Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 1141: Chapter 560: Technology Exchange, Killing Three Birds with One Stone!_2

Artificial satellites come in many varieties and are placed at various altitudes, the lowest being the espionage satellites, which are primarily used for military surveillance. These spy satellites, in general, orbit at the lowest altitudes, with some merely a hundred or so kilometers above Earth, thus providing clear views of objects on the ground.

The typical civilian satellites remain geostationary in outer space and orbit at much higher altitudes, nearly a hundred times that of spy satellites, at minimum over ten thousand kilometers.

Those satellites used for scientific research and exploration, designed to observe outer space and study the mysteries of the universe, cannot simply be described by their altitude but rather by their ’distance from Earth.’ The farthest satellites currently orbiting Earth can easily exceed fifty thousand kilometers, and some even approach a hundred thousand kilometers.

The European Space Agency’s claim that the anti-gravity experiment affected a scientific research satellite must be false news. The anti-gravity device team had already determined the effect of the device and even had relevant detailed data. Beyond five thousand kilometers from the ground, the influence of the anti-gravity device is negligible.

If a satellite suffered ’significant’ impact, it would definitely be a spy satellite orbiting just a few hundred kilometers above Earth.

The incident had far-reaching implications.

The upper echelons convened a meeting to discuss the matter, during which Dong Lihua presented relevant data and concluded, "If a satellite were noticeably affected, it could not have been one used for scientific research; it had to be one of the closer spy satellites."

Dong Lihua seemed to lack convincing power.

All eyes then turned to Zhao Yi.

Zhao Yi nodded in agreement, "With our current anti-gravity devices, there’s no way they could affect satellites at great distances."

"Actually, we can infer from the covered area. Our experimental devices have a diameter of only several tens of meters. Even if raised into the air, they would only ascend a few kilometers, limiting their area of influence."

"To affect research satellites more than ten thousand kilometers away, the device would need to be a giant structure with a diameter exceeding five hundred meters at the very least." freewebnσvel.cøm

Someone immediately asked, "Can we really build one over five hundred meters in size?"

The others were very interested in this question.

Although the information from the European Space Agency was inaccurate, the mere fact that an anti-gravity device could affect satellites had tremendous strategic significance.

Zhao Yi nodded and said, "Expanding the area isn’t much of a technical challenge, but the main issue is that energy consumption would increase significantly."

"Another approach is to elevate the anti-gravity device to a certain height, for instance, above twenty thousand meters. That would also have a certain impact on satellites over ten thousand kilometers away."

"Of course, raising the device would also require a substantial amount of energy!"

In fact, it’s quite simple to understand—it’s all about the coverage area. A larger device needs to be built for satellites farther away, and a smaller one for those closer.

Gravitational waves can be understood as propagating in straight lines. One only needs to draw a diagram to get a clear idea.

If the device could fully cover Earth, satellites directly above would immediately break free from gravity and uncontrollably drift away from Earth.

But whether building an anti-gravity device that covers a larger area or making the device rise higher, both require energy support.

In the end, it all comes down to energy and power.

Clearly.

The attendees were more interested in building large-scale anti-gravity devices on the ground since there are no energy issues to worry about with terrestrial construction.

The energy consumption of an anti-gravity device is high, but only relatively speaking; in fact, compared to a fast-moving aircraft carrier, the device’s energy consumption is not that significant.

If we were to increase the energy consumption of the device by tenfold, it would only be equivalent to the energy used by two or three fast-moving aircraft carriers. The device is not always in an active state; once built, it would serve as a deterrent.

Of course, such discussions came to no conclusion.

Building a ground-based anti-gravity device targeted at satellites would likely be a one-time use, because after one use, the adversaries would know where the danger lies.

As for the device ascending to the sky...

That has always been part of the sky fortress concept the anti-gravity team has been developing.

Of course.

A ground-based device that could affect the orbit of satellites has virtually decisive strategic significance. A little imaginative thinking on this subject is understandable.

Undoubtedly, the deterrent ability of a terrestrial anti-gravity experiment that causes satellites to deviate from their orbit is much greater than the impact of the J-40’s introduction to service.

A J-40 introduction merely informs the international community that the country possesses top-tier fighter jets and showcases the highest level of military technology.

An anti-gravity experiment causing satellites to deviate, on the other hand, represents a transdimensional strike.

Previously, no one had anticipated that the mysterious anti-gravity device could impact satellite operations, and the international reaction was the same. Some targeted nations were not in the mood for deterrence strategies but instead took to public addresses and used public opinion to question—

"Why would an anti-gravity experiment affect satellite operations?"

"The anti-gravity research must be stopped, or it will affect space satellites and disrupt the normal lives of people worldwide!"

"Compensation must be given to the European Space Agency, and there must be restrictions on research."

"Disclosure of information is necessary..."

Anyway, it was all kinds of ’musts.’ They seemed to be taking a stand for human righteousness, making anti-gravity science appear almost ’anti-human.’

Domestically, of course, there was no willingness to openly admit to anything, and there was no intention to rebut the claim ’that the affected ones were espionage satellites,’ because any related statements would divulge certain information.

For example, confirming that espionage satellites were affected would be like announcing to the world that the anti-gravity device could only influence several hundred kilometers of the upper atmosphere.