I am specially happy about the application of the "plasma blackout communication" on the NGSV (Next Generation Space Vehicle).
I don't know if this have been mentioned in this forum, but it is the first time I come across the technical detail of it and its real life application.
In short, it is special shape of the vehicle + S band (10 cm wavelength) + relying satellite/space station. It is nothing new, Space shuttle did it on its back, but it is significant in that, China made it to a much smaller platform similar in size of a ballistic missile reentry vehicle. That basically revealed the mystery of terminal guiding method of DF-21D and DF-26 warhead.
Regarding the relay, I would guess that one of the purpose of the ongoing Devine Eagle project is to complement the satellite relay system as a robust backup/enhancement. The Devine Eagle UAV and probably other smaller low flying UAV will lock on the target with precision of meters and then control the warhead to the target. The warhead does not need to slow down (as hypnotized in other method to allow target acquisition) and therefor maintain the advantage of kinetic power and speed of a ballistic missile.
I don't know if this have been mentioned in this forum, but it is the first time I come across the technical detail of it and its real life application.
In short, it is special shape of the vehicle + S band (10 cm wavelength) + relying satellite/space station. It is nothing new, Space shuttle did it on its back, but it is significant in that, China made it to a much smaller platform similar in size of a ballistic missile reentry vehicle. That basically revealed the mystery of terminal guiding method of DF-21D and DF-26 warhead.
Regarding the relay, I would guess that one of the purpose of the ongoing Devine Eagle project is to complement the satellite relay system as a robust backup/enhancement. The Devine Eagle UAV and probably other smaller low flying UAV will lock on the target with precision of meters and then control the warhead to the target. The warhead does not need to slow down (as hypnotized in other method to allow target acquisition) and therefor maintain the advantage of kinetic power and speed of a ballistic missile.
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