
Chu Shi said, "Those close to the flames will. But those further away won't. This rocket stand isn't finished yet. Once it's done, you'll understand this stand."
An unfinished rocket launchpad required even more wood.
Ye Fan and Xiao Yan went to the Goblin Forest again to chop down more wood. By the third trip, it was much easier than the previous two, as they had become more skilled.
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The next day, 1.9 cubic meters of rocket sections were transported, along with several tools for processing wood, such as saws and nails. Su Han and the other five continued to chop wood. This time, Lin Dong replaced Zhou Xiaoyue among the six people who came.
Lin Dong excitedly passed through the portal, only to spend the entire day chopping and transporting wood.
Lin Dong was essentially a physical laborer, a tool for manpower.
On the third day, the rocket launchpad was finally completed.
A fifteen-meter-tall wooden rocket launchpad stood on the grassland. A small rocket, already fitted with a satellite, leaned against it.
The wooden parts of the launchpad were five meters away from the bottom of the rocket. The stand primarily supported the upper part of the rocket. This design, as Chu Shi had explained, kept the launchpad away from the rocket's exhaust, preventing it from being immediately burned.
Chu Shi introduced, "This small rocket is 8.7 meters high. The narrowest diameter is only 0.6 meters. Our Dragon Country can even achieve smaller sizes. However, to reserve some thrust, we've made it this size."
Then, Chu Shi introduced the satellite carried within the rocket.
"The rocket carries 32 nano-satellites and 96 chip satellites. Each nano-satellite weighs 3.8 kilograms. Each nano-satellite is equipped with a store-and-forward communication device and eight cameras with different functions."
"The 96 chip satellites are all equipped with global satellite positioning signal transmitters."
"The total of 108 nano-satellites and chip satellites will cover most of this planet, providing positioning and communication services for our missiles and aircraft. In the future, we will be able to use satellite phones to communicate in most areas of this planet."
After Chu Shi's introduction, everyone was silent for a few seconds.
Su Han asked, "Chu Shi, what's the difference between the nano-satellites and the chip satellites?"
Chu Shi explained, "On Blue Star, satellites are mainly classified by weight. Satellites weighing 10 to 1 kilogram are nano-satellites; satellites weighing less than 1 kilogram are chip satellites. There are also satellites weighing 500 to 100 kilograms, which are small satellites; and 100 to 10 kilograms, which are microsatellites. Time was short, so we could only use nano-satellites and chip satellites."
"Although nano-satellites and chip satellites are small, they have all the functions we need."
This small rocket was assembled section by section using ropes after the launchpad was completed, hoisting the rocket components into place.
Su Lou and his five companions transported the last section of the rocket through the portal at five in the morning.
It took a lot of effort to assemble the rocket by 7:15 AM. The launch time for this small rocket was set for 8:00 AM.
After the small rocket was assembled, Chu Shi inspected it over a dozen times to ensure all issues were clear. Then, the group moved to a safe location several kilometers away to wait tensely.
Time quickly approached 8:00 AM. Under the expectant gazes of everyone, Su Han pressed the launch button.
Flames erupted from the rocket boosters, and the small rocket began to ascend.
Lin Dong exclaimed excitedly, "It's true that these three days have been incredibly tiring, chopping trees and transporting them, and so on. But to see a Dragon Country rocket launch in the magic world is truly amazing."
Ye Fan said, "Hmm, haven't you been in the dinosaur world lately? Haven't they been launching rockets there all this time? Didn't you go to watch?"
Lin Dong shook his head. "Alas, the instructor called me for training every day, so I had no time to watch the dinosaur world's rocket launches. Many people at the headquarters for otherworldly development went to watch when they had free time. I might be the only one who hasn't."
Su Han smiled, "I haven't seen a rocket launch in the dinosaur world either. But it's good to be able to personally press the launch button here in the magic world."
The small rocket had already ascended to a considerable height. Su Han and the others had to tilt their heads back to observe its launch status.
"I didn't expect this rocket to fly so fast," Ye Fan remarked.
Chu Shi said calmly, "Even though it's a small rocket, its flight speed is the same as a large rocket. Without sufficient speed, it's impossible to escape the planet's gravity."
Chu Shi had witnessed and participated in many rocket launches before, so even watching one in another world didn't stir his emotions. Of course, Chu Shi wasn't an easily excitable person by nature.
After some time, the rocket ascended to a height where it could no longer be observed with the naked eye.
Chu Shi, holding a tablet, continuously monitored various data. This data was transmitted by sensors on the rocket through signal transmitters.
Su Han also leaned over to look at the data on the tablet but couldn't understand any of it.
Su Han asked, "Chu Shi, how is the rocket doing up there?"
Chu Shi replied, "It's proceeding as calculated. The rocket is successfully and safely ascending into space."
About ten minutes later, the rocket reached space. Thirty minutes after that, the rocket deployed the satellites in orbit. Since these satellites were not equipped with propulsion, they primarily relied on the rocket's release momentum to enter different orbits. Approximately 80 minutes later, all the satellites had been successfully deployed.
Chu Shi stated, "All satellites have been deployed. Over the next few days, the gas thrusters on these satellites will adjust their positions until they enter their respective orbits."
Lin Dong exclaimed, "Amazing. I can't believe the experts from Dragon Country have even calculated the orbits in this magic world!"
Chu Shi shook his head. "We haven't calculated them precisely. We've only determined 108 satellite orbits that will not collide with each other."
Then, Chu Shi opened a topographical map of the magic world's planet, previously captured by a drone, and began to link it with the satellite data from space.
The data on the topographical map interacted with the positioning from the satellites. Locations on the map were continuously cross-referenced and corrected under satellite guidance...