Mercury capsule atop Atlas Launch Vehicle-3B, the human-rated variant of the SM-65D Atlas ICBM, aka the Atlas-D. This vehicle utilizes a stage-and-a-half system unique to the rocket, designed when NASA hadn't fully figured out how to ignite stages in-air. Suprisingly however, this system was still used long after proper staging designs were in full service, as this rocket was incredibly effective at carrying a multitude of payloads and upper stages into orbit. This iteration, the SM-65D, carries a Mercury capsule, this time with a retropackage attached to push it out of orbit. Staging functions historically in this detailed replica of the craft.
Abort procedure:
AG3: Propels you away from imminent doom.
AG2: Stops you from facing imminent doom once you have jettisoned yourself away from problem #1.

Note: ONLY activate final stage once you've landed!
Enjoy!

GENERAL INFO

  • Successors 5 craft(s) +21 bonus
  • Created On: iOS
  • Game Version: 0.8.107.0
  • Price: $4,346k
  • Number of Parts: 108
  • Dimensions: 25 m x 4 m x 5 m

PERFORMANCE

  • Total Delta V: 26.5km/s
  • Total Thrust: 2.1MN
  • Engines: 11
  • Wet Mass: 55,908kg
  • Dry Mass: -4,934kg

STAGES

Stage Engines Delta V Thrust Burn Mass
1 5 26.4km/s 980kN 3.8m 55,908kg
2 0 0m/s 0N 0s 50,348kg
4 3 72m/s 89kN 2s 1,943kg

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    With capsule basic

    3.0 years ago
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    @HistoricalRockets I was impressed because I had forgotten to include those

    5.2 years ago
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    @s10w10rr1s Do you like my addition of verniers? I always thought they looked pretty silly irl, lmk what u think

    +1 5.2 years ago
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    @s10w10rr1s Lol thx yours looks good tho, at least compared to some of the other ones I've seen... Some ppl don't even put one on which is ridiculous, although they could just pretend that it was a boilerplate all along :p also you inspired me to add more of a realistic ridge-ey texture to the half-stage section, so thankye :)

    +1 5.2 years ago
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    I love the detail in the launch escape system. mine looks childish and doesnt even work XD

    5.2 years ago

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