Chapter 460: Beidou, Satellite Interference?

The voice came from a middle-aged man sitting at the very end of the conference table. He was dressed in a simple gray Zhongshan suit, wore black-rimmed glasses, and had a grave expression; his entire person exuded an austere temperament. He was Section Chief Qian of the Equipment Department's Intelligence Section, the most inconspicuous yet most formidable person among those present.

The laughter in the conference room came to an abrupt halt, and everyone's gaze turned toward this taciturn intelligence expert.

Deputy Commander Liu said with some impatience: "Old Qian, what is the problem now? The nuclear power is solved, the construction site is solved, what else are you worried about?"

Section Chief Qian slowly stood up, walked to the front of the conference room, and faced everyone. He adjusted his glasses and swept his gaze calmly over every person present.

"Chief Engineer Li's plan is indeed impressive," his voice was calm and powerful, "but I must point out a serious security risk that may have been overlooked by everyone."

He paused, as if organizing his words: "The Star-Spangled Country's 'Explorer 2' and the Beijixiong Guo's 'Sentinel' series of satellites."

This simple sentence immediately caused the temperature in the conference room to drop by several degrees. Everyone's expression became serious.

"Satellites?" Deputy Commander Liu frowned, "Are you talking about the enemy's reconnaissance satellites?"

Section Chief Qian nodded, his expression growing even graver: "Exactly. Ever since the Star-Spangled Country successfully launched the 'Explorer 2' reconnaissance satellite last year, and the Beijixiong Guo followed up by launching 'Sentinel 1', there has been an inescapable pair of eyes above our heads."

He took several photographs out of his briefcase and showed them to everyone one by one. These photos displayed military facilities, airport runways, and port terminals on the ground with astonishing clarity.

"These are images taken by enemy satellites that we obtained through special channels, after technical processing." Section Chief Qian's tone was serious, "Although not particularly clear, they are sufficient to identify important military facilities and large-scale buildings."

He turned to Li Mingyuan: "Chief Engineer Li, your 'Kunpeng Project' involves secret factories across the country and a final assembly base; the movement cannot be completely covered up. Even if you adopt Modular Manufacturing and disperse them to various places, each module itself is a fairly large structure that requires specialized factory buildings and equipment."

The atmosphere in the conference room became heavy, and the joy from just a moment ago vanished completely.

"More importantly," Section Chief Qian continued, "the final assembly stage will require a huge site regardless; the transport, assembly, and testing of over a dozen modules will all produce obvious ground traces and activity characteristics."

He pointed to those satellite photos: "The Star-Spangled Country's 'Explorer 2' orbits the Earth every 18 hours, and the Beijixiong Guo's satellite orbital period is about 22 hours; the two alternately cover most of our country's territory. They are like 'Heavenly Eyes' hanging above our heads, conducting regular overhead reconnaissance."

Section Chief Qian's voice became increasingly heavy: "Once the satellites capture the construction of abnormally large facilities, dense material transport, or even the outline of the assembly base... our 'Kunpeng Project' will be completely exposed!"

The conference room was deathly silent; everyone was stunned by this cruel reality.

"At that time," Section Chief Qian's voice was like a cold dagger, piercing through the excitement brought by the technological breakthrough, "we will face unprecedented joint strangulation and frantic destruction by the two great superpowers."

He paused and scanned the room: "According to the intelligence we have mastered, the Star-Spangled Country has already secretly assembled a special sabotage team, codenamed 'Sawtooth', specifically targeting our country's important military facilities. Although the Beijixiong Guo maintains a friendly appearance with our country, their 'Red Star' agent network has long since infiltrated many of our country's sensitive fields."

Section Chief Qian's words were like a bucket of ice water, extinguishing the fire of hope that had just ignited in the conference room. Everyone's face was filled with worry and frustration.

"Then what do we do?" Deputy Commander Liu slapped the table in annoyance, "We can't just wait until the Star-Spangled Country and Beijixiong Guo's satellites are retired before we start building, can we?"

"Conventional camouflage and concealment measures can no longer cope with satellite reconnaissance," General Zhao said with a frown, "unless we can lay huge camouflage nets on the ground, but that scale of camouflage itself would arouse suspicion."

Professor Zhang of the Seventh Institute sighed: "Perhaps we could consider building underground or in caves? But that would bring about new engineering difficulties..."

The atmosphere in the conference room became increasingly depressed; the shadow of satellite reconnaissance loomed over everyone's heart. This seemed to be an unsolvable problem—you cannot fight the "Heavenly Eyes" above the firmament.

Everyone's gaze turned to Li Mingyuan once again, expecting this "miracle creator" to come up with an astonishing solution again. But even Li Mingyuan, could he fight against reconnaissance satellites in space?

To everyone's surprise, facing this seemingly unsolvable space-based threat, Li Mingyuan's expression was surprisingly calm, and there was even a faint, elusive smile at the corners of his mouth. His eyes flashed with the brilliance of someone who had everything under control, as if he had foreseen all of this long ago.

"Section Chief Qian's concerns are very necessary," Li Mingyuan spoke slowly, his voice steady and confident, "in fact, this problem is precisely the one we started working on earliest."

"Started working on earliest?" Deputy Commander Liu widened his eyes in surprise, "You mean... you already have a countermeasure?"

Li Mingyuan nodded and gestured to his assistant. The assistant immediately took a roll of special blueprints out of a specially made security case and carefully spread them out on the conference table.

Everyone gathered around and discovered that these were not aircraft or reactor design drawings, but complex satellite orbital charts and signal spectrum analysis charts. The drawings were marked with a large number of technical terms and data, as well as an eye-catching "Top Secret" stamp.

"This is..." Professor Zhang looked at these unfamiliar charts and data with confusion.

Li Mingyuan's voice was calm and confident: "Does everyone remember the 'Beidou' system I mentioned before?"

"Beidou?" Deputy Commander Liu recalled, "You mean that space navigation system? The one used to improve the precision of our weapons?"

"That's right," Li Mingyuan nodded, "but 'Beidou' is not just a navigation eye; it is also our protective shield."

He pointed to the satellite orbital charts marked on the drawings: "We have integrated a special functional module into the 'Beidou' satellites—the 'Regional Information Shielding' system."

There was an uproar in the conference room, and everyone showed expressions of confusion.

"Information Shielding?" Section Chief Qian frowned, "You mean... interfering with the enemy satellites' reconnaissance capabilities?"

Li Mingyuan smiled slightly: "Exactly. By releasing high-intensity, high-directivity interference signals of a specific spectrum, combined with the ground base station network, we can form an invisible 'information fog' over specific geographic areas during specific time periods."

He pointed to several key areas marked on the drawings: "When enemy satellites pass over these target areas, our 'Beidou' system will precisely suppress their reconnaissance signal reception capabilities, making the images transmitted back to the ground either a screen of static or 'normal' images after our 'careful processing'."

This explanation plunged the conference room into a shocked silence. The technology Li Mingyuan described could almost be called science fiction at the time—Active Interference and deceiving reconnaissance satellites in space was far beyond the imagination of most people.

"This... how is this possible?" an electronics expert from the Seventh Institute couldn't help but ask, "How can we precisely grasp the enemy satellites' operating frequencies and signal characteristics? Furthermore, how much power would equipment need to transmit interference signals strong enough to reach space?"

Li Mingyuan walked to the blackboard and began to explain the technical principles in detail: "First, regarding the enemy satellites' operating parameters, we have already obtained quite accurate data through various channels. The main imaging equipment of 'Explorer 2' operates in the visible light and near-infrared bands, and data transmission uses the S-band and X-band. The Beijixiong Guo's 'Sentinel' satellites mainly use the L-band and C-band."

He quickly wrote a series of frequency values and technical parameters on the blackboard, which were astonishingly precise.

"As for the issue of transmitting interference signals," Li Mingyuan continued, "we are adopting a distributed collaborative interference strategy. We will deploy multiple ground transmission stations around key areas; the power of each station does not need to be particularly large, but through precise time synchronization and phase control, we can form a high-gain interference field over the target area."

He drew a schematic diagram on the blackboard, showing the relationship between the ground stations and the aerial target area: "This is like the 'standing wave' phenomenon in acoustics, forming an energy concentration zone at a specific location."

"But even if the interference is successful," Section Chief Qian still frowned, "won't the enemy suspect something even greater if they discover their satellites have suddenly gone 'blind'?"

Li Mingyuan revealed a mysterious smile: "That is why we have a second layer of measures—'Image Replacement' technology."

He pointed to another part of the design on the drawings: "While interfering with the enemy satellites' normal imaging, our system will transmit specially made 'fake image' signals to them. These images are ones we have prepared in advance, showing a 'normal' ground situation—a 'clean' picture without any construction activities or abnormal features."

People in the conference room looked at each other; this sounded simply as incredible as magic.

"You mean," Deputy Commander Liu widened his eyes, "we can not only make the enemy's satellites unable to see, but also make them 'see' what we want them to see?"

"Theoretically, it is feasible," Li Mingyuan nodded in confirmation, "the key lies in precisely grasping the enemy satellites' signal processing mechanisms and image encoding formats. In this regard, we have already made breakthrough progress."

He pointed to a series of complex encoding and data flow charts on the drawings: "This is the signal processing flow we derived in reverse by analyzing known images transmitted back by enemy satellites. Based on this data, we can construct sufficiently realistic 'replacement images'."

Professor Zhang exclaimed: "This is simply... too incredible! If it can really be achieved, it will completely change the rules of the game for space reconnaissance!"

"Simply put," Li Mingyuan concluded, his voice full of confidence, "under the protection of our 'Sky Screen', the enemy's satellites will temporarily become 'blind', or see the images we want them to see. This is enough to cover the entire process of 'Kunpeng' from parts to completion!"

The conference room was once again plunged into deep shock. Actively shielding enemy satellites? This subversive means of countering space-based reconnaissance was beyond the imagination of everyone present. You could hear a pin drop in the conference room; only the sound of heavy breathing reminded people that there was still life here.