It's basic, yet effective. I was finally able to complete the low orbit mission with this craft using only 8.8KL of Fuel. This is how it did it: Thrust at 100% and aptitude (blue circle) at 85 degress (5 deg off center) at launch. Change to prograde (green triangle) once speed goes beyond 300ms. Keep full throttle until at least 10 KM up. Maintain prograde and keep an eye on the periapsis marker (higherst point in orbit) on map. Once periapsis approaches 100KM, throttle down and keep periapsis at around 110KM. At 20 sec to Prograde hit 100% throttle, then, slowly pull back on the throttle to maintain 10 to 20 second gap to periapsis. (I never got closer than 15 sec). That should do it :-) - Happy orbiting!
GENERAL INFO
- Created On: Windows
- Game Version: 0.6.7.2
- Price: $709k
- Number of Parts: 21
- Dimensions: 9 m x 3 m x 3 m
PERFORMANCE
- Total Delta V: 5.9km/s
- Total Thrust: 200kN
- Engines: 4
- Wet Mass: 11,532kg
- Dry Mass: 1,153kg
STAGES
| Stage | Engines | Delta V | Thrust | Burn | Mass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5.9km/s | 200kN | 2.3m | 11,532kg |
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Nice simple solution to the problem. I do recommend replacing the X bracket you made for your engines and use fuel adaptor with radial x 4 symmetry. It's easier, cuts a nominal amount of weight and looks better in an open engine design to use fuel adaptors instead of blocks in these situations. Nice Build