Orbiter Screenshot Thread

[Donamy]

I wonder how the HST would be affected, if the "Service Air Lock" was left on, after the mission.

 

[Donamy]

Launch config for the SLA

 

[1987VCRProductions]

I finally managed to fly a successful Cassini-Huygens mission, it took every skill that I learned flying previous missions such as Mariner-10, Galileo, the Voyagers, etc. to be able to pull it off.

Approaching Venus on the first flyby:

Closest approach to Venus on the second flyby of the planet:

Approaching Earth:

Closest approach to the Jupiter System:

Approaching the Saturn System:

The SOI burn:

An encounter with Titan:

 

[Donamy]

Making a lot of attachment points.

 

[Snax]

I finally managed to fly a successful Cassini-Huygens mission, it took every skill that I learned flying previous missions such as Mariner-10, Galileo, the Voyagers, etc. to be able to pull it off.

Approaching Venus on the first flyby:

Closest approach to Venus on the second flyby of the planet:

Approaching Earth:

Closest approach to the Jupiter System:

Approaching the Saturn System:

The SOI burn:

An encounter with Titan:

I have to try this, I never went farther than the Moon..

Making a lot of attachment points.

Man this is just insane how beautiful this looks !

 

[1987VCRProductions]

I have to try this, I never went farther than the Moon..

It wasn't easy, lots of hair pulling trying to get flyby angles that weren't plunging Cassini and Huygens into the atmospheres of Venus and Earth. The double flyby of Venus was tricky but I eventually learned how to do it. TransX is definitely your friend if you can learn how to properly use it. It's best to start with basic missions, simple flights between two bodies, before attempting anything as complex as slingshots. Practice definitely makes perfect.

 

[gattispilot]

Venture Star with 2 Satellites launched:

 

[Donamy]

Watch the Birdie !!

 

[Wolf]

Watch the Birdie !!

Don, do you have the HST missions payloads for SSU available?

 

[gattispilot]

Sts6 for Shuttle 2016 With IUS like Sf:

and the Eagle seems to work minus Ummu

 

[Donamy]

Don, do you have the HST missions payloads for SSU available?

I haven't done any with BrianJ's HST_EX, if that's what you mean. The HST mesh, was made for the Shuttle Fleet. When the SSU shuttle mesh was resized, that mesh is too big. I made a resized SC3 HST for the SSU shuttle, but it's not even close to what BrianJ made.

 

[Wolf]

I haven't done any with BrianJ's HST_EX, if that's what you mean. The HST mesh, was made for the Shuttle Fleet. When the SSU shuttle mesh was resized, that mesh is too big. I made a resized SC3 HST for the SSU shuttle, but it's not even close to what BrianJ made.

So BrianJ's HST_EX and the related orbiter payload for the Hubble missions are too big to fit into the SSU PB?

 

[Donamy]

Yes.

But, I might be able to remap the re-sized SC3 HST mesh with Felix24's textures.

 

[DaveS]

So BrianJ's HST_EX and the related orbiter payload for the Hubble missions are too big to fit into the SSU PB?

Not from what I can tell: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zp1y73ozgctvu98/HSTEx_SSU_PLB.jpg?dl=0


Fits nicely in the PLB, no issues.

 

[Wolf]

Not from what I can tell: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zp1y73ozgctvu98/HSTEx_SSU_PLB.jpg?dl=0


Fits nicely in the PLB, no issues.

Could you provide sample scenarios with BrianJ HST_EX and with the ORUC in the PB so that I can use them for HST missions?

 

[DaveS]

Could you provide sample scenarios with BrianJ HST_EX and with the ORUC in the PB so that I can use them for HST missions?

STS-31R is available in this post: https://www.orbiter-forum.com/showthread.php?p=584346&postcount=7

 

[Wolf]

STS-31R is available in this post: https://www.orbiter-forum.com/showthread.php?p=584346&postcount=7

Thanks Dave

 

[Donamy]

Not from what I can tell: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zp1y73ozgctvu98/HSTEx_SSU_PLB.jpg?dl=0


Fits nicely in the PLB, no issues.

Do you have a Scenario of it in orbit ?

 

[DaveS]

Do you have a Scenario of it in orbit ?

What do you mean? That screenshot was taken right after opening the PLBDs.

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This is a view from PLB camera A: https://www.dropbox.com/s/mx7w1jqgt7uezyz/HSTEx_SSU_PLB_CamA.jpg?dl=0

 

[Donamy]

Could you share it please ?