A complete up-to-date list of popular, most wanted addons for Orbiter. We'd love to include everyone's addons here, however our goal with this list is to provide a comprehensive overview of essential addons for new Orbinauts.

*NOTE: Many addons require the following:
Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package (x86)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x86)

ORBITER 2010: Recommended Addons

ESSENTIAL UTILITIES

• Orbiter Sound 3.5
• Universal Mmu (UMMU)

TEXTURES

• New Cloud Microtextures V3 - by mcwgogs
• Another Sun Texture V2 - by mcwgogs
• New Contrail Textures - by mcwgogs
• Realistc Earth/Mars Sky Colors - by willy88

PLANET TEXTURES

• Earth [L11] + [L14] local - by Dr. Martin Schweiger
• Earth [L10] - by Seth Eden
• Green Mars II [L9] - by schimz
• Jupiter [L8] - by schimz
• Mars [L11] - by Dr. Martin Schweiger
• Mars [L10] - by Seth Eden
• Outer Planets Base + Patch + Hires1 + Hires2 - by escapetomsfate
• Venus [L8] - by Seth Eden

MOON TEXTURES

• Callisto [L8] - by mcwgogs
• Deimos Hi-Res - by brianJ
• Europa [L8] - by mcwgogs
• Ganymede [L8] - by mcwgogs
• Io [L8] with Night Lights - by mcwgogs
• Moon [L11] - by Dr. Martin Schweiger
• Moon [L10] - by orb
• Moon [L9] - by mcwgogs
• Phobos Hi-Res - by brianJ
• Pluto and Moons - by piper
• Trojan Asteroids - by sputnik

SURFACE BASES

• Baikonour Pad 24 + Proton UR500 - by papyref
• Baikonour, LC1 Pad 5 - by mustard & brianJ
• Kourou CSG - ELA - by papyref, mustard, & jacquesmomo
• Kourou CSG - ELS - by papyref & jacquesmomo
• Lunar Base Aurora - by well
• Lunar Base Niven v2.0 - by nukeet
• UCGO Cargo Warehouse - by woo482
• Wideawake International - by wehaveaproblem

NON-FICTIONAL SPACECRAFT

• AMSO Apollo Addon - by ACSoft
• Ariane 4 - by well & nomatter
• Ariane 5 - by well & nomatte
• Ariane 6 - by jekka & momo
• ATV-CTV-LTV - by well & nomatter
• CEV-Orion - by francisdrake
• CTV Pegase - by well & nomatter
• ENERGY Project - by y.kulchitsky
• NASSP Project Apollo - by estar
• Progress M1 - by nomatter
• Shuttle Fleet for Orbiter 2010 (BETA) - by david413
• Soyuz Series - by mustard & nomatter

FICTIONAL SPACECRAFT

• DeltaGliderIV-2 - by dan steph
• DeltaGlider EX - by schimz
• Space Tankers - by kulch
• Universal Cars and Cargos (UCGO) - by dan steph
• XR1 DeltaGlider - by d.beachy
• XR2 Ravenstar - by d.beachy & coolhand
• XR5 Vanguard - by d.beachy & r.hicks

SPACE STATIONS, SATELLITES, & MODULES

• International Space Station v3.0 + v3.1.2 Patch- by thorton
• ISS Texture Update - by kendo
• ISS Solar Panels v2 - by kendo
• Space Station Building Blocks + v4.1- by greg burch

MULTI-FUNCTION DISPLAYS (MFD's)

• Attitude MFD - by tblaxland
• BaseSync MFD - by jarmonik
• Interplanetary MFD - by jarmonik
• Launch MFD - by enjo
• Lunar Transfer MFD - by jarmonik
• Rendezvoud MFD - dc3dreamer

ORBITER 2006-P1: Recommended Addons

ESSENTIAL UTILITIES

• Orbiter Sound 3.5
• Universal Mmu 2.0
• Vinka's Spacecraft3
• AutoSave Module

TEXTURES

• Orbiter Atmospheric Visual Enhancement V3 (*Only use this atmospheric enhancement if not using NG below!)
• Orbiter Atmospheric Visual Enhancement NG (*Only use this atmospheric enhancement if not using V3 above!)
• New Cloud Microtextures V3 - by mcwgogs
• Another Sun Texture V2 - by mcwgogs
• New Contrail Textures - by mcwgogs
• Orulex Land Generator - by artlav

PLANET TEXTURES

• Outer Planets Base (*Adds many new moons and better textures for the outer solar system)
• Venus [L8] - by Seth Eden
• Earth [L9] - by Seth Eden
• Earth [L9] - Alternative L9 texture by Jim Williams
• Earth [L10] - by Seth Eden
• Earth [L10] - Alternative L10 texture by overridden
• Mars [L9] - by Seth Eden
• Mars [L10] - by Seth Eden
• Green Mars II [L9] - by schimz
• Jupiter [L8] - by schimz
• Pluto [L7] & Charon [L5] - by jimbo

MOON TEXTURES

• Level 10 Earth's Moon - Luna L10 Textures v1.0 - by orb
• Moon [L9] - by mcwgogs
• Moon [L9] Cleaned & Remastered - mcwgogs texture above remastered by tofitouf
• Phobos - by Seth Eden
• Deimos - by Seth Eden
• Io [L8] with Night Lights - by mcwgogs
• Europa [L8] - by mcwgogs
• Ganymede [L8] - by mcwgogs
• Callisto [L8] - by mcwgogs
• Titan [L7] - by peaceman
• Rhea & Tethys [L7] - by fordprefect
• Iapetus [L8] - by fordprefect
• Enceladus [L8] - by fordprefect

SURFACE BASES

• Hi-Res Kennedy Space Center - by kukanotas
• Mes-Red Kennedy Space Center - by kukanotas
• Wideawake International - by wehaveaproblem
• Hi-Res Edwards AFB Textures - by various
• Brighton Beach Surface Tiles V2 - by mcwgogs
• Peary Crater Base - by algol
• Alysimia City - by ar81
• Galileo Station - by anemazos
• PreludeII Base Pack - by markl316

NON-FICTIONAL SPACECRAFT

• Shuttle Fleet V4.1.5 - by david413 (*A list of more addons for Shuttle Fleet can be found HERE.)
• Space Shuttle Ultra V1.25 - by siamesecat, DaveS, Urwumpe
• AMSO Apollo Addon - by ACSoft
• NASSP Project Apollo - by estar
• Project Mercury - by estar
• Project Gemini - by estar
• CVEL Titans - by sputnik
• ENERGY Project - by y.kulchitsky
• Project R-7 - by astronaut
• Proton Launch Vehicle - by thorton
• Pack Baikonur Pad 24 + Proton UR500 - by papyref
• Progress M1 - by nomatter
• CTV Pegase - by well & nomatter
• Ariane 4 - by well & nomatter
• Ariane 5 - by well & nomatter
• Ariane 6 - by jekka & momo
• Space Ship One - by mcduck

FICTIONAL SPACECRAFT

• Deepstar 2.0 - by eightymileshigh
• DeltaGliderIV-2 - by dan steph
• DeltaGlider EX - by schimz
• Universal Cars and Cargos 2.0 (UCGO) - by dan steph
• XR1 DeltaGlider - by d.beachy
• XR2 Ravenstar - by d.beachy & coolhand
• XR5 Vanguard - by d.beachy & r.hicks

SPACE STATIONS, SATELLITES, & MODULES

• ISS Fleet V2.1.0 - by david413
• International Space Station v3.0 - by thorton
• Mir Space Station v1.3 - by thorton
• Bond Vega Space Station - by n0mad23
• Ceres V2 - by siriusfett
• ESS Station - by siriusfett
• Space Station "Papy's Bar" - by well
• Commercial Satellites - by istochnikov
• Space Station Building Blocks - by greg burch
• Module Arthemis - by well
• PMA - by well
• Solar Modules ITS - by mustard, brianJ, russH
• More modules & addons from Mustard's site HERE...

MULTI-FUNCTION DISPLAYS (MFD's)

• TransX MFD - by agentgonzo
• IMFD - by jarmonik
• Launch MFD - by enjo
• Aerobrake MFD - by gp
• BaseSync MFD - by jarmonik
• LOLA MFD - by sputnik
• Encounter MFD - by duncan
• Rendezvoud MFD - dc3dreamer
• BurnTimeCalc MFD - by topper0710
• Fuel MFD - by trevir john
• Attitude MFD - by tblaxland
• Auto-Hover MFD - by computerex
• Map 3D MFD - by tofitouf
• New Maps [Map MFD] - by schimz

EXTRAS

• Frontier: 55 Cancri Solar System - by anemazoso & Art
• 47 Ursae Majoris Solar System - by anemazoso
• DGIV Addons - by various
• ReFuel Skins - hipotok1978