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The Long March Carrier Rocket is an old friend of the Chinese people. On April 24, 1970, the Long March 1 carrier rocket successfully launched the Dong Fang Hong I satellite for the first time, and several decades have passed since then.

The Long March family continues to fulfill its mission, sending various satellites and Spacecraft into space.

One hundred and twenty reflector satellites, representing China's highest level of technology, will soon be launched into Synchronous Orbit by the Long March Rocket. They are named "Ziwei" satellites.

Ancient Chinese believed that Ziwei Star was the Emperor Star among the North Pole Five Stars, and that the Great Emperor Ziwei was an extremely powerful deity.

Despite its imposing name, the "Ziwei" satellite is actually quite small in size and weight. A single "Ziwei" satellite weighs only one-twelfth of Beidou Satellite and has a volume of one-sixteenth of Beidou Satellite.

The Long March Rocket can carry two Beidou Satellite in One Rocket, Two Satellites, meaning it can send two Beidou Satellite into their preset orbits at once.

One hundred and twenty "Ziwei" satellites will be sent into their predetermined orbits in four separate launches, with thirty "Ziwei" satellites carried on each Long March Rocket launch.

Launching One Rocket, Thirty Satellites is a first in space history.

Worldwide, only Chinese aerospace engineers have completed the engineering and technical research for "One Rocket, Thirty Satellites," and it is about to be put into practice.

The unique technology of "One Rocket, Thirty Satellites" is not the core of the "Project Starlight"; it only provides transportation services.

If we just take the "One Rocket, Thirty Satellites" transportation service technology out of the box, Chinese aviation professionals can already stand out from the crowd.

As midnight approached, the lights were still on in the main Capital Command Center.

Everyone waited anxiously, their tension tinged with anticipation.

To ensure the success of the "Project Starlight," Chinese researchers invented numerous innovative technologies and conducted various simulation experiments.

The real test is approaching, at the darkest hour of the day, just before dawn.

Only if the "Project Starlight" succeeds will the more than 10,000 technological inventions with independent intellectual property rights have value.

"This reminds me of the college entrance examination." To ease the tense atmosphere, Shen Qi started chatting with Chief Designer Zhang beside him.

"It's a very vivid analogy. Doing 10,000 practice tests in three years of high school doesn't count. Only the college entrance exam is the key to determining your fate." Chief Designer Zhang has put a lot of effort into this project, and the most crucial moment is fast approaching. He hopes to achieve the best results in this exam.

Chief Designer Zhang thought for a moment and asked, "By the way, Academician Shen, didn't you get admitted to Yenching University through a special admission program because you won the championship at the IMO?"

"Yes, I was admitted through a special admission program, but I still took the college entrance exam to experience life."

"A high school IMO champion really can do whatever he wants. My son is a freshman in high school this year, and he loves math. After this project ends, Academician Shen, you have to give him some guidance. My son has a good talent for math, but we don't dare to dream of winning the IMO. I would be very happy if he could get a national finals ranking in the CMO under your guidance."

"With your math skills, Lao Zhang, you should have no problem personally teaching your son the knowledge required for high school math competitions, right?"

"This is a huge problem! In my son's eyes, I'm just an incompetent father who's never home. But you, Academician Shen, are my son's idol, the god of these math-loving high school students."

"Oh, I didn't know you had one of my fans."

Shen Qi and Chief Designer Zhang chatted intermittently, but their eyes were constantly glued to the information on the big screen.

Midnight has passed, and the date has moved into April 8th. The countdown to the launch of "Ziwei" satellites 1-30 has begun in one hour.

Everything is ready at the Wenchang Launch Base. The Long March Rocket stands in front of the launch pad, awaiting the ignition command.

Everything was ready at the Northwest Base. The microcrystalline silicon solar cells in the Kumtag Desert gazed at the endless night. The days when the staff in this area could see the night were numbered, and they had never cherished the night so much.

1:00 AM on April 8th.

The Capital Command Center became very quiet; no one spoke, and only the sounds of instruments and equipment operating could be heard.

At this point, Shen Qi still had the right to terminate the launch of the "Ziwei" satellite.

Shen Qi took a deep breath and then made an important decision. "Zero, carry out the launch mission as planned."

The "Zero" from the Wenchang Launch Base, as always, was concise and to the point. "Received!"

1:01 AM.

The deep, resolute bass voice of "Zero" resonated throughout the command centers in Wenchang, the Northwest, and the capital:

"Attention all units, this is Zero. One minute to prepare!"

All units are on high alert, as a major battle in the field of scientific research is about to begin.

1:01:01.

02 seconds.

03 seconds.

What kind of results will the painstaking efforts of hundreds of thousands of Chinese scientists, Engineer, and builders over the past two decades achieve?

The national strategic project, which has taken twenty years to build, has entered its final countdown.

April 8, 1:01:50 AM.

The commander at the Wenchang Launch Base counted down the seconds in a calm voice:

"Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one."

"Ignition, takeoff!"

As the command "Zero" was given, thick smoke billowed from the launch pad at the Wenchang Launch Base Center, and flames erupted from the base of the Long March Carrier Rocket.

Boom!

A tremendous roar echoed across the South China Sea as Long March Rocket carrying thirty "Ziwei" reflector satellites lifted off!

In the darkest night, the brightest flame, the Long March Rocket soared into the sky.

The 900 tons of Liquid Hydrogen Fuel at -252 degrees Celsius inside the capsule provided powerful thrust. Seventeen seconds after liftoff, the Long March Rocket no longer flew vertically upwards, but instead followed the programmed turning maneuver to fly along the Earth's inclination.

The Long March Rocket soared higher and higher, disappearing into the distance.

174 seconds after liftoff, the rocket boosters completed their mission and separated from the main body of the Long March Rocket.

The Long March Rocket soared freely, and 285 seconds after liftoff, it broke out of the atmosphere. The top fairing, which protected the payload, completed its mission and separated from the main body of the rocket.

The successful escape of the rocket from the atmosphere is a significant milestone, marking half the success of the maiden flight of "Project Starlight".

At the Tongguling Measurement Point, a few kilometers away from the Wenchang launch site, work was being carried out in a tense but orderly manner to track the rocket and measure data. The most advanced measurement equipment and radar transmitted real-time data of the Long March Rocket's flight to the command center at the three locations in the first instance.

Shen Qi clenched his fists, staring intently at the real-time data on the large screen.

Data shows that at this point, the first-stage rocket ran out of fuel, the first and second stages separated, and the second-stage rocket's engine started.

"907, 907!" With his naked eyes and brain, Shen Qi calculated and analyzed the subsequent flight status of the Long March Rocket at an extraordinary speed. The Computer Science system in the Shen Qi Capital Command Center was doing similar work.

No one knew what the technical meaning of "907" that Shen Qi kept repeating was, and Shen Qi didn't have time to explain it to his colleagues.

"Stay calm, stay calm!" Chief Designer Zhang suppressed his excitement and unease. He was excited because everything seemed to be going smoothly so far, but uneasy because there were still uncertainties.