Dominate South Asia

The rocket launch tower is fifty meters high, but the current rocket is only twenty-four meters high, less than half the height.

Compared with the huge launcher, this rocket is very small. However, when they saw this rocket through the TV lens, expert rocket experts were shocked.

Generally speaking, rocket technology develops gradually from small to large. The rockets of the United States and the Soviet Union were almost all based on the German V-2 missile. They were only a dozen meters long, and the rockets that spread the most in the world were , that is, the Scud missile, which is only 11 meters long. In later generations, during the process of developing ballistic missiles in Pakistan, the Shaheen-class ballistic missile, which went through many hardships, was only over six meters long!

And now, the first rocket displayed by Pakistan is actually a ballistic missile, which is more than 20 meters high! You have to cross several thresholds at once! This is definitely not something that can be successfully developed right away. It will take at least several years of hard work. It seems that Pakistan has already started developing ballistic missiles!

Ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons are complementary to each other. Without nuclear warheads, ballistic missiles will lose their meaning. Even if Americans think this way now, they are helpless on the surface. After all, the Pakistanis are talking about rockets, not ballistic missiles!

However, I have never seen it before, and now I am about to conduct the first test launch. I wonder what the result will be? It might explode on the launch pad! The Americans watched Pakistan's rocket test flight with a cold eye.

Staff members wearing chemical protective suits were working nervously. This is a liquid rocket that needs to be filled with fuel. The fuel for this missile is nitric acid and paradimethyl.

Nitric acid is used as the oxidant, and dimethyl is used as the fuel. Among them, the partial dimethyl group is very flammable. It is a high specific impulse rocket engine fuel. Rocket engines in various countries initially used this fuel. Compared with the more advanced liquid oxygen and kerosene engines, its advantage is that it does not require low-temperature storage and can be stored conventionally. Its disadvantage is that it is highly toxic!

This fuel is easily absorbed through the skin and can cause cancer in humans, as well. During the preparation process, it was also very toxic, and the by-products were also toxic, so they were gradually eliminated in later generations.

Now, Pakistan has no choice but to use this fuel as fuel for rocket engines, and has already established production lines for these fuels.

Follow strict scientific procedures. Production, storage and use must be carried out in a scientific manner. The risk can be minimized.

The staff, who were fully covered, went through the pipes on the launch tower to refuel the first rocket made in Pakistan. At the same time, preparations for the launch were also in progress.

This launch test is a live-action bomb. It can only succeed, but it must not fail!

In the launch hall. Pakistan's rocket expert, Dr. Samar Mubarak Mudd, meticulously looked at the data on the big screen.

The current operation hall is still a little empty. After all, Pakistan's space base has just been established, and the test launch of this kind of ballistic missile is actually quite simple and does not require special preparations. According to China's operating regulations, one launch vehicle is all it takes.

Pakistan's test launch was to obtain more data, so they were meticulous. They are all operating in strict accordance with the procedures for launching launch vehicles.

The countdown was going on nervously, when the order to ignite finally came. Samar's hand pressed on the red button.

The standing rocket and the four nozzles of the engine at the bottom suddenly emitted a puff of white smoke, which was the trace of the nitric acid beginning to volatilize. Then, a large burst of flames appeared, and the entire launch pad began to tremble. Then, The rocket slowly left the launch pad and began to rise.

Lift off! The sky is the stage for rockets!

"Successful launch!" As the rocket left the launch pad, the entire hall was filled with joy.

On the screen, a bright line began to appear, which was when the base's radar began to track the rocket's ascent.

In space, there is an early warning satellite, and the camera is also aimed here. This is a successful part of the American Star Wars, early warning of ballistic missiles! Continuous observation data from afar are flown to the United States through this satellite.

The rocket continued to rise and, after passing through the dense atmosphere, began to turn eastward.

The speed has not reached the first cosmic speed, only four thousand meters per second! American early warning satellites constantly monitor the data of this launch vehicle. This rocket is not capable of launching satellites. Judging from current analysis, it is still acceptable as a medium-range ballistic missile capable of hitting three to four thousand kilometers.

However, now we are heading east, already on top of India, which makes the Americans even more depressed. If it falls, will the Pakistanis say that the launch failed?

After the engine burned for three minutes, the fuel was consumed. The warhead at the top separated from the projectile body behind it. The projectile fell downwards and entered the atmosphere and burned up. The warhead continued to fly forward.

Bay of Bengal.

A large ship was floating on the sea. The stabilizer fins in front had been raised and the ship was not shaking very much. There were large-diameter radar antennas on the top of the ship.

This is China's Yuanwang-2 space survey ship. This time, it sailed to the Bay of Bengal to track and locate Pakistan's space launch.

At the same time, not far from this ship, there is also a Pakistani naval formation, including Pakistan's Endeavour aircraft carrier. At this time, on the deck of the aircraft carrier, two helicopters are in a posture ready to take off at any time, waiting for the order to come.

Pakistan has a limited land area, and this "carrier rocket" now needs to test the longest range, so it will fall into the Bay of Bengal after flying over the top of India, just less than 4,000 kilometers.

Anyway, there is no concept of airspace in outer space, which is shared by all countries.

The technicians on the Yuanwang 2 survey ship are working intensively, and the target in outer space is getting closer and closer.

"The target has re-entered the atmosphere."

"The target has passed through the ionosphere and the signal has been restored."

"The target is about to fall into the designated sea area, and the error is expected to be within 200 meters!"

As the information was reported one by one, even the person in charge of the survey ship was shocked. He knew the inside story. This carrier rocket is actually a copy of China's Dongfeng-3 ballistic missile. How can it have such high accuracy?

You know, the circumferential error of the prototype Dongfeng-3 is about 1,500 to 2,000 meters!

Ballistic missiles are different from cruise missiles. Cruise missiles have terrain matching, terminal correction, and later GPS, with a very high accuracy of meters. Ballistic missiles only follow a ballistic flight. When the rocket engine is ignited and the warhead is fired, the ballistic characteristics are fixed. Due to other factors, the accuracy will not be very high. Although Pakistan's ballistic missiles are derived from China, their accuracy is already quite high. Needless to say, Pakistan has only learned the technology of the missile body, inertial navigation and other equipment, which must be developed by Pakistan itself.

An E-2 early warning aircraft also captured the ballistic characteristics of this target. Two Seahawk helicopters have taken off from the deck of the aircraft carrier and quickly flew towards the splashdown area.

This is just a test flight. The warhead is not equipped with a missile, but a black box that records the entire flight data. This warhead must be salvaged to analyze more data and complete Pakistan's test flight successfully.

After re-entering the atmosphere, the medium-range ballistic missile reaches a speed of more than Mach 10, which is impossible for any air defense system to intercept. It is a sharp spear!

The warhead fell almost vertically from the sky. When it was about to approach the sea surface, the black box recording data in the warhead was ejected. The warhead would sink into the water, and the black box would float on the water surface.

The moment it touched the sea surface, the dye in the warhead began to scatter, and the sea water here was dyed scarlet.

"Found the target." The helicopter pilot followed the guided direction and soon found the red sea area. Then, a salvage worker tied a cable, got off the helicopter, entered the sea surface, and soon got the black box.

The entire launch process was successfully completed!

"Today, we launched Pakistan's first sounding rocket. This rocket flew more than 3,000 kilometers and successfully completed our various test work. We will make improvements on this sounding rocket and continue to increase the thrust. After about five flight tests, we will truly launch Pakistan's first sounding satellite into space orbit. Pakistan will also become a world space power!" That night, Pakistan's spokesperson gave this speech in front of the TV.

Pakistan was in jubilation. The exploration of space is a very inspiring thing. When the US and the Soviet Union were in the Cold War, the Soviet Union first launched artificial satellites and sent people into space, which dealt a great blow to the confidence of Americans. As a result, the Americans built more than a dozen Saturn 5s in a row and sent astronauts to the moon, which was considered to save face.

It is still the same now. Pakistan's space exploration is worthy of the pride of the entire Pakistani people and is a symbol of a great power!

But this launch, in the eyes of insiders, is not the case. Is this a satellite launch? This is clearly a ballistic missile test! Pakistan is already secretly developing its own ballistic missile program! Exploring space? This is just an excuse! (To be continued ~^~)

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