"MARCO POLO - ANITA" PROBE MISSION
The Marco Polo mission is the first Italian attempt to send a
probe toward our satellite. The probe consists of two main
parts: the orbiter, designed to orbit around the moon and to
carry out photographic and topographical surveys with other
experiments, and Anita, a small lander that will have the
task of studying the composition of lunar dust and its
imperceptible hydrogen atmosphere. This mission is considered
also the first step for sending Italian astronauts on the
Moon.
The launch is scheduled for 18:43:45'', July 29th 2018, by
Uranus B carrier rocket (a two-stage rocket version of Uranus
rocket that has been already used to launch the Poderosa
module, avaiable on Orbit Hangar). The entry into lunar orbit is scheduled for August
1st 2018. After several days of surveys, experiments and
testing of ANITA onboard instruments, the probe will be
released August 16th at 08:16:00" UTC. As soon as moon
landing will be confirmed, it will follow by a waiting time
of 48 hours spent which the mechanical arm will activate and the
first surveys will take.Mandatory Addons that you must own:
-Orulex
-Meshland
-Vinka Spacecraft3.dll e Multistage2.dll
-LazyD LOLA MFD
-TransX
-Kourou CGS
Install instructions:
Unzip the marcopolo.rar file and copy all the folders in uncompressed marcopolo folder, then copy them to your main orbiter directory
Design and develop:
Fausto.
Original Uranus Rocket Design:
Andy Ventura, Marcogavezzeni.
Special thanks to Buzz Aldrin for english translation
----WARNING: this add-on is obsolete and therefore no longer officially maintened/updated by FOI community. It is still available on OH for legacy, but Forum Orbiter Italia discourages its use in a current Orbiter installation. However, should you decide to download it and use it, you do it at your own risk! ATTENZIONE: questo add-on è obsoleto, pertanto non è più ufficialmente manutenuto/aggiornato dalla comunità FOI. Resta tuttavia disponibile su OH come lascito, ma Forum Orbiter Italia scoraggia il suo uso in una installazione corrente di Orbiter. Comunque, se dovessi decidere di scaricarlo ed usarlo, lo fai a tuo rischio e pericolo!