Orbiter Screenshot Thread

[Dantassii]

That would be the perfect solution because honestly I have no idea how to get home....

First a "transfer" to Jupiter? But what then?
I can't set up TransX to a trip to home... I don't get it... :-(
Any tutorials out there for a return from Europa?!

Suggestion: Get yourself into an orbit around Jupiter, any orbit will do, but watch that you don't run into Europa. Then use the same MFD(s) you used to get from Earth to Jupiter to get yourself back to Earth. Although it's more efficient to leave the Jupiter system from as close to Jupiter as possible, having your closest approach to Jupiter match the exact moment you want to leave just complicates things tremendously. Watch your delta V requirements. Coming 'downhill' sun-wise takes a lot of effort to slow down once you reach your destination. Aerobraking is 1 way to reduce the delta V if you've got an aerodynamic vehicle.

The SSTV (which is NOT aerodynamic, so no aerobraking) has close to 20 Mm/sec of delta V, which means it can pretty much go anywhere, anytime. It does not need to use gravity assists or wait for planetary alignments to get anywhere in the solar system. SSTV stands for Solar System Transport Vehicle, and that's what it is designed to do.

I once calculated that it could do a 100 day transit from Earth to Pluto, using about 80% of its propellant. The hardest part of that mission? Slowing down at Pluto. Having to do a 45 minute orbit insertion burn at Pluto is pretty tricky using the existing MFDs.

Dantassii
HUMONGOUS IMS shipbuilder

 

[Nicholander]

Koloss, here's an idea:

1. Use this to figure out when the next Jupiter-Earth transfer window is.
2. Learn IMFD with [ame="http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=1447"]this[/ame].
3. Lift off from Europa and enter an orbit around Jupiter. Do the same stuff as in the tutorial, except changing some of the parameters to fit the Jupiter-Earth thing.
4. Yay!. You're back on Earth!

Also, this is where you download IMFD

EDIT: Also, show us the SSTV! PLEASE!!!

 

[ionif]

Wormhole

 

[Koloss]

Koloss, here's an idea:

1. Use this to figure out when the next Jupiter-Earth transfer window is.
2. Learn IMFD with this.
3. Lift off from Europa and enter an orbit around Jupiter. Do the same stuff as in the tutorial, except changing some of the parameters to fit the Jupiter-Earth thing.
4. Yay!. You're back on Earth!

Also, this is where you download IMFD

EDIT: Also, show us the SSTV! PLEASE!!!

Hi,

Thanks a lot! I will take a closer look tomorrow morning (day off - time for orbiting, yay!)

By now I know how to get to all the planets by using TransX but now I was not able to change all the variables. Pretty strange.

---------- Post added 11-24-14 at 08:04 AM ---------- Previous post was 11-23-14 at 06:18 PM ----------

Allrighty,

yesterday evening I started my Laptop and Orbiter and what can I tell you?
TransX worked like a charm. I was able to to the eject burn and now I am cruising towards Earth..

Nevertheless, I will take a look at IMFD. It seems to be a lot more user friendly.

On my way home!

 

[Dantassii]

Nevertheless, I will take a look at IMFD. It seems to be a lot more user friendly...

I've found that IMFD makes it trivially simple to match orbits with a station or other object already in orbit. As far as interplanetary flight is concerned, it is definitely different than TransX. Some find it easier, some find it harder, and some like me, find it different. If you are going to be flying between the planets much using Orbiter, learning how to use both TransX and IMFD proficiently will make your life much easier.

In both cases, practice, practice, practice.

Good luck!

Dantassii
HUMONGOUS IMS shipbuilder

 

[gattispilot]

Skylab II in Lunar Orbit with Orion docked

 

[Donamy]

STS-48 deploys UARS

 

[T1234]

http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/6029/c5585ut13l4osm8fg.jpg

Those rings look good.Where are they from?:thumbup:

 

[Spacethingy]

Skylab II in Lunar Orbit with Orion docked

What's that big mesh thing at the back?

 

[PhantomCruiser]

As far as what it is, it's a scaffold/truss section mounted to the back side of the module. There was a shuttle mission where two astronauts went EVA to build such a scaffold for the future projects.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skylab_II#mediaviewer/File:Skylab_II-2.jpg

 

[ionif]

http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/6029/c5585ut13l4osm8fg.jpg

Those rings look good.Where are they from?:thumbup:

Rings are in this package: [ame="http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=3980"]Outer Planets Base 060929[/ame]

 

[BruceJohnJennerLawso]

Rings are in this package: Outer Planets Base 060929

Good package, but definitely remember to apply the patch that V2 Rolf posted in this thread:

http://www.orbiter-forum.com/showthread.php?t=8317#post97027

Otherwise the package causes a crash when scrolling through the info box. I spent a lot of time trying to fix it :facepalm:

 

[Obunga]

Ready to say goodbye to our solar system?

Is that a mod you're working on? It looks awesome!

 

[Nicholander]

Good package, but definitely remember to apply the patch that V2 Rolf posted in this thread:

http://www.orbiter-forum.com/showthread.php?t=8317#post97027

Otherwise the package causes a crash when scrolling through the info box. I spent a lot of time trying to fix it :facepalm:

Uh... You can't download them anymore. There seems to have been 2 updates, both of which were on the now defunct Yahoo Geocities. So how do you download them?

 

[4throck]

Some shots from my next add-on.

Lunar night landing:

Moving boxes at the Moon's south pole :hmm:

 

[Spacethingy]

Lunar night landing:

Is that a lit up mesh, or do local lights light the ground in the beta now?

 

[4throck]

It's a mesh lighted by Spotlight 2. Works great from a distance, turns dark when close up. But good enough for me

 

[ISProgram]

Man, Urwumpe's Anim8or plug-in is GREAT.

Here it is. The add-on's still in a preliminary state, can't even get it to run any scenarios :facepalm:, but I got the meshes in regardless. The actual rocket's a jumbled mess, I try to show you guys later. Don't know why the fairing looks like that...



Also, these are all test mesh, so the final product will obviously be much more detailed. Still working on a valid autopilot, and textures. And getting the actual scenarios to run...

In test scenarios, the Aquarius has enough power to place 50800 kg to LEO and still deorbit the upper stage. I'm considering releasing a test version before the final product.

 

[T1234]

These are from the cubesat scenario with new cargo box texture,its a fun mission syncing orbit with two objects in sucsession,EVAing and packing.

 

[indy91]

Apollo 7 dumping urine over the South China Sea.