The DF15B successfully completed its takeoff stage and, after leaving the atmosphere, cast off the depleted second stage and began entering its ascent trajectory.
It would continue to ascend until nearly 1000 kilometers in height before diving down. Before this point, its speed would become increasingly slower and less maneuverable, creating an extremely favorable window for attack.
Yet the Thousand-Jun Stick No. 1 remained unmoved, silently monitoring the warhead's trajectory.
Passing the peak, it began to dive.
The Thousand-Jun Stick No. 1 still showed no sign of action, not until the warhead began to contact the atmosphere and friction with the thick air began. Then, the seven 140-kilowatt carbon dioxide lasers were triggered, converging into a straight beam which slightly shifted under the influence of the electronic gyroscope and electromagnetic adjusting system.
