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Hello fellow orbinauts! :salute: Today I was going through some of the old Apollo mission reports and come across this term which I can't seem to grasp its meaning: My question is, if I'm looking down onto this plane that they are defining, what is north? It's obvious this plane is not aligned...

Hi guys, I'd like to know how does Orbiter measure LAN at the moon. I know that on Earth, the vernal equinox line is used. I'm assuming a good reference point would be the Earth-Moon line (0 longitude??) ... however I'm not 100% :lol: Any help is appreciated. :cheers:

Hello guys, Given an orbit around a certain celestial body, in this case the moon, I would like to know how to calculate the horizontal distance from an orbit to a surface base located at a certain latitude. A picture can explain better. My specific problem is trying to minimize the distance A...

Hi everyone, I was wondering where on the web can I find a detailed explanation of how the HAC is performed once the Shuttle is in the vicinity of the base. I am more interested in a diagram that explains on what heading the HAC must be intercepted depending on what your initial approach...

Hi everyone, I just have a quick question: At what point in the year is the earth at apogee and/or perigee? Is there anywhere this information might be available? Also, does the apogee/perigee passage have anything to do with the seasons? Thanks! :cheers:

My question is simple: in space, is the thrust applied to a rocket engine directly proportional to the propellant flow rate? If my propellant flow rate for a particular rocket is 6kg/s at full thrust... say I cut thrust to 1/4 that value, will the propellant flow rate decrease to 1/4 of the...

Hi guys, Today while trying to watch the TORVA playback in SF I encountered an error. I looked in the Orbiter log and nothing. However when I looked in Orbiter Sound log I may have found the problem. Seems to be a missing .wav file. Dave could you help us out? Thanks. :cheers: -----Post...

Gentili amici Italiani del forum di Orbiter, siamo lieti di annunciarvi che da pochi giorni è nato un forum interamente in Italiano per aiutare tutte quelle persone che vogliono avvicinarsi al mondo di Orbiter e che però non sono bravi con la lingua inglese. Il progetto è nato da due...

While playing the STS-126 missions for Shuttle Fleet I encountered the following problem. I have taken some pictures and will let them do the explaining. I set up the SRMS to grapple the OBSS and then as soon as I grapple it, it goes into the middle of the shuttle bay. When I move the SRMS the...

I guess this was just waiting to happen no? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7726162.stm This is sad too because the biggest economy in Europe is that of Germany. That kind of tells you in what shape the others countries in the EU must be in. How much you think this is going to last? It...

Quick question guys, Is it possible to make a SC3 vessel UMmu compatible? I tried searching the forums and didn't find an answer. Caningo

Hi everyone, I have a quick question. I was making a trip back home from the moon using the XR2 and IMFD and got toasted during reentry. I guess I was coming in way too fast and my reentry angle was too steep I suppose. I used the default values of Alt 120km, ReA 6.20* and ReA 21*. When I do...

Hi everyone, I have been playing around with the XR2 Ravenstar. A beautiful spacecraft I have to add. Kudos to you Doug! :speakcool: Anyways last night I opened the flight from KSC to ISS and noticed there was a mesh of an alien stuck to my windshield. I'm pretty sure it wasn't there before...

Hi everyone, Just wondering if someone could give me a hand here. I have installed all four packages for Shuttle Fleet (Base, ISS, Exp & Aircraft). So everything is working fine, I can land with AutoFCS etc. So when I install Hi-Res KSC and go try to land the shuttle again with AutoFCS it won't...

Hi guys, I am experimenting a little with the addon : To The Moon In 24 Hrs I want to launch the PTM (Passenger Transport Module) from earth on a velcro rocket and then be able to rendezvous with the orbiting station above. I adjusted the .scn file for one of the...

Hi everyone, I have a quick question. To go to Europa taking off from KSC, do I have to set up my IMFD to target Jupiter and then once I am there orbit it to change courses to Europa? I am a little confused on doing planet to other planet moon travel. :( Caningo

Alright guys, this post is for all you experienced orbiteers out there. If you guys could lend a hand to this rookie I would really appreciate it. I am doing the IMFD tutorial Moon2Earth located @ http://koti.mbnet.fi/jarmonik/Moon2Earth.zip. So I follow the each step until i complete orbit...

Hello everyone, I've been playing Orbiter for like a week or two now and I am trying my first trip to Mars. :lol: I am using as reference Ch. 6 of Go Fly in Space and have the latest version of IMFD (5.1m). After this, the tutorial instructs you to time warp until you reach the midpoint of...

Hi everyone :) My name is caningo and I am new to orbiter. I must say this game is freaking amazing. I downloaded it last night and have been playing for like 6 hours hahaha. :rofl: I was playing the flight where you liftoff from KSC and have to release a satelite in orbit. I instead decided...