Chapter 935 Stealing the Polar
Atlantic.
There were some waves on the sea, but a huge ship was still sailing steadily on the sea. The top of the ship had tall antennas standing up, looking up at the sky.
Space survey ship!
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It is impossible for any country to have space tracking and control bases all over the world, not even the United States and the United Kingdom, because 70% of the earth is covered by sea water!
In space, the spacecraft's trajectory change and so on all require timely measurement, control and operation. Therefore, almost all major space powers have space measurement ships, which are deployed to predetermined positions in advance according to the required directions to measure and control the trajectory of the aircraft. It is also convenient to send information and make corrections at any time.
And now, this space measurement ship is extremely huge in size. It is also the largest space measurement ship in the world, the Yuri Gagarin with a full load displacement of more than 50,000 tons!
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Fifty thousand tons! At this time, the space survey ships of various countries in the world were almost all around twenty thousand tons.
The huge ship brings great stability to the sailing, and at the same time, it also has the most powerful radar for detection.
The ship was designed based on a proven mass-produced oil tanker. Construction began in March 1969, it was launched in October of the same year, and completed in Leningrad in July 1971. Throughout the 1970s, it was the most active survey ship! Now, the Gagarin is still going strong and continues to play its role on the front line.
On the top of the ship, there are four parabolic main antennas, two of which are 12 meters in diameter and the other two are 25 meters, with a total area of 1,200 square meters. Together with their bases, they weigh 1,000 tons. Three of them can send and receive centimeter-wave, decimeter-wave and meter-wave radio signals.
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Now, two of the largest antennas are radiating electromagnetic waves towards the space, and at the same time, the reflected waves are displayed on the screen.
The computer on board was rapidly analyzing the signal.
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"Yes, it is confirmed that the Challenger space shuttle launched by the United States a few hours ago is expected to overlap with the orbit of our Polaris in five minutes." The tracking and control ship came to this conclusion after careful comparison. Immediately, this warning information was transmitted back to the Soviet Union through the "Lightning" communication satellite!
Five minutes! For a spacecraft flying at 7.9 kilometers per second in space, it is enough to fly more than 2,000 kilometers!
Space shuttle Challenger.
The atmosphere is very tense.
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"We are gradually approaching and are expected to meet in five minutes. Be prepared immediately." Commander Stafford said: "Don't count too much on the Kennedy Space Center. We have to rely on our own efforts."
Rely on your own efforts! Although another communication satellite has been launched, it is far from meeting the communication needs. At the same time, other measurement and control methods are needed, which are no longer available.
Under the guidance of the Kennedy Space Center, they have entered orbit and are about to contact that special satellite of the Soviet Union!
When the Soviets launched it, the United States was already paying close attention to it. It was probably a Soviet space weapon satellite! So far, the United States has not been able to develop the same weapon! Therefore, as long as the spacecraft is captured, the mission will be successfully completed! In the next lap, we can bring the spacecraft back to Earth!
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Moreover, in the future, as long as the Soviets continue to use this weapon, the United States can continue to capture it!
Peaceful use of outer space? This is a fucking joke!
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"Be prepared to make orbital adjustments," Stafford said.
Pilot Colin followed the instructions of the onboard computer and pressed the button, and the two orbital engines at the tail ignited for three seconds!
At this time, the space shuttle is upside down, and it is weightless in space anyway, so all directions are the same. Therefore, no matter which direction the space shuttle maneuvers in, it only needs to adjust the fuselage posture, and then use the engine to spray jets to change direction!
Just like now, the tail is facing forward, so the jet is not speeding up, but slowing down!
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With this deceleration, the speed of the space shuttle decreased. At the same time, due to the gravity of the earth, the orbital altitude was further reduced. Finally, it entered the target orbit!
After completing the orbit change, it was just behind the target. At this time, the sun was in the distant space, and the outline of this huge aircraft could just be seen from here.
It was completely black, and at least 40 meters long! Much longer than our space shuttle!
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The Challenger space shuttle was only 27 meters long, and the effective length of its cargo hold was 18 meters. It was obviously impossible to bring this 40-meter-long thing back!
"How did the Soviets do it? I bet it weighs a hundred tons!" Nelson, who was also observing the spacecraft, exclaimed.
How powerful a rocket would it take to launch a 100-ton spacecraft into orbit? In short, the United States absolutely cannot do it now!
"I see, it is divided into two parts." Hart, who was operating the robotic arm, said, "Half of it is the power unit, and the other half is the laser cannon. We just need to disassemble it in the middle and take the laser cannon away."
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It is clearer from here that it is clearly divided into two parts with different thicknesses. If we split it in the middle, maybe we can put it in the cargo hold!
"However, this requires dangerous spacewalks. Maybe we need to do dozens of spacewalks to split it in half." Nelson said: "But I like it. This black and thick thing is mine, don't snatch it from me!"
In Nelson's eyes, this Soviet spacecraft was already theirs! Disassembling such a spacecraft would require multiple spacewalks, which was the best opportunity for Nelson, who had undergone countless trainings!
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"No, we don't have much time." Commander Stafford said, "After another 20 minutes of flight, we will enter the Soviet space tracking and control range. We may be discovered by the Soviets. I suggest that we use the robotic arm to change the flight trajectory of this spacecraft so that the Soviets cannot find it. In the next orbit, we will try to disassemble it!"
Using the robotic arm to directly control it was beyond our capabilities. After all, this thing weighed hundreds of tons! However, as long as the robotic arm exerted a little force, the spacecraft could change direction. From the ground, it would be lost, and it would be easy to deal with it next.
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This big guy must be a treasure of the Soviets, and they would definitely not watch our side steal it like this.
At this time, they did not know that a space measurement ship below had discovered them.