Recently, South Korea's development has been quite rapid. The successful launch of the "World", which is equivalent to 60% of the Changer Ding rocket's capacity, greatly satisfied their self-confidence.

Recently, South Korea's development has been quite rapid. The successful launch of the "World", which is equivalent to 60% of the Changerding rocket's capacity, greatly satisfied their self-confidence. The 4.5th-generation aircraft KF-21 is about to take flight, which will give it another shot. At the same time, in August this year, South Korea will also launch its own lunar probe "Shared Moon".

South Korean lunar orbiter

"Shared Moon" is a lunar orbiter. South Korea claims that its launch weight is 1.5 tons, which is about 60% equivalent to my country's "Chang'e 1", but it is generally believed that its launch weight There are only 678 kilograms, including 260 kilograms of fuel, which means the dry mass of the detector is only 418 kilograms. In August, it will board the "Falcon" 9 reusable rocket of SpaceX company and fly to the lunar orbit in the form of a "bus", stopping at one stop. The journey of several days will take several months.

This time it was not launched by South Korea itself, but by a ride on the Falcon 9

The most noteworthy thing about this mission is that South Korea will independently undertake part of the measurement and control work of the lunar probe. However, what is unexpected is that the "35-meter" mission that performs the measurement and control mission Caliber Measurement and Control Antenna" was actually built by a certain unit in our country. As soon as this news came out, it immediately caused an uproar on the domestic network.

I have seen this antenna in the picture many times. It turns out that it was made with the help of China.

Although the "35-meter caliber measurement and control antenna" is only an entry-level equipment for deep space measurement and control tasks, it is not worth mentioning to us, but for South Korea It is a leap forward, enabling it to have limited deep space monitoring and control capabilities for the first time. Whether it should export such equipment to a country that has deployed the THAAD missile system and has not changed its attitude so far is debatable.

South Korean lunar probe

You must know that South Korea has just signed a series of space cooperation agreements with the United States. In addition to using Falcon 9 to launch satellites and detectors, it even needs to participate in the United States as a semiconductor provider. "Artemis" program to return to the moon, but even this, the United States has no intention to help South Korea develop deep space measurement and control capabilities. It only uses South Korea's technology and services for its own use, dumping aerospace products and products into the South Korean market. Just service.

This is not the first time that South Korea has flown a Falcon 9, nor is it the last time.

The "35-meter caliber measurement and control antenna" is not even provided by the United States. Why are we in such a hurry? What we are doing is the same as helping India and Vietnam build infrastructure and cultivate industrial upgrading capabilities. It is equivalent to putting a rope around our own necks. We can't make any money.

Not all money can be made

Besides, I don’t know if you still remember the "Shiyue" salvage work. At that time, the Shanghai Salvage Bureau dispatched more than 3,000 ships, and the total underwater operation time was nearly 13,000 hours. There was even a Chinese diver who was responsible for underwater operations and suffered severe facial burns in a gas explosion accident. He tried his best to meet South Korea's demanding requirements, but has the final quarrel been forgotten?

Shanghai Salvage Bureau salvaged South Korea's Sewol

South Korea's aerospace strategy is to closely follow the United States. When Chinese satellites and American satellites "hide and seek" again one day in the future, guess which side South Korea will be on? If the future lunar bases of China and the United States really conflict like the science fiction drama "Space Force", which side will Korea Aerospace take?