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Hi all, I'm over my head again. I want to plan some slingshots and perform them in Orbiter, but apart from using already known launch trajectories (those that NASA performed), I can't wrap my mind around the method to find possible routes. I just watched BBC documentary on Voyager trips, and it...

Hello all, The most crazy idea popped into my mind as I was reading on various proposed NASA methods to send probes to asteroids and comets with very different orbits than Earth, making these kind of journeys extremely dV expensive, if probe were to match it's orbit with the target asteroid...

Hello all, I recently began having this problem: when I open scenario - any scenario where focus is on orbiting vessel, I get very low fps, everything lags, and so on. But if I change focus to some ground object on Earth - or simply to some base camera - fps rises again. Then I can switch focus...

Hi all, I was trying out areostationary orbit, when I noticed that after maximum time acceleration, my vessel was completely in wrong place above the planet. Moved camera to Mars, turned on Videnie orbit drawing - and when I turned on maximum time acceleration... The vessel freezed in place...

Hi all, I'm frustrated as I cannot find a realistic UMMU/UCGO capable capsule for LEO operations with reentry capability. I tried SpaceX Dragon - it has major problems with reentry predictions, also kills astronauts on the side. Antares capsule - doesn't allow EVA after reentry, also some...

Hello, I have a hard time searching for this. There was a vMC for earlier Orbiter versions, but I can't find if there is something like that (whenever it's a module or an external program that connects with Orbiter) for 2010 version. The basic functionality would be only: -Remotely view and...

Hello all, I've decided taking Orbiter to a next step. Rather than taking a futuristic ship with plenty of dV and looking where I could go when I'm already in orbit with tools such as TransX or IMFD, I decided to take a different approach: plan all the journey in advance, prepare a flight plan...

Hello all, My head hurts for 2 days now as I try to make a simple spreadsheet with Excel to use in Orbiter, which calculates dV. I use Tsiolkovsky equation, but now I want to make a reversed thing: find maximum payload. These values are known: Vessel dry weight; Fuel mass; ISP; dV budget; dV...

Going to Moon's base from Earth surface or LEO with TransX is one of easiest things to do. However, all tutorials advise to get on same inclination of Moon, and when in SOI, change inclination using Map MFD to get orbit on top of destination base. However, I'm going here for more advanced, and...

Hello, I've been trying out Voyager addon, and it has default scenarios with TransX plans for Grand Tour. I decided to try it. I noticed that in multi slingshot plan, TransX allows to set up manouvre, and see what trajectory will be not only with the first slingshot planet, but second one also...

I used AeroBrake MFD extensively for Earth deorbiting, but as I'm now trying advanced stuff like aerocapture, aerosling, and so on with other planets, I noticed that AeroBrake MFD has problems with accuracy. First, when I'm less than 20k seconds away from Pea, it shows my trajectory, all the...

Hello, I'm trying to put Chapman probe into Mercury orbit, launched from Earth with Saturn 5. I've got more than enough fuel to get to Venus, but not enough for Mercury, and this probe has only 2500m/s2 dV, so orbit insertion at Mercury can be very difficult. I'm thinking of Earth - to Venus...

Hello, I use ScreenCapture program to make good screenshots in Orbiter. Most of the time, I combine it with Telescope MFD. However, HUD ruins these screenshots. I can't turn off two "PWR" buttons on bottom of the screen and engine and fuel tab on left top of the screen. How do I do that? You...

Hello, Of course, there are programs like TransX, Trajectory Planner and similar to calculate best launch dates/DeltaV, but I'm looking for a simple solar system simulator, which would allow me to visualize how solar system looks at specified date, just to get general idea of what trip I could...

Hello, You all know that famous UCGO bug, when modules pack back after loading a scenario. There is that infamous AFCMODE fix, but it is very unhandy, since it requires to edit scenario every time before loading it. For those who play "reality" scenario (all in one), this is not a solution. I...

Hello, I'm using Station Building Blocks 4.1b with XR5 Payload - Station Building Blocks 4.1. Of course, Spacecraft3.dll and everything else needed is installed. Now, the problem: since there is a problem with multiple spacecraft3 in scenario, also, Orbiter crashes when changing spacecraft...

Hello, I'm trying more advanced interplanetary traveling with TransX. Right now, I'm thinking about Earth - Phobos direct or via Mars transfer. Question is, how should I plan it? I create plan for Mars, but upon arrival, I need to arrive on correct inclination and LAN, and on the right time...

Hello, As I'm doing the free-return from moon with DGIV on Orbiter 2010P1, I decided to make direct reentry. My speed at periapsis is about 11.02km/s. I think the only way to reenter is reenter inverted. But I can't seem to get knack of it. I burn up. Here's what I do: 1. Set Periapsis to...

Hello, I'm using Orbiter 2010 P1 with TransX 3.13. As I tried more and more of interplanetary flight, I noticed strange thing. When I create a simple TransX plan Earth-Mars, I have to add much of plane change velocity (about 1.1km/s). Later, when I launch, zero RInc, and prepare manoeuvre...

Hello, I'm using TransX 3.13. How can I inherit plan with it? I create plan with one vessel, switch to another, select inherit from - the vessel I created plan with, but there is no EXE or any other button that actually inherits plan. What am I missing?