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investigator丨tao yadi

quick overview

at 8:44 on september 25, the chinese people's liberation army rocket force successfully launched an intercontinental ballistic missile carrying a training simulated warhead into the relevant high seas of the pacific ocean, and accurately landed in the predetermined sea area. most of the images of "intercontinental missiles streaking over the united states" posted online can be traced back to before september 25, and the images are all related to the falcon 9 launched by the us company spacex. it can be seen that the images posted online are not related to the text.

event background

recently, several videos have been widely circulated on social platforms at home and abroad, which are said to be scenes of "chinese intercontinental missiles flying across the sky over the united states." multiple videos have different captions, claiming that the missile passed through hawaii in the united states, and also said that the missile appeared on the east coast of the united states. there are many doubts.

according to xinhua news agency, at 8:44 on september 25, the chinese people's liberation army rocket force successfully launched an intercontinental ballistic missile carrying a training simulated warhead into the relevant high seas of the pacific ocean, and accurately landed in the predetermined sea area. this missile launch is a routine arrangement of the rocket force's annual military training. it effectively tests the performance of weapons and equipment and the level of troop training, and achieved the expected purpose. china notified relevant countries in advance.

a u.s. pentagon spokesman said on september 25, local time, “we did receive some advance notice of the intercontinental ballistic missile test, and we think that is a good thing. it is a step in the right direction, and it will indeed to prevent any misunderstanding or misjudgment.”

screenshot of the first video uploaded online

screenshot of the second video uploaded online

screenshot of the third video uploaded online

check clearly

use invid software to intercept key frames of three videos uploaded online and search them back. some video users earlier posted the second video uploaded online and pointed out that it was the falcon 9 launched by space x on june 18 this year. ) the scene when the rocket takes off.

the spacex rocket video posted by overseas accounts is consistent with the second video posted online.

the third video posted online was not shot after september 25. its earliest release date can be traced back to september 11. the poster said that the video was shot in virginia that day, and said in the comment area that it was a rocket launched by spacex. however, it should be pointed out that none of spacex’s public launch missions are scheduled for september 11.

the video posted by overseas users on september 11 is consistent with the third video posted online and has nothing to do with the intercontinental missile launched by my country recently.

spacex’s last launch mission before september 11th was the falcon 9 launch from california on september 5th.

in addition, there is no reliable source indicating that the first video uploaded online captured an intercontinental missile. in fact, the flying object and the "starlight" that followed the movement in the uploaded video are consistent with the falcon 9 booster rocket. (the falcon 9 rocket is divided into two stages, the booster rocket is the first stage, and the second stage rocket will send the payload to the target orbit) and the characteristics of the second-stage separation of the payload fairing after launch.

top: footage of the falcon 9 launch reported by abc in june.

below: screenshot of the first video uploaded online.

in addition, the official has not announced the specific flight route of my country's intercontinental missile. according to relevant navigation announcements, on the day of launch, there are relevant no-navigation areas in the south china sea, the southern philippine sea, and the south pacific.

an unnamed missile expert told the paper (www.thepaper.cn) that if these three sea areas are related to this intercontinental missile launch, it means that the flight trajectory of this launch was carefully selected. it barely passes over land, reducing the potential impact of missile launches on land. in fact, the separation of some missile bodies during the ascent phase of an intercontinental missile launch has an impact on the ground or sea. the land must be evacuated, and no-navigation notices will be issued on the sea and air. after entering space, the mid-flight phase basically has no impact on the ground and sea, and the impact point of the missile will also be marked. designated no-navigation zone.

to sum up, most of the images of "intercontinental missiles streaking over the united states" uploaded online can be traced back to before september 25, and the images are all related to the falcon 9 launched by the american company spacex. it can be seen that the images uploaded online are not consistent with the text. association.