Orbiter Screenshot Thread

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Safey range detonation test over KSC

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How do you do that and with what spacecraft did you do that with?

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Also how do you get that sun?
 

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11_06_27_11-22-37_Astrovan.jpg

Astrovan leaving with the astronauts. On the left the runway with the XL-70 and the Hyperdart. In the center the VAB and on the right the LC-39.

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Driving

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Astrovan arrived. In the distance you can see LC-39


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XL-70 departs

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climbing

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HyperDart released. You can still see the XL-70

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Coasting

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And we're in orbit!
Reentering in the dart is The Hard Part :lol:
Also, did the XB-70 after separation became uncontrollable?
 

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How do you do that and with what spacecraft did you do that with?

ETS launch vehicle and I did it with CTRL+A

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Reentering in the dart is The Hard Part :lol:
Also, did the XB-70 after separation became uncontrollable?

Well, I've done quite some reentries so we'll see how it goes :thumbup:

And no, the XL-70 didn't became uncontrollable. I landed her safely back at KSC ;)
 

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MLP now has lights (they don't work yet but they will :p ).

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Well, I've done quite some reentries so we'll see how it goes :thumbup:

And no, the XL-70 didn't became uncontrollable. I landed her safely back at KSC ;)

Strangely my XB-70 starts banking left like mad with or without the autopilot, so I need to test this on a clean instalation then :hmm:
 

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I am such a nerd.

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Launch of SSM-2 (space station mission 2):
ssm2-1.png


SRB separation:
ssm2-2.png


1st stage separation:
ssm2-3.png


MECO:
ssm2-4.png


Separation of 2nd stage after a few orbits (invisible staging bug):
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Now, which one is the payload:
ssm2-6.png


Fregat can be seen in the background.
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Closing in:
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Even more closer:
ssm2-9.png


A few more adjustments:
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Hard dock:
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The module (Zarya) will be re-docked later.
 

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Upcoming WSA mission: JAVELIN Communication Site 12 at Kennedy Space Center with a USN Sea King in the background:
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Changing the orbital elements of Apophis to get a good flyby...

Code:
Epoch =  2029.28245494
SemiMajorAxis =  1.730709101e+011 ;m
Eccentricity =  0.233006
Inclination =  0.11712 ;rad
LongAscNode =  3.55552 ;rad
LongPerihelion =  4.72786 ;rad
MeanLongitude =  3.95621 ;rad

Created with elements from http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov and works good with [ame="http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=3470"]A.R.T.[/ame]. Below is a scenario with a Deltaglider as Apophis:
 

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Why didn't you just use a Proton? You are using quite the over powered launcher.

One in orbit, you don't have much fuel for aligning and syncing. I ended up with around 300 tons of spare fuel with the Ariane 6. :leaving:
 

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2 VABS erected in Jarvis Space Center

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