OFT-2 CST-100 Starliner | Atlas V N22 (Auto Orbit)

Craft celebrating the upcoming uncrewed OFT-2 of Starliner to the the International Space Station

Mission : OFT-2

The OFT-2 mission is expected to last six days, during which time Starliner will show docking and undocking capabilities with the ISS and land back in the United States. It will take the spacecraft just over 24 hours to reach the ISS, where is will then demonstrate autonomous rendezvous and docking. The spacecraft will remain docked to the ISS for 5 days, undocking on August 5th and landing back on Earth, at the White Sands Missile Range, just a few hours later. On the way to the ISS, the Starliner capsule will carry 200 kg (440 lb) of supplies and test equipment, simulating future missions that will have astronauts and cargo on board. On the return journey it will carry 260 kg (573 lb).

Where is Starliner going? :

The ISS (International Space Station)

ORBIT:

220 miles (350 km) at a 51.6º inclination

Dropoff orbit: >200km X 200km

Rocket: Atlas V N22

The Atlas V is an expendable medium lift launch system and a member of the Atlas rocket family. The rocket has flown 87 times since it’s inaugural flight on August 21, 2002, and is one of the most reliable launch vehicles in the world, having no complete failures. OFT-2 is the second Atlas V flight without a payload fairing and with a dual-engine Centaur upper stage. This upper stage uses 1 RL 10 engines, which is required for all Starliner flight as a means of providing a launch trajectory that allows safe abort at any point during the mission.

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Craft Notes:

1. Auto-Launch to Orbit by Preprogrammed Vizzy. (Throttle 100%)
2. Multiple Pad and Rocket Camera setups
3. Preprogrammed Vizzy till ~250km x ~220km orbit (51.6º inclination)

*Aeroskirt to be separated immediately after Centaur ignition (manuallly)
**FInal orbit insertion and ISS docking can be done manually using the onboard thrusters by taking control of Starliner *

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Credits:

Predecessor Craft by Natedoge - Atlas V 551 1:1 Real Scale
Vizzy by: KAL

Additional credits to anjulmusic for upper stage shell

Mission Critical modifications to Rocket (Atlas V N22) and Vizzy done by OrbiteX