OHM HCLV Hyperion

[OrbitHangar]

Author: loru

HCLV Hyperion is a versatile rocket system designed to carry a variety of manned and unmanned payloads into orbit. It’s an expendable heavy class launcher capable of delivering up to ~120 metric tons to 250km circular LEO.

Hyperion has internal launch autopilot accessible by MFD that can put LV into various orbits and can be controlled manually or using dedicated MFD.

There are 3 primary versions of the rocket:

–HCLV-S: Sidemount version for carying spaceplanes into orbit.
–HCLV-2: Inline version with 2 LRBs able to carry 80 tons into LEO
–HCLV-4: Inline version with 4 LRBs able to carry 120 tons into LEO

In addition the high performance EDS upperstage is included to perform various missions beyond low earth orbit.

The custom fairing system allows users to easily define new fairing types, while custom payload adapter support expands versatility of the rocket to acomodate future payloads.

Adjustable height over ground makes it easy to launch from any location/launch pad and Integrated Payload Manager makes payloads easy to handle and deploy.

Please read manual before installing and using

Installation requirements:
In order for the HCLV Hyperion to function correctly the following add-ons are required:

Dansteph's OrbiterSound 4.0
Kulch's payload manager SDK
Loru's Carl Sagan Space Centre
(Recommended) Jarmonik's D3D9 Client - D3D9 Client
 

Authors:

Greg 'Loru' Lorens
Design, meshes and textures.

Adam 'Woo482' Maudsley
Programming.

Update 1: scenario added
Update 2: corrected sidemount texture
Update 3: inline client CTD bugfix


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[Loru]

I'd like to thank Woo482 for making this addon possible and all of you who contributed to this add-on:

- Face, Orb, Dbeachy1 and Zatnikitelman for lots of help during dev process
- Beta team - for excellent bughunt
- Martin Schweiger - for creating orbiter
- All folks on O-F for feedback

 

[garyw]

I'd like to thank both Loru and Woo482 for yet another wonderful addon. Top work guys!

 

[malisle]

I'm sorry if I missed something, but it seems there are no scenarios included?

EDIT: everything good now

 

[Loru]

There weren't. Urwumpe and DaveS pointed it out so I included sample HCLV + Carina in the package.

Just redownload it.

 

[Interceptor]

Thanks Loru,and woo482,I hope all orbiters out there get as much enjoyment launching her as I have,this is one awesome rocket,I also appreciate the hard work you both have done.:tiphat:

 

[Kyle]

The perfect vehicle for my Grand Tour of the solar system!

 

[PennyBlack]

This is a very well constructed addon. I love the way you see the heat effects on the main booster nozzels, they cooled very rapidly when I killed the trottle, applying it again to see the heat build up again. That's really good. I found the vessel had alot of power, so figure it can carry very heavy payloads into orbit. I did put it's little satalite into orbit, somewhat eliptical.

Good teamwork there guy's :thumbup:

 

[Loru]

I found the vessel had alot of power, so figure it can carry very heavy payloads into orbit. :

Up to 80 tons in 2 booster version and up to 120 tons in 4 booster version.

With upperstage capable of putting 45 tons into moon intercept course. Or if you prefer lighter payloads upperstage provides ~6.5 km/s of dV with 10 ton payload.

 

[Scav]

It would be great if I had more time to play with this.

Awesome launcher, Loru, and Woo!, and I can already tell it'll be something to spark the imagination.

:tiphat:

 

[Loru]

It would be great if I had more time to play with this.

Awesome launcher, Loru, and I can already tell it'll be something to spark the imagination.

:tiphat:

Thank Woo482. Without him it would be just petty velcro or multistage contraption.

 

[Pipcard]

I'm getting tired of this attitude of people looking down on velcro/multistage.

 

[Loru]

Per Urwumpe's request: Speedtest scenario: HCLV + EDS + Carina on LC39. How far can you go?

BEGIN_DESC
HCLV4+EDS+Carina on LC39
END_DESC

BEGIN_ENVIRONMENT
  System Sol
  Date MJD 51981.6045129948
END_ENVIRONMENT

BEGIN_FOCUS
  Ship LV
END_FOCUS

BEGIN_CAMERA
  TARGET EDS
  MODE Extern
  POS 22.35 1.64 -96.68
  TRACKMODE TargetRelative
  FOV 60.00
END_CAMERA

BEGIN_MFD Left
  TYPE Surface
  SPDMODE 1
END_MFD

BEGIN_MFD Right
  TYPE Launch
  NAV 0
END_MFD

BEGIN_SHIPS
ISS:ProjectAlpha_ISS
  STATUS Orbiting Earth
  RPOS 4306842.01 -5138797.15 615828.55
  RVEL -5740.095 -4532.872 2391.556
  AROT 30.00 0.00 50.00
  AFCMODE 7
  IDS 0:588 100 1:586 100 2:584 100 3:582 100 4:580 100
  NAVFREQ 0 0
  XPDR 466
END
Mir:Mir
  STATUS Orbiting Earth
  RPOS -4575809.07 -296578.21 -4849010.13
  RVEL 5626.876 -323.271 -5285.435
  AROT 0.00 -45.00 90.00
  AFCMODE 7
  IDS 0:540 100 1:542 100 2:544 100
  XPDR 482
END
Luna-OB1:Wheel
  STATUS Orbiting Moon
  RPOS 111025.26 -2235224.60 -15.88
  RVEL 1478.287 73.432 0.003
  AROT 0.00 -0.00 -36.42
  VROT 0.00 0.00 10.00
  AFCMODE 7
  IDS 0:560 100 1:564 100
  XPDR 494
END
GL-01:DeltaGlider
  STATUS Landed Earth
  BASE Cape Canaveral:1
  POS -80.6758964 28.5227640
  HEADING 150.00
  AFCMODE 7
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.000000 1:1.000000
  NAVFREQ 402 94 0 0
  XPDR 0
  GEAR 1 1.0000
  AAP 0:0 0:0 0:0
END
SH-02:ShuttleA
  STATUS Landed Earth
  BASE Cape Canaveral:5
  POS -80.6745292 28.5197208
  HEADING 100.00
  AFCMODE 7
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.000000 1:1.000000
  NAVFREQ 0 0
  XPDR 0
  PODANGLE 0.0000 0.0000
  DOCKSTATE 0 0.0000
  AIRLOCK 0 0.0000
  GEAR 0 0.0000
  PAYLOAD MASS 0.0 0
END
LV:HCLV\HCLV-4-EDS
  STATUS Landed Earth
  POS -80.6208960 28.6271640
  HEADING 2.00
  AFCMODE 7
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.000000 1:1.000000
  NAVFREQ 0 0
  PL_DESCRIPTION EDS 0.000 0.000 29.500 -0.0000 -0.0000 -1.0000 0.0000 1.0000 0.0000 0
  IN_JETTISON 0 0
  J_MARKER 0.000000
  FC_Config 250000.000000 90.000000 0 0 35.000000
  FC_State 0 0.000000 0.000000
  LV_State 1 1 0.000000
  Fairing 0 1
  Offset 27.000000
END
EDS:HCLV\EDS-850
  STATUS Landed Earth
  POS -26.8566943 0.6347262
  HEADING 66.57
  ATTACHED 0:0,LV
  AFCMODE 7
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.000000
  NAVFREQ 0 0
  PL_DESCRIPTION Carina 0.000 0.000 7.000 -0.0000 -0.0000 -1.0000 0.0000 1.0000 0.0000 0
  IN_JETTISON 0 0
  J_MARKER 0.000000
  Misc 0.000000
  Fairing 1 1
END
Carina:Carina
  STATUS Landed Earth
  POS -26.2501693 0.9379151
  HEADING 66.58
  ATTACHED 2:0,EDS
  AFCMODE 7
  NAVFREQ 0 0
END
END_SHIPS

---------- Post added at 10:10 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:06 PM ----------

I'm getting tired of this attitude of people looking down on velcro/multistage.

I'm not looking down on those systems - I just consider them prototyping tools not means to release add-ons.

 

[Pipcard]

I just consider them prototyping tools not means to release add-ons.

That is looking down upon. So that means that, if I release a velcro rocket, you'll think it's automatically bad?

 

[Loru]

So that means that, if I release a velcro rocket, you'll think it's automatically bad?

No. Then I could admire meshes and textures (from what I've seen so far are pretty good), and hope for you teaming up with someone to create dll-ed version or regret if it stays as velcro/multistage.

But I think that kind of discussion should be moved elsewhere.

 

[K_Jameson]

Velcro/multistage and dll are completely different worlds.
Writing a stable and functioning dll can be a long and frustrating task, and gives much more satisfaction once completed. But sometimes, focusing on the details, you lose the general picture. How much complicated dll addons discussed in the apposite section were released on OH, and how much are become a some sort of vaporware? FOI itself in the years has released only two real dll addons (Eridanus and Antares).
Staying with velcro/multistage/spacecraft etc. can be (and is) somewhat limiting, but allows immaginative and enthusiast developers, not so obsessed with details, to work on much more project in the same (always limited) time, contributing in a different way to the community. I don't want to be misunderstood: i really appreciate the dll based addons (if the dll is well written, something that not always happens). Energia is my favorite launcher.
Anyway... great work Loru! The boosters are very heavily Energia-inspired!

 

[Loru]

Anyway... great work Loru! The boosters are very heavily Energia-inspired!

For the second time - I only created concept and visual part - dirty work is Woo482's. He made it possible

 

[Urwumpe]

An rather extreme test with an overweight HCLV-4... crashed for me with strange flashes and a freezing Orbiter:

BEGIN_DESC
Testflight with the HCLV-4-EDS, EDS-2000, Smerch, DM, Carina
END_DESC

BEGIN_ENVIRONMENT
  System Sol
  Date MJD 51981.7940326229
END_ENVIRONMENT

BEGIN_FOCUS
  Ship HCLV-XV1
END_FOCUS

BEGIN_CAMERA
  TARGET DM-XV1
  MODE Extern
  POS 1.54 133.82 5.15
  TRACKMODE TargetRelative
  FOV 60.00
END_CAMERA

BEGIN_MFD Left
  TYPE Surface
  SPDMODE 1
END_MFD

BEGIN_MFD Right
  TYPE Map
  REF Earth
  POS 0.00 0.00
END_MFD

BEGIN_SHIPS
ISS:ProjectAlpha_ISS
  STATUS Orbiting Earth
  RPOS 4975082.05 -4522630.45 313288.83
  RVEL -4985.226 -5314.115 2469.980
  AROT 27.74 0.75 41.68
  AFCMODE 7
  IDS 0:588 100 1:586 100 2:584 100 3:582 100 4:580 100
  NAVFREQ 0 0
  XPDR 466
END
Mir:Mir
  STATUS Orbiting Earth
  RPOS -3933110.72 -328141.16 -5378559.87
  RVEL 6248.454 -274.037 -4539.316
  AROT 0.86 -48.49 89.34
  AFCMODE 7
  IDS 0:540 100 1:542 100 2:544 100
  XPDR 482
END
Luna-OB1:Wheel
  STATUS Orbiting Moon
  RPOS -2222804.69 260206.01 -4.34
  RVEL -172.094 -1470.071 -0.024
  AROT -0.00 0.00 -124.49
  VROT -0.00 0.00 10.00
  AFCMODE 7
  IDS 0:560 100 1:564 100
  XPDR 494
END
GL-01:DeltaGlider
  STATUS Landed Earth
  BASE CSSC:1
  POS 169.5182990 -0.8542990
  HEADING 360.00
  AFCMODE 7
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.000000 1:1.000000
  NAVFREQ 402 94 0 0
  XPDR 0
  GEAR 1 1.0000
  AAP 0:0 0:0 0:0
END
SH-02:ShuttleA
  STATUS Landed Earth
  BASE Cape Canaveral:5
  POS -80.6745292 28.5197208
  HEADING 100.00
  AFCMODE 7
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.000000 1:1.000000
  NAVFREQ 0 0
  XPDR 0
  PODANGLE 0.0000 0.0000
  DOCKSTATE 0 0.0000
  AIRLOCK 0 0.0000
  GEAR 0 0.0000
  PAYLOAD MASS 0.0 0
END
loco01:SaganSpaceport\\loco01
  STATUS Landed Earth
  POS 169.5370000 -0.8578510
  HEADING 270.00
  AFCMODE 7
  NAVFREQ 0 0
  CradleP 0.00
  CradleT 0
  Angle 0.00
  SpeedT 0
  SpeedC 0
END
Crane:SaganSpaceport\\XR5_Crane
  STATUS Landed Earth
  POS 169.5270000 -0.8542000
  HEADING 90.00
  AFCMODE 7
  NAVFREQ 0 0
  X_P 0.50
  Y_P 0.00
  Z_P 0.50
  X_T 0.50
  Y_T 0.00
  Z_T 0.50
END
LPad:SaganSpaceport\\ThemL_Pad
  STATUS Landed Earth
  POS 169.5375920 -0.8578510
  HEADING 270.00
  AFCMODE 7
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.000000
  NAVFREQ 0 0
  Arms_P 0.999997
  Arms_T 1.000000
  Lights 0
END
Radar:SaganSpaceport\\Radar
  STATUS Landed Earth
  POS 169.5330990 -0.8597000
  HEADING 270.00
  AFCMODE 7
  NAVFREQ 0 0
END
BPad:SaganSpaceport\\Big_Pad
  STATUS Landed Earth
  POS 169.5321950 -0.8686880
  HEADING 180.00
  AFCMODE 7
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.000000
  NAVFREQ 0 0
  Lights 0
  Config -1
END
HCLV-XV1:HCLV\HCLV-4-EDS
  STATUS Landed Earth
  POS 169.5321950 -0.8686880
  HEADING 180.00
  AFCMODE 7
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.000000 1:1.000000
  NAVFREQ 0 0
  PL_DESCRIPTION EDS-XV1 0.000 0.000 29.500 -0.0000 -0.0000 -1.0000 0.0000 1.0000 0.0000 0
  IN_JETTISON 0 0
  J_MARKER 0.000000
  FC_Config 250000.000000 90.000000 0 0 35.000000
  FC_State 0 0.000000 0.000000
  LV_State 1 1 0.000000
  Fairing 0 1
  Offset 10.000000
END
EDS-XV1:HCLV\EDS-2000
  STATUS Landed Earth
  POS -94.3998355 0.3846103
  HEADING 66.56
  ATTACHED 0:0,HCLV-XV1
  AFCMODE 7
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.000000
  NAVFREQ 0 0
  PL_DESCRIPTION Smerch-XV1 0.000 0.000 14.000 -0.0000 -0.0000 -1.0000 0.0000 1.0000 0.0000 0
  IN_JETTISON 0 0
  J_MARKER 0.000000
  Misc 0.000000
  Fairing 5 1
END
Smerch-XV1:SmerchTug
  STATUS Landed Earth
  POS -94.8632492 0.2944338
  HEADING 66.56
  ATTACHED 1:0,EDS-XV1
  AFCMODE 7
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.000000 1:1.000000
  NAVFREQ 0 0 0 0
  XPDR 0
  TUGSTATE 0
  JETTISONSPEED 1.000000
  JETTISONINT 5.000000
  ADAPTER_TYPE 2
  STARTS 10 0 0
  ALLOW_AUTO_DELETE 0
  ALLOW_SEND_FOCUS 1
  PL_DESCRIPTION DM-XV1 0.000 0.000 10.500 -0.0000 -0.0000 -1.0000 0.0000 1.0000 0.0000 0
  IN_JETTISON 0 0
  J_MARKER 0.000000
END
DM-XV1:DMTug
  STATUS Landed Earth
  POS -94.9228183 0.4506136
  HEADING 66.56
  ATTACHED 1:0,Smerch-XV1
  AFCMODE 7
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.000000 1:1.000000
  NAVFREQ 0 0 0 0
  XPDR 0
  TUGSTATE 0
  JETTISONSPEED 1.000000
  JETTISONINT 5.000000
  ADAPTER_TYPE 2
  STARTS 7 0 0
  ALLOW_AUTO_DELETE 0
  ALLOW_SEND_FOCUS 1
  PL_DESCRIPTION Carina-XV1 0.000 0.000 2.570 -0.0000 0.0000 1.0000 0.0000 -1.0000 0.0000 0
  IN_JETTISON 0 0
  J_MARKER 0.000000
END
Carina-XV1:Carina
  STATUS Landed Earth
  POS -96.0204614 0.2472567
  HEADING 66.56
  ATTACHED 2:0,DM-XV1
  AFCMODE 7
  NAVFREQ 0 0
END
END_SHIPS

BEGIN_ExtMFD
END

 

[Interceptor]

Hi Loru,I am kind of confused with the Carina scenario,I get the HCLV up to 250x250 ecc 0.0 and I seperate the payload-EDS stage,but when I go to switch to the EDS stage and open the the Hyperion MFD,I don't see the EDS stage,and can't start the engines with the Launch button.

 

[Woo482]

The EDS is controlled like a normal vessel, the MFD only works with the launch vehicle itself.