Chapter 1312 What is old technology?

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Ma Si Krypton stood up suddenly, and hurriedly walked to the computer screen in front of the engineer.

In the picture displayed on the computer screen, one satellite after another turned from green to red, and even turned gray after a few flashes.

"This is the Starlink V0.9 version satellite launched in May 1019 in the Xiayin ephemeris calendar. There are 60 satellites in total. Currently, six satellites have lost control and six have crashed.

Each satellite of this type has a launch mass of 227 kg and is equipped with a Ku-band antenna, a Hall thruster using krypton as a working fluid, multiple high-throughput antennas and a solar cell array. Using star sensors as navigation information, we can use the satellite debris data provided by our official Guofang to autonomously avoid collisions.

The engineer carefully pointed at these out-of-control satellites and explained the basic information.

"So these out-of-control and crashed satellites are all because their technology has been behind for several years, so they can be so easily controlled by others?"

The engineer affirmed the chairman's guess.

He said: "Yes, the satellites that lost control before are also low-level satellites. For example, Starlink V1.0 only upgraded the Ka-band antenna, and the launch mass of a single satellite increased to 260 kilograms. Starlink V1.5 satellites also It just includes the inter-satellite laser link transmission, and its mass is about 295 kg.

The technologies they use are technologies developed several years ago, and the degree of rigor of program access is almost incomparable with our current Starlink V2.0.

Starlink V2.0 uses more materials than Starlink V1, and the loaded technology is also more advanced. Its communication bandwidth is one to two times stronger than previous versions of satellites, an order of magnitude. Our company launched V2 last year. .0 version of Starlink satellites. "

Just when the engineer was calmly talking about how powerful the most advanced satellite technology is at this stage, a relatively large satellite icon also began to flash red light. After persisting for a few seconds, the larger satellite The icon is also grayed out.

Maskkr saw the number of damaged satellites increase in the data graph bar on the right side of the display.

He unconsciously closed his eyes, covered his face with his hands, took a deep breath, then opened his eyes, stared at the chief engineer, and asked, "Which generation is the satellite that lost control and fell just now?"

The engineer replied calmly: "Which satellite fell out of control a second ago is the satellite of Starlink V1.5, which contains inter-satellite laser link transmission, and the mass of each satellite is about 295 kg. It should be fully burned, and even if there is a small amount of residue, it will generally not be able to cause much damage."

Although the engineer's expression was very calm, Musker still caught the loophole in his answer.

"One second ago? I'm asking about that satellite I just saw! Not some bullshit about one second, two seconds ago!"

Seeing this, the engineer knew that he could no longer bypass this problem, so he could only bite the bullet and replied calmly: "It is 2.0 Mini, but you also know that this type of satellite has always had technical problems. The altitude of the satellite has been gradually decreasing.

You also said that some of the V2 Mini satellites might go out of orbit, so it's not a big unexplainable problem. "

Hearing the engineer's answer like this, Maskkr seemed to have a mental illness.

His face was flushed, and he danced his hands and said, "Damn! Pulis! What are you talking about? Are you saying these lies that I feel embarrassed to hear?!

I was the one who used these lies to deceive reporters and users! Now you are going to lie to me with these lies? ! Trick me Masquerade! ?

Those damn satellites, NONONO, are not damn satellites, but satellites made of gold, what are you people talking about? ! The technology of satellites two or three years ago was backward? !

There are so many satellites in orbit, but the satellites of our SpaceX Starlink lost control one after another, and then crashed towards the ground? !

Falk! I'm riding a horse to get Fark! ! ! You don’t want to think about why these satellites don’t just explode and disintegrate in orbit, and then smash the satellites and aircraft of other Guo Jia, companies, and institutions into garbage? !

Give you hundreds of thousands of dollars, millions of dollars or even equity incentives every year. When SpaceX goes public in the future, you will all become multi-millionaires, or even billionaires!

Then you just watch this goal getting farther and farther away from you? Still lying to me with such a calm face? !

Falk! ! Falk! ! "

A long paragraph of swear words with extremely high ma content, almost like a waterfall, crazily spewed out from Ma Skrypton's mouth.

Even the assistant who came in holding the documents was pointed at by Musk and shouted angrily: "What are you going to report again? If there are some more rubbish Useless thing, I guarantee you will see another person sitting there tomorrow at your desk!!"

The assistant's hurried footsteps stopped instantly.

The high heels made an ugly mark on the floor.

Then a document was handed to Maskrypton.

"Boss, this is an encrypted letter from a corner building. You must read and sign it alone."

"Mary, you have kept your job." Masker took the document, then glanced at the engineers sitting there, and said with a cold expression: "I hope you can also keep this hard-won job. Now the employment here It's not a good environment, think about your family and your assets."

After finishing speaking, Maskkr walked out the door step by step.

He was going to the office to read through the documents in a certain corner building carefully.

But when his footsteps just crossed the gate of the operation hall, the voice of the chief engineer stopped him.

"Boss, the 2444 satellite is out of control, and the internal temperature has risen sharply, and the attitude engine is not running!"

Later, another engineer shouted: "After the 2414 satellite is also out of control, the attitude engine cannot operate!"

"Technology! We can't get the correct password!"

"Department of Communications! We can't build a new communication channel, please let the user switch the line and use other line satellite services!"

"Investigate the security protection program immediately, there are viruses and Trojan horses that are parasitic and spread through communication!"

Is twenty satellites a lot?

Zhang Xiaozhi watched the red dot satellites on the orbital map gradually disappear, and asked Sinan and the command center what was going on in a simple way.

The response from the intelligent program AI Sinan and the command center was surprisingly consistent: "The company will always provide escort, please rest assured sailing!"

Can you still sail without worry?

Twenty fireworks caused complete chaos within SpaceX. Engineers, scientists, and mathematicians were reprimanded in various ways. Muskkr has no so-called "sympathy" at all. He only cares about whether his goals can be achieved.