Linguofreak
Well-known member
A fairly straightforward challenge: A simple direct ascent to the ISS.
It's complicated by the fact that we're doing this with an AAPO CSM lofted on a Velcro Saturn Ib. Velcro doesn't subtract the weight of the AAPO LES from the stack when it jettisons during launch, so it's been left off to give the stack enough DV to reach orbit. The service module is 40% fueled.
I managed to rendezvous with the ISS with about 160 m/s left in the SPS tank, over Switzerland (I didn't make a note of my launch or arrival times, so I don't have an exact time of flight), and did not dock (the fun part being over).
The scenario follows:
It's complicated by the fact that we're doing this with an AAPO CSM lofted on a Velcro Saturn Ib. Velcro doesn't subtract the weight of the AAPO LES from the stack when it jettisons during launch, so it's been left off to give the stack enough DV to reach orbit. The service module is 40% fueled.
I managed to rendezvous with the ISS with about 160 m/s left in the SPS tank, over Switzerland (I didn't make a note of my launch or arrival times, so I don't have an exact time of flight), and did not dock (the fun part being over).
The scenario follows:
Code:
BEGIN_DESC
The Saturn-Ib was an improved Saturn-I.
END_DESC
BEGIN_ENVIRONMENT
System Sol
END_ENVIRONMENT
BEGIN_FOCUS
Ship S-Ib
END_FOCUS
BEGIN_CAMERA
TARGET S-Ib
MODE Extern
POS 9.73 -0.51 -123.30
TRACKMODE TargetRelative
FOV 50.00
END_CAMERA
BEGIN_HUD
TYPE Surface
END_HUD
BEGIN_MFD Left
TYPE Surface
END_MFD
BEGIN_MFD Right
TYPE Orbit
PROJ Ship
REF Earth
END_MFD
BEGIN_SHIPS
ISS:ProjectAlpha_ISS
STATUS Orbiting Earth
ELEMENTS 6734918.9 0.00090 74.51300 169.03400 328.27205 361.47656 51982.10678799
AROT 30.00 0.00 50.00
END
Gumdrop:AAPO\CSM
STATUS Landed Earth
POS -80.62090 28.62719
HEADING 0.00
AFCMODE 7
PRPLEVEL 0:1.000000 1:1.000000 3:1.000000 4:1.000000 5:1.000000 6:1.000000 7:0.400000 8:1.000000 9:0.997832 10:1.000000 11:1.000000
NAVFREQ 0 0
HATCH 0 0.0000
LIGHT 0 0.0000
HGA 0 0.0000
LES_ATTACHED 0
SLA_ATTACHED 1
SM_ATTACHED 1
SM_BAYOPEN 0
DOCKING_PROBE 1
APEX_COVER 1
DROGUES_DEPLOYED 0 0.0000
CHUTES_DEPLOYED 0 0.0000
UMMUCREW Capt-James-40-65-82
UMMUCREW Crew-Dave-37-65-82
UMMUCREW Doc-Rusty-34-65-82
UCGO @@0,0,0,0,@@1,0,0,0,
END
S-IVb:AAPO/Velcro/s4b
STATUS Landed Earth
POS -80.62090 28.62719
HEADING 0.00
TGT_HEADING 095.0
FUEL 1.000
CONFIGURATION 0
SERIESBURN 0 Gumdrop 0.0 0.0 -11 0.0 1.0 0.0
END
S-Ib:Velcro/S-1b
STATUS Landed Earth
BASE Cape Canaveral:6
HEADING 0.00
TGT_HEADING 095.0
FUEL 1.000
CONFIGURATION 0
CAMERA 0 0 55.0
SERIESBURN 0 S-IVB 0.0 0.0 -8.9 0.0 1.0 0.0
PAYLOAD Fins Velcro/Parts/S-1bFins Velcro/Parts/S-1bFins 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1.0
PAYLOAD Interstage Velcro/Parts/S4b_to_s4b_interstage Velcro/Parts/S4b_to_s4b_interstage 0 0 -37.5 1000.0 0 0.0 1.0
END
END_SHIPS
