The US military F-22 is forced to "live broadcast" in China? Jilin-1 is too modest: I am a commercial satellite

Recently, a video called "Jilin-1 Constellation Video Tracking and Monitoring Fighters in Flight" released by Changguang Satellite Company has been circulating on the Internet. After the uploader released it, it also attracted Changguang Satellite's official forwarding. The move triggered intense discussions among netizens. The red frame of the video shows a fighter plane flying at high speed surrounded by clouds, but the specific model of the fighter plane is still unknown. However, judging from the fighter’s wing and horizontal tail in the video, the fighter captured by Jilin-1 is probably the fifth-generation stealth fighter F22 "Raptor" of the U.S. Army. Although some military fans speculate that this may be a Soviet fighter, Most people think this is the F22 of the US military. As a stealth fighter, its tracking and monitoring were originally a rarity, but this time the Jilin-1 commercial satellite not only captured the F22 stealth fighter but also came to a "live broadcast", which is very fresh.

F22 is the world’s first fifth-generation stealth fighter to enter service. It can be said to have led the development of the fifth-generation fighter. In addition to the powerful F119 engine, the United States has claimed that the F22’s radar reflection cross-sectional area is only equivalent to a steel ball. It means that there are at least 3 zeros after the RCS decimal point. With modern radar technology, the possibility of detecting F22 fighters from 100 kilometers away is 0. Therefore, the shooting of the F-22 by Jilin-1 as a commercial satellite caused a great uproar. First of all, it is a commercial satellite. The United States has repeatedly complained that Chinese satellites can capture the secrets of the US military, but the Jilin-1 of Changguang Satellite The satellite is a commercial satellite and is not used for military purposes, and the United States has no reason to interfere.

In addition, as a fifth-generation stealth fighter, the F-22 is recognized as the world’s first fighter with comprehensive performance. This time it was photographed by commercial satellites, which means that the F22’s stealth myth will be broken. Since the advent of the first stealth fighter, major powers have been working hard towards stealth fighters. Now they have entered the stealth era. No matter how powerful the engine is, fighters with powerful engines will not face a fifth-generation fighter with sufficiently powerful stealth capabilities. leading. Especially when facing opponents with five generations of stealth fighters, it is no exaggeration to say that non-stealth fighters are tasteless in modern warfare. The reason why the role of stealth fighters has become increasingly prominent is that there are no mature methods available. A fighter with an active low radar reflector was detected.

This time the Jilin-1 commercial satellite is suspected to have captured the F22 of the US military, which may also give us a way of thinking. Although stealth fighters can achieve radar stealth, they cannot achieve true optical stealth, which means that the human eye can still detect stealth fighters, and satellites in space can also. Judging from the video images revealed this time, the satellite has achieved long-term tracking and shooting of fighter jets. Just imagine an observation system with ultra-high resolution, shooting in space, and after recognition by AI. By sending the coordinate information back to the ground, fighters or air defense systems can better target these stealth fighters. Can this make up for the defects of radar and become a way to counter stealth fighters?