Idea Shuttle Fleet recompile for Orbiter 2016

[Gargantua2024]

Yep, I agree..

The Extended Duration Orbiter (EDO) has no independent mesh of its own, but a static part included with the STS-107 Payloads addon can be modified to become one

Meanwhile, we could substitute STS-99's SRTM as the Spaceborne Imaging Radar (SIR) used during STS-59 and STS-68

Spaceborne Imaging Radar (STS-59)

Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (STS-99)

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Found images of STS-49's payload from the AXM Paper Space Models website:

Unfortunately, there's no Intelsat VI included anywhere

 

[gattispilot]

Thanks. Well I have been working on the rms. I got the arm to sequence
BUt then the stow isn't working. I know why but not the fix

The why is the time. When you press the stow key it gets the sim time.

case IDC_STOW:
			if (sts->center_arm = !sts->center_arm) {
				//sts->center_arm_time = oapiGetSimTime();
				//sts->rmsexecute = 1;
				sts->stow_time = oapiGetSimTime();
				sts->STOW();
				EnableWindow (GetDlgItem (hWnd, IDC_GRAPPLE), FALSE);
			}
			return 0;

so stowtime is when the button is pressed.

void Atlantis::STOW()
{
	double t2 = oapiGetSimTime();
	double stowtimestep = t2 - stow_time;       // time step   sim time - simtime button pressed (center arm time)

	double da1 = ARM_OPERATING_SPEED*stowtimestep;  // total rotation angle
	sprintf(oapiDebugString(), "arm_wr  %2.2f arm_wy  %2.2f da1 %f t2 %f dt1 %f stow_time %f armspeeded %f", arm_wr, arm_wy, da1, t2, stowtimestep, stow_time, ARM_OPERATING_SPEED);

So then it goes to stow. it get the sim time t2. BUT in the image you can see for some reason they are the same value. Why?
The step rate is difference * speed.

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So you might want to back up this current dll. This will replace it. I think I got the rms to work with seq and individual angles and stow.

Things that might be nice. cross hairs on rms camera. Labels on the view.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pWSzbhuv5Le6de6W7bHk-nuNPu-nI8Vw

so on sts 49
https://historycollection.jsc.nasa.gov/JSCHistoryPortal/history/shuttle_pk/pk/Flight_047_STS-049_Press_Kit.pdf

http://www.axmpaperspacescalemodels.com/old/download2.html#.XPQeAnt7mUk

The mesh info is there. might start on it. Not how accurate it will be?

 

[Star Voyager]

There's a SIR-A that's also a good resemblance in STS Payloads.

 

[gattispilot]

This is what I will have for the ASEM

In the axm is the satellite and cradle.

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You are right the satellite isn't in that paper model.

So a scale problem. This is the image from the press kit. Notice the difference of the PAM rocket. This is the PAm2 from shuttle fleet

I think I will make a new PAM it is basically a mesh with simple cfg.

BUt this opens a whole area. Too do this mission. You need a eva guy with no MMU attached to the rms?(MFR). A guy who you can carry the attachment bar. The satellite would need some attachment ability to grap the bar.

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So this is what I have:

I can't find the satellite mesh to add the antenna to top.

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[Star Voyager]

Hutchinson66's STS-38 add-on has an HS-389 mesh that could be modified for Intelsat.

 

[gattispilot]

Hutchinson66's STS-38 add-on has an HS-389 mesh that could be modified for Intelsat.

Didn't see that add on.
Here is what I have so far:

So any thoughts on eva.

right now we have 1 eva guy in a mmu.



I think to do these mission we need at least 3 guys not in all mmu

 

[Star Voyager]

Yep: 3 people, no MMUs (it's last flight was 51A).

 

[gattispilot]

Hutchinson66's STS-38 add-on has an HS-389 mesh that could be modified for Intelsat.

Yes but where is it?


So eva can be done by creating/spawning a vessel. So hard coded is the name and type vessel. It is then created and then docked.


So I can make it so 3 eva guys are there.



Movement is an issue. Both have slight rcs so you can move around.

This is the sts payloads eva guy:

This Donamy guy with interface to move joints.

This guy is similar to HSt guys.

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61C needs a working Pam D2, standalone GAS bridge mesh, and an MSL mesh that can also be used for the USMP missions you listed (i.e. 52, 87, etc).

The press kit has a drawing on the GAS bridge. But not the MSL

https://historycollection.jsc.nasa....huttle_pk/pk/Flight_024_STS-61C_Press_Kit.pdf

 

[Star Voyager]

[ame="https://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=6798"]He listed it as 28[/ame] but with the Pam in there, I think he meant 38. My apologies.

 

[gattispilot]

Thanks the sts 28 has the hs 376 but we need an HS-389. Maybe I can get parts for the Intelsat.

Played around with the HSt_ex and eva. I like the movement part

 

[Star Voyager]

The 389 is SDS.

 

[gattispilot]

Thanks. So a bit confused.
This is the satellite being captured:
https://images.nasa.gov/details-s49-91-020.html

But I don't see all those arrays?
this is what I get with sts 28

https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sat/hs-389.htm
this is what I have for the Gas bridge

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So I found these:

So the satellite expands.

 

[Star Voyager]

The extra antennas you see were likely specific to the SDS, which was built upon the HS-389 bus. Intelsat had they're own antennas on their 389 to serve their customers.

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GAS bridge looks good, that will definitely come in handy on a few missions!

 

[gattispilot]

Here is what I have for a MSL

Working on an Intelsat6
So wondering if the foil would be on dishes? Seems the joint are on the edge of the dish rather than the center. Trying to get it to fit will be interesting

https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/intelsat-vi

 

[Star Voyager]

I think only the side of the dish facing the sun had foil and facing Earth was white.

 

[gattispilot]

So I got an Intelsat6. Working on animations. I got it to retract and extend.

I may make it so a key extends/retracts the body. and another key places the dishes open and turned like most of the images? Not sure about the color of the body? Someone who can do textures might could help there

 

[Star Voyager]

The Palapa texture from STS Payloads ought to be pretty close in color. Great work!

 

[Gargantua2024]

The Palapa texture from STS Payloads ought to be pretty close in color. Great work!

Not only pretty close...it's perfect! Working on a launch audio addition now

Intelsat 603 during STS-49 (Endeavour)

 

[gattispilot]

So yes the palapa textures are better but in the image above the edges and line are grey/silver?

The palapa have red lines?

 

[Star Voyager]

Yeah, good catch. Looking at a high res picture of Intelsat, it looks like it has gold or yellow (my bet is gold) lines. Be interesting to find out why it changed.