Basically an SSTO that I use to put things into orbit currently and I post this to public because yeah
Summary
After my last SSTO craft becomes unsuitable for current versions, with me also preferred smaller scale spacecraft, I decided to make a new one.
SpaceXplorer is a Medium-Lift Launch Vehicle (according to NASA's standard) spaceplane that supossed to be fully recoverable and fairly cheap to launch.
I make this to be as efficient as possible so it can be relatively small and carry reasonable payload.
SpaceXplorer is a name that given to my friend from Discord
Specifications
Vehicle characteristics
Length: 28.9 m
Wingspan: 14.7 m
Height: 6.35 m with landing gear extended
Dry Mass: 10 tons
Wet mass: 115 tons
RCS: 8 Multi Directional RCS
Monopropellant capacity: 817 kg
Cargo bay size: 4.5 m × 2.97 m × 4.2 m
Engines specifications and performance
Engine counts: 2
Pump cycle: Full-flow staged
Fuel: methalox
Thrust: 319 kN sea level 351 kN vacuum each
Isp: 317s sea level 349s vacuum
Exit pressure: 46.0 kPa (equals to 6.6 km ASL at Droo)
TwR: 0.57× at sea level and no payload
Payload capacity (delta V for droo orbit):
At least 4 tons to 250 km orbit (6.51 km/s)
At least 3 tons to 500 km orbit (6.7 km/s) (standard)
At least 1.5 tons to 700 km orbit (7.02 km/s)
Full details, screenshot taken when the spacecraft has no payload and at 0 km altitude on Droo.
Instructions to fly
- Take off (I suggest you to launch heading to east so you will save some delta v)
- Pitch up to 30°
- At 0.7x TwR, pitch up to 40°
- At 0.8x TwR, pitch up to 80°
- At 60 km Apoapsis, pitch down to 30°
- At 80 km Apoapsis, pitch down to 5°
- Turn off engines when you satisfied with the apoapsis
- Timewarp >8 secs before apoapsis and heading to prograde then achieve the desired periapsis.
Tips
- Can use in career mode
- Due to the craft has no heatshield, when reentry, I suggest you heading retrograde and do a retro burn when parts starts glowing. At around 20 km altitude, the aircraft will kinda spinning a bit then the speed will rapidly drop then the aircraft will be stable
- RCS's are kinda unstable. I use this to help me when reentry so the craft's heading will be secured. Goodluck when trying to dock with this
- The spaceplane can be spinning when turning on engine in vacuum for extended period of time with no input from the player
- This spacecraft name is "Who Can It Be Now" which is a title from this song
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GENERAL INFO
- Predecessor: SpaceXplorer
- Created On: Android
- Game Version: 1.3.116.0
- Price: $11,525k
- Number of Parts: 88
- Dimensions: 6 m x 15 m x 29 m
PERFORMANCE
- Total Delta V: 8.1km/s
- Total Thrust: 702kN
- Engines: 2
- Wet Mass: 1.15E+5kg
- Dry Mass: 9,943kg
STAGES
Stage | Engines | Delta V | Thrust | Burn | Mass |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 8.1km/s | 702kN | 8.5m | 1.15E+5kg |