Ok, thank you all who answered and posted in http://orbiter-forum.com/showthread.php?t=5744 it was quite helpful.
I can now get into orbit perfectly, onto the "onramp to the ISS". In fact, because of all the posts, its the 2nd easiest thing for me to do! Landing the shuttle is also a snap now.
But my next question is this, HOW does NASA get the shuttle to meet up with the ISS? Let me just say, I know how to approach and dock, I do it quite easily with DG. My question, is simply how does NASA do it with the shuttle?
I have seen the tutorial, but here is the problem, the one I have seen happens to have both the node AND the ISS over the shuttle position. Most of the time this isn't the case. In the most recent shuttle mission, the shuttle launched far away from the position of the ISS.
So, I get into orbit with a MECO at approximately 40km PeA and 240km ApA. Is this the altitude that the real shuttle reaches?
So, then, prograde level to bring PeA up. But, I'm ahead of the ISS so I need to slow down. I know how to do that, increase the orbital diameter...and wait.
So, what does the real shuttle bring its orbit to?
Thanks,
Paul
I can now get into orbit perfectly, onto the "onramp to the ISS". In fact, because of all the posts, its the 2nd easiest thing for me to do! Landing the shuttle is also a snap now.
But my next question is this, HOW does NASA get the shuttle to meet up with the ISS? Let me just say, I know how to approach and dock, I do it quite easily with DG. My question, is simply how does NASA do it with the shuttle?
I have seen the tutorial, but here is the problem, the one I have seen happens to have both the node AND the ISS over the shuttle position. Most of the time this isn't the case. In the most recent shuttle mission, the shuttle launched far away from the position of the ISS.
So, I get into orbit with a MECO at approximately 40km PeA and 240km ApA. Is this the altitude that the real shuttle reaches?
So, then, prograde level to bring PeA up. But, I'm ahead of the ISS so I need to slow down. I know how to do that, increase the orbital diameter...and wait.
So, what does the real shuttle bring its orbit to?
Thanks,
Paul