v3 Chapter 1406： Launch vehicle and satellite

While Xia Yu was still studying Tiangong Group further.

The detailed investigation on the global aerospace market and satellite market has finally come out.

Two reports, one from the North Star Consortium in the United States and the other from the Jiuding Consortium in Hong Kong.

Both reports have their own merits.

The one from the United States is very detailed in the North American region where the United States and Canada are located. This is incomparable to the report of the Jiuding Consortium.

However, the report of the Jiuding Consortium's investigation has a clearer picture of the situation in the European field.

From the combination of the two reports, the global market situation is very clear.

What Xia Yu needs to build is a global aerospace market giant!

However, his giant also has a focus in the early stages of development.

This has to be said about the pattern of the aerospace market.

The global aerospace market is divided into four major industries.

are four markets: launch vehicles, space shuttles, space stations, and satellites.

The two industries, space shuttle and space station, are currently used for military purposes, and there is almost no civilian market.

And in these two industries, Xia Yu has not set foot in them at all, and there is no company under his control in this field.

But British Aerospace, in which the Bright Fund holds 12.5%, and General Electric, in which Polaris Capital holds 14.6%, are involved.

It's a pity that these two companies, as far as the current situation is concerned, it is impossible to control them. They can only hold a small amount of shares.

Whether it is in the United Kingdom or the United States, these two industries are easy to enter for the time being, but it is difficult to grow.

After all, these two markets need the absolute support of the military, difficult!

So Xia Yu didn't think too much about these two industries before, but instead put his ideas on the two markets of launch vehicles and satellites.

These two industries have not only the military market but also the civilian market.

In the carrier rocket industry, military ones are generally used in the field of spacecraft launching and missiles.

In the civilian market, it is complementary to the satellite market.

It is a pity that Xia Yu’s consortium has not set foot in the military or useless market. The space technology exploration company established by Peter Lynch in California is aimed at the launch vehicle industry and becoming the world's top commercial launch service provider.

At present, because of the policy orientation of the United States, the world's number one commercial launch service provider is not in the United States, but in Europe, it is called Ariane Aerospace.

Ariane Space Company was proposed by France in July 1973 and established in conjunction with 11 countries in Western Europe. It is a rocket project implemented and developed by the European Space Agency.

This is the world's first commercial launch service provider!

It’s a pity that behind this company are 13 European countries, including France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland and other European powers. There are 36 aerospace and electronics companies from these 13 countries. Strong support from the company and 13 banks.

The strong background determines that Ariane Aerospace is going sideways in Europe. No company can grab European orders from it!

If Xia Yu wants to open up the market, he can only grow by grabbing orders from North America and Asia outside of Europe.

Fortunately, Ariane Aerospace currently has only one commercial launch vehicle-the Ariane 1 launch vehicle.

The Ariane 2 launch vehicle is still under development, and it is estimated that it will be launched in the middle of this year!

It can be said that the space exploration technology company that Xia Yu just established will face great pressure!

Of course, in the United States, the launch vehicle market is very suitable for development.

Because from the 1970s to the present, in order to compete for space hegemony with the Red Soviet Union, the United States has concentrated all efforts to support the space shuttle project, requiring all payloads to be used for space shuttle launches and disabling other vehicles.

So that the original launch vehicle giants, such as Martin Mariette, Douglas Airlines, General Dynamics and other giants, their launch vehicle production lines have gradually ceased production.

It can be said that the reason why Europe was able to develop Ariane Aerospace is because the boss of the United States is under the pressure of Hongsu, and the younger brother of Europe is playing business on a mission!

As for the satellite industry, the military field has always existed, while the civilian market is also booming.

In this industry, there are more competitors.

There are many in Europe, such as British Aerospace Corporation, French National Aerospace Corporation and so on.

But if we talk about strength, the United States is stronger!

In the United States, there is no need to say more about military satellite manufacturers. They are all established companies, such as Rockwell International, Boeing, Hughes Aircraft, and so on.

In the field of commercial satellites, the threshold is lower than in the field of military satellites.

Of course the market is bigger too!

Therefore, there are many companies in this field, but most of them are small companies that have just emerged and are not very competitive.

There are currently three giants!

The strengths from strong to weak are Hughes Aircraft Company, Astro Aerospace Company and Ford Aerospace and Communications Company.

Hughes Aircraft Company was acquired before, and it is currently a military industry leader under the Polaris Consortium.

Astro Aerospace is a subsidiary of General Electric Company, which is the core company of the Morgan Consortium.

As for Ford Aerospace and Communications, it was formed by the assets of Philco, which was taken over by Ford Motor Company in 1961. At present, it not only manufactures satellites, but also manufactures many missile and radar models, among which the aim9 Rattlesnake is the masterpiece.

According to the survey report, in addition to these three, there are many companies, and one of them is growing at a very impressive rate.

That is Laura Electronics!

This company went public in 1959. At that time, its market value was just over 10 million U.S. dollars. Later, it acquired a large-scale acquisition of small companies to accumulate strength and became a comprehensive communications company. Manufacturers of telemetry, radar and satellite navigation equipment, the US military’s Doppler navigation radar project, and the Air Force f-111 and rf-4c reconnaissance aircraft electronic equipment projects are all taken over by it.

It was only because of the rapid expansion that it filed for bankruptcy in the early 1970s, and was later bought by Bernard Schwartz, who is now the chairman of the company. The development momentum has been very good in the ten years since he took over.

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Peter Lynch’s idea is mergers and acquisitions.

The satellite industry, let Hughes Aircraft Company come forward, go all out to acquire Laura Electronics, strive to acquire Ford Aerospace and Communications, and complete the absolute dominance in the field of satellite manufacturing.

As for the launch vehicle industry, it will take over the assets of the original veteran launch vehicle giants such as Martin Mariette, Douglas Airlines, and General Dynamics, and take part of the production line, as well as technical materials and elite researchers, and then dig others. The company's scientific research personnel.

On this basis, let the space exploration technology company set up a project team to develop its own commercial launch vehicle.

Use the Hughes Aircraft Company's order to raise the space exploration technology company, making the latter the largest commercial launch service provider in the United States.

"This development strategy is indeed extremely feasible, and there is a lot of room for imagination."

After thinking about it, Xia Yu said to himself with a chuckle.

"It's hard to say about other companies, but Martin Marietta is controlled by the Mellon consortium. It should not be difficult to buy the launch vehicle project."

"It's just a bad operation of Douglas Airlines and General Dynamics."

Thinking of this, Xia Yu frowned slightly, and took a sip of tea to soothe it.

Douglas Airlines is the core company under the Rockefeller Consortium.

And General Dynamics is the core company under the Morgan Consortium.

These two consortiums are not bad money owners. It is difficult to say whether they will develop space exploration technology companies for the Polaris consortium for some money.

The Morgan Consortium is better.

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"Forget it, Martin Marietta was originally one of the three giants in the launch vehicle industry. As long as it can take down its technology and assets, it is enough for the space exploration technology company to have a deep foundation and leapfrog development."

"And Martin Marietta's Hercules series launch vehicle is a heavy-duty launch vehicle with extremely high technological content and high potential for technological transformation.”

"Anyway, it is not difficult for technical personnel in the US aerospace field to dig people. As long as they are willing to spend money on research and development, the results will definitely be able to come out."

After the decision.

Xia Yu called Peter Lynch directly, approved his plan, and told him for nearly half an hour.

After hanging up the phone, Xia Yu made another call to Pennsylvania and directly called Leonard Mellon. After pulling up the daily routine, he talked about the launch vehicle.

Knowing that Xia Yu is cooperating with the Polaris Consortium, he wanted to go deep into the carrier rocket industry. After thinking for a while, Leonard Mellon agreed directly on the phone.

As for the specific details of the cooperation, it is to wait for the space exploration technology company to come forward and negotiate with Martin Marietta.

At this point, Xia Yu finally relaxed.

The first step of the aerospace market has a good foundation, and it depends on how it develops in the next few years.