Two Realms Shuttle Gate: Don't Call Me a Demon!-Chapter 684 - 410: Bumper Cars in Space (6K)

As if in response to the Beautiful Country's space race, the very next day, Jieke Group issued an announcement to all countries and enterprises across the globe, except for the Beautiful Country, launching their satellite services.

Their services covered satellites ranging from personal ones to exploration satellites, all within the contracting scope of Jieke Group.

Concerning pricing, Jieke Group offered an extremely competitive rate of 1999 US Dollars per kilogram for launches.

The Kunpeng Rocket had an effective payload of 850 tons, and the quoted price for a single launch of the Kunpeng Rocket was 1.7 billion US Dollars.

No one would agree to such a price if it were for an individual launch.

However, with the multi-satellite launch technology that Jieke Group possessed, they could carry a large number of satellites and spacecraft at once. It was like group-buying in bulk, where everyone shared the costs, bringing down the overall expenses.

When Jieke Group released their offer, it sent shockwaves through the global commercial satellite launch market.

The price was too attractive, especially when compared to other countries' satellite launch quotes.

The Beautiful Country's space shuttle had a payload of 22.7 tons and cost 450 million US Dollars per launch, amounting to an astounding 19824 US Dollars per kilogram.

The Europe Space Agency's Ariana 5 Rocket, with a payload of 16 tons, had a launch price of 165 million US Dollars, costing 10313 US Dollars per kilogram.

The Mao Bear Alliance-FG Rocket, with a payload of 6.9 tons, cost 50 million US Dollars per launch, setting the price at 7246 US Dollars per kilogram.

The Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, with a payload of 3.8 tons, had a launch cost of 15 million US Dollars, with a price per kilogram of 3947 US Dollars.

The Space Exploration Technology Company, which was the most successful in the global commercial rocket launch market and had mastered rocket recovery technology, offered the Falcon 9 Rocket. With a payload of 22.8 tons, a single launch was priced at 62 million US Dollars, coming to 2719 US Dollars per kilogram.

In the past, thanks to its low prices and efficient reuse and recovery systems, the Space Exploration Technology Company dominated most of the global satellite launch market.

Therefore, when Jieke Group's Kunpeng Rocket debuted, proactively reducing the cost of payload delivery to below 2000 US Dollars, it immediately attracted global commercial satellite partners. This was much cheaper than Space Exploration Company's Falcon 9.

Although the Kunpeng Rocket had only just succeeded in its maiden flight, a large number of countries and companies chose it because of the price, handing over launch contracts to Jieke Group to try it out first.

And Jieke Group did not disappoint. Twenty days later, that very same Kunpeng Rocket was checked and repaired and then loaded with commercial satellites from all over the world at the Red Sun Rocket Launch Site, and it soared into the sky.

Whether it was entering space, rocket separation, satellite deployment, or rocket recovery, the entire process was flawless.

As each satellite began to operate in its designated orbit and establish effective connections with the ground, Kunpeng Rocket's first commercial launch was a resounding success.

Suddenly, Jieke Group became the darling of the commercial satellite market.

A plethora of commercial satellite launch orders flooded into Jieke Group from all directions.

Among these were many from companies within the Beautiful Country.

Capitalists serve their interests, and since Jieke Group offered lower costs and proven safety, they naturally wouldn't choose the more expensive option.

After all, launching a satellite could cost tens or hundreds of millions; the savings here were significant.

As the second and third Kunpeng Rockets were manufactured by Jieke Group, the Kunpeng Rocket launched five more times consecutively.

Each launch carried not only their own satellites but also reserved space to carry commercial satellites from other countries and entities, giving them a lift to space.

And the mass commercial satellite orders filled Jieke Group's coffers to overflowing.

The reusable Kunpeng Rocket had its costs effectively controlled. The more it was reused, the lower the average costs were, and the profits made from each launch were calculated in the billions.

This left the Space Exploration Technology Company, which had originally dominated the global commercial satellite market, in a panic.

In order to compete with Jieke Group for satellite launch orders, they dropped their price to 1888 US Dollars per kilogram.

This move allowed the Space Exploration Technology Company to regain some commercial satellite orders, but then Jieke Company immediately responded by lowering their satellite launch quote further, down to 1650 US Dollars per kilogram.

Then the competition really heated up. If you quoted 1590, I would go down to 1499.

If you said 1200 per kilogram, I would reduce the price to 1100.

Within a few short months, Jieke Group and the Space Exploration Technology Company drove the cost of satellite launches from nearly three thousand US Dollars down to under one thousand.

The global rocket launch market was in turmoil, with the prices for launching commercial satellites slashed to rock bottom by Jieke Company and Space Exploration Technology Company, effectively reshuffling the entire market, rendering the competition from other rockets meaningless.

While Jieke Group and Space Exploration Technology Company were competing, other commercial rocket companies suffered heavily, with widespread devastation.

When the top dogs fought, the smaller players were the first to fall.

Most rockets and satellites belonged to state agencies, with government subsidies supporting them; otherwise, no other powers could compete with Jieke Group and the Space Exploration Technology Company.

Even in the midst of the fierce price war, the Space Exploration Technology Company could not withstand the pressure. Despite having rocket recovery technology, the launches were not actually free, and the current prices were making the Space Exploration Technology Company lose money on every rocket launch.

"Stop this negative competition. We are willing to set aside our differences with Jieke Group and jointly operate the global rocket launch market. This industry is big enough for two major players." freewёbn૦νeɭ.com