Spacecraft Soyuz 7K for Orbiter 2016

[Luca]

Based on your Orbiter.log (or the launch scenarios) it seems like you haven't have the Proton 3.1 and Historical Spaceports 1.5 addons by igel installed, which are found on the same link (the Soyuz rocket is also there in case you haven't downloaded it yet) ?

Thank you for your reply, but this addons are already installed...

 

[1987VCRProductions]

Okay, what should be the final adjustment.



Changelog:

• The entire Docking Module mesh has been rotated and better centered on its docking ports.
• The APAS-75 end of the Module has been rotated independently of the mesh so it lines up with the most recent patch of the 7K-TM.
• The config file for the Docking Module has been updated to reflect these changes.
• The docking rotation for the Soyuz has been tweaked a bit in its config file.

This is about as close as it's going to get. Really the only thing missing is the docking target on the Soyuz Orbital Module that would line up with the docking crosshairs in the Apollo CSM docking window. I hope that this is a worthy contribution to the cause.

For a reference, here's the docking target as seen through the Apollo CSM docking window:




I rotated and flipped the image to the proper orientation (the 16mm movie camera was mounted upside-down and was photographing through a small mirror angled out the docking window). The docking target was a stand-off cross much like that on the Lunar Module and Skylab. The cross itself was red and the mount was white.

The current view out the docking window:

 

[MarkWatney2015]

Great work! Now based on the images, the current 7K-TM lacks a second front antenna rotated about 90 degrees from the first. As for the crosshair, I don't know yet how to place it but we'll figure it out

 

[MarkWatney2015]

Thank you for your reply, but this addons are already installed...

Hmm...try reinstalling the addons

 

[1987VCRProductions]

Sub-patch to fix the docking latch positions on the Docking Module.

 

[1987VCRProductions]

I might do another mesh tweak on both the DM and the Soyuz so but I'll save that for tomorrow.

 

[MarkWatney2015]

Beta crosshair....


Second antenna also added on the bottom

BTW (off-topic) I just noticed...how did you removed the descriptions and the dates on the top corners of the screen? Thanks

 

[1987VCRProductions]

Move your mouse cursor to the top of the screen or press F4, right-click the tool bar, set both the menu bar and info bar to Auto-hide.

 

[MarkWatney2015]

Crosshair now aligned...


Now it needs a stand to be made and attached to it

 

[1987VCRProductions]

Nice! For the first time, I just did a proper ASTP rendezvous by the book. TPI was a little late but I compensated and got docking 5 minutes early.

 

[MarkWatney2015]

Ok this is the most inaccurate thing I did on the 7K-TM...


I took out a part of the IGLA antenna and made it a support for the crosshair...
I've been thinking I should modify the solar panels as well, make it shorter

 

[1987VCRProductions]

Looks fine so far. I'm going to move the APAS-75 petals back on both the Docking and Orbital Modules since they sit too far forward and clip through each other. Should I wait for you to finish the docking target (all you're missing is the stand-off cross) so you don't have to redo all your hard work?

 

[MarkWatney2015]

No need to wait...the orbital module is now done. (standoff crosses not applied yet)
Currently focusing on the solar arrays...

 

[MarkWatney2015]

New solar arrays for 7K-TM


Still needs a few tweaks to the alignment....I think it is shorter than the real one though

 

[Luca]

Hmm...try reinstalling the addons

I tried, but the situation is the same. I don't understand. Probably there is something in my Orbiter installation...
I made some more try, this is the only working scenario, when I add Salyut payload to P3 it fails...

 

[1987VCRProductions]

There's something wrong with the zip folder for patch 4, Windows refuses to open it. Redownloading it didn't fix it so I think it's just corrupted.

 

[MarkWatney2015]

There's something wrong with the zip folder for patch 4, Windows refuses to open it. Redownloading it didn't fix it so I think it's just corrupted.

Oh...I reuploaded the zip in its original post maybe this time it works

 

[MarkWatney2015]

Ok so the new TM_PAO is now done, the solar arrays straightened up...animations to the new solar panels were added as well
The TM_BO from the earlier post is included in the new zip as well

 

[MarkWatney2015]

I tried, but the situation is the same. I don't understand. Probably there is something in my Orbiter installation...
I made some more try, this is the only working scenario, when I add Salyut payload to P3 it fails...

Does this problem occurs on Soyuz launches as well or only on the Proton?

 

[Luca]

Does this problem occurs on Soyuz launches as well or only on the Proton?

This problem occurs also with Soyuz lauches. I think it's related to VesselBuilder1 and payload. Can you post the link to this addon?