When the Noah rotated to face the sun, the sheer bulk of Mars physically blocked the two spaceships from seeing each other. Taking advantage of this perfect celestial alignment, the launch plan was immediately executed.
The specially designed satellite looked exactly like a large rock. It was disguised as a common falling meteorite to minimize the risk of being detected by the Viridians. However, hidden inside its rocky shell was a powerful transmitter set to broadcast a localized signal in a fixed direction.
Because the chemical exhaust from a standard launch vehicle would be far too obvious to the Viridian Empire's sensors, humanity had to use a specially designed electromagnetic cannon to fire the satellite into orbit like a giant artillery shell.
