Getting Reentry effects at higher altitudes?

[David Knisely]

Hi there. While I love ORBITER, occasionally, I would like to change a few things. For one, as I reenter using the stock Atlantis, the reentry plasma effects seem to not be consistently activated. At altitudes below 60 km, they often do come on (or if I am really sloppy and get way too low going way too fast), but in reality, they should begin to show up at least 10 to 15 km higher. When I use one of the add-on auto flight control systems for reentry and landing, the effects never seem to come on at all and it looks like the shuttle is just flying in space or in clear air. Is there any way to change this, or is this another case of "wait until the next version? Thanks a bunch!

 

[Urwumpe]

You can add special reentry effect streams to DLL based spacecraft, which emulate the different aerodynamic properties. Spacecraft with higher local pressure differences (Space Shuttle for example) create strong plasma effects way earlier on some locations of the hull.

But in reality, there are even some slight plasma effects forming between 100 and 150 km. While the heat flux on the spacecraft is very low at that altitude and speed, it is still high enough on the incoming air, especially at obstacles on the hull of the spacecraft (for example the struts connecting shuttle orbiter to the ET).

 

[no matter]

That's exactly what I have used to start some smoke effect just before the original orbiter's reentry effect comes with the CTV-Pegase's capsule.

You can't modify the original stream that orbiter generates when reentry occurs (at ~60km as you say) but adding another stream that will start before is possible.

 

[Belisarius]

That's exactly what I have used to start some smoke effect just before the original orbiter's reentry effect comes with the CTV-Pegase's capsule.

You can't modify the original stream that orbiter generates when reentry occurs (at ~60km as you say) but adding another stream that will start before is possible.

Congratulations - it looks like your Pegase is going to come true

 

[Coolio_vimal]

How do i get it

How to get the reentry effects at 120 Km?