SpaceMonkey
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Hello
Just recently got into orbiter - done all the DG tutorials and that's fine. I'm trying to do one of the standard scenarios in the Atlantis set. I can't seem to be able to reach a stable orbit from the launch pad, as I never build up enough speed to reach orbital velocity. I get up to about 80km at peak and just fall to Earth on a ballistic, ending up in the Atlantic.
All the Orbiter launch tutorials seem to be about the delta glider, and the NASA launch guidelines I've found I can't really follow to the letter as there is a lot of fly-by-wire operations in there.
Could anyone provide me with either an idiot-proof step-by-step guide, or a link to one? In particular, useful points would be things like:
What pitch should I be flying at for any given point in the launch? I've tried everything from 90 down to 45, tried starting at 78 and gradually levelling out over the launch too - which is what the NASA guides appear to say
When is the right time to ditch the tank?
Apologies if this was on the old forum - I'm not a member of that one
Thanks
Just recently got into orbiter - done all the DG tutorials and that's fine. I'm trying to do one of the standard scenarios in the Atlantis set. I can't seem to be able to reach a stable orbit from the launch pad, as I never build up enough speed to reach orbital velocity. I get up to about 80km at peak and just fall to Earth on a ballistic, ending up in the Atlantic.
All the Orbiter launch tutorials seem to be about the delta glider, and the NASA launch guidelines I've found I can't really follow to the letter as there is a lot of fly-by-wire operations in there.
Could anyone provide me with either an idiot-proof step-by-step guide, or a link to one? In particular, useful points would be things like:
What pitch should I be flying at for any given point in the launch? I've tried everything from 90 down to 45, tried starting at 78 and gradually levelling out over the launch too - which is what the NASA guides appear to say
When is the right time to ditch the tank?
Apologies if this was on the old forum - I'm not a member of that one
Thanks