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Recently I have downloaded the SpaceX 0.58 addon made by Glider and MajorTom. It is a great looking addon, with obviously a lot af detail went into the model.
The question is if the launch autopilot deliberately puts the vessel into a suborbital trajectory, or am I doing something wrong?
The Dragon capsule has only a quite limited dV budget, so the OMS-1 and OMS-2 maneuvers to achieve a stable orbit deplete a lot of fuel, very little is left for the ISS alignment and rendezvous.
By the way, will this addon be developed further? After cancelling the Constellation project the private space transportation will probably be the only access to space for America in the foreseeable future. It would be worth to keep it updated with future real-world developments.
The question is if the launch autopilot deliberately puts the vessel into a suborbital trajectory, or am I doing something wrong?
The Dragon capsule has only a quite limited dV budget, so the OMS-1 and OMS-2 maneuvers to achieve a stable orbit deplete a lot of fuel, very little is left for the ISS alignment and rendezvous.
By the way, will this addon be developed further? After cancelling the Constellation project the private space transportation will probably be the only access to space for America in the foreseeable future. It would be worth to keep it updated with future real-world developments.