ORBITER7 with easy Vizzy Launch&Lander

I like the complicated things, but also the simple ones that produce great solutions. It's the same with the launch programs. A very simple strategy, namely to start vertically and then after a short time to pitch by a very specific angle and then to go into a pure gravity turn, which then hopefully leads into an orbit, leads to an energetically almost ideal ascent. So, for a single, fixed rocket constellation, one can find out this initial pitch angle simply by trial and error. With this extremely simple program (34 lines of Vizzy code) one can do this. For many career missions, where you have to do missions away from the home planet, very well suited, I think.
For a much more sophisticated version please check my "SmartGAP" program :
https://www.simplerockets.com/c/yD2xzD/VIZZY-SmartGAP-BETA1

Second Vizzy program running is now the "SimpleLander". I get crazy if the lander starts spinning around a few meter above the ground in the final landing phase during manual landing. So just press AG1 and everything will be fine during the last few 100 meters.

I additionally hope to improve my designs to become a little bit more eye-candy like the great ones from @CanadaDuck for example.

Enjoy it Juno friends!
Tom.

GENERAL INFO

PERFORMANCE

  • Total Delta V: 17.4km/s
  • Total Thrust: 33.9MN
  • Engines: 7
  • Wet Mass: 2.39E+6kg
  • Dry Mass: 1.31E+5kg

STAGES

Stage Engines Delta V Thrust Burn Mass
1 1 4.6km/s 30.8MN 2.8m 2.39E+6kg
2 1 6.0km/s 2.7MN 6.0m 3.14E+5kg
3 5 6.8km/s 332kN 5.7m 39,447kg

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