Project Space Transportation System 2016

[gattispilot]

Redid the Atlantis

 

[gattispilot]

STS 91 DISCOVERY with AMS01.

Might need to add more discovery models

 

[gattispilot]

Correct sts 91

I have a coding question.
I have alot of these:
if (!_strnicmp(line, "ODS", 3)) // if ODS is used or not { sscanf(line + 3, "%d", &ODS); ODS = 1; }

where it is looking at the scn and then setting values.

works but if I have it looking for ODS2 all it sees is ODS if (!_strnicmp(line, "ODS2", 4)) // if ODS is used or not { sscanf(line + 4, "%d", &ODS2); ODS2 = 1; }

I understand why because it see ODS and ODS2. I am not sure about a fix other than rename the variable ods2

 

[gattispilot]

The problem is EVA. You have to tell it where the airlock is. Here is sts 91 with the Airlock in the aft position.

I know EVA wasn't done. But what if?

 

[gattispilot]

While working on STS 91. I noticed an issue. NOt to get too techincal. What in the SF is the ODS is really the external airlock plus the ODS. In SF it is one mesh. The thing I notice was position on the ODS and airlock. They are too far forward. The bays have bridge rails that the payloads attach too. Bay 2 has an angled aft apart for the RMS. This is the one the ODS and ext airlock were on. The edge od the clamps was off the edge.

I am going to make the external airlock as a mesh and then if ODS is listed the external airlock and ODS will be seen. But there are 2 positions for them. When the tunnel was forward of the Ext airlock it moved the EXT airlock and ODS back.

There may be a need for another ext airlock. without handrails when a tunnel is attached as is in STS 91,..... I might could just put a coupling Ring there.

 

[gattispilot]

I redid the external airlock and ods. So you get the coreect bridge fittings

 

[gattispilot]

Redid sts 91.

Labeled the GAS

I found some good shots of the GAS for sts 91. It looks to be a shiny gold cover. I made the cover reflective. I think that is why some have blue covers? Because they are reflecting the earth?
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GAS_mounted_sts-91.jpg

 

[gattispilot]

Putting the MIR scn together. I am setting the MET to the time either dock occured or eva.

STS 76

 

[gattispilot]

Sts 74 I launched and time advanced to the time that the DM was unloaded.

loaded the seq for rms to get to the DM

and moved the dm to the ODS

and the STS74 docks to the MIR

 

[gattispilot]

STS-71 and spacelab MET are set when just docked with MIR

Now we have all the shuttle missions with the payloads, correct stages of DM

Not sure where to go next.

 

[Gargantua2024]

With the payloads for every other Shuttle-Mir mission except STS-71 and STS-74 are virtually the same, the details made I think is complete. Great work!

 

[gattispilot]

Thanks. They say the devil is in the details.
STS 71

STS 74

STS76

STS79/84

STS86 similar but has devices to capture the MEEPS

STS91 Discovery

I need to look at STS 89 It seem similar but it has 4 GAS. Also I noticed in the structure of Ext airlock there is something like in sts 91. I need to go back and check the others.

 

[gattispilot]

sts89 Endeavour

 

[gattispilot]

I have redone the meshes. But can't figure out why that part is not white.

d3d9

reg
0.878431 0.878431 0.878431 1.000000 0.878431 0.878431 0.878431 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 20 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000
2016SPACESHUTTLE/c-white.dds

no missing textures

 

[gattispilot]

Working on a zip of the new early shuttle and the MIR things. But may need help testing. I can make sure all the textures, meshes are there.

 

[gattispilot]

I am putting a list of addons needed.
Can't find MS2015
http://orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=7010 is bad
Need vessel builder also

 

[Gargantua2024]

Multistage2015 (Orbiter2016):
https://www.orbithangar.com/showAddon.php?id=2017a335-b6b8-4c7d-ad8f-56ea3e2ebbf0

VesselBuilder:
https://www.orbiter-forum.com/showthread.php?t=40517

 

[gattispilot]

Making launch scn for the Shuttle Mir missions. Using the default pad. I can make them using the HD pads
But I may need to add lights.

Here is the same with the HD pads and lights on. You can see the beacons but the shuttle is not lit.

Also I wonder if the MASS for the launch ini should be
Empty weight: 171,961 lb (78,000 kg) + cargo mass?
for STS 86 total cargo mass:
1185812.925KG

[PAYLOAD_1] MeshName="2016SPACESHUTTLE\Atlantis\Atlantis2016MOD4" off=(-0.00,7.9,-.60) Diameter=23.1 Height=36.2 Mass=96418.0 Module="Shuttle2016BEARLY" Name=STS-86 SPEED=(0,0.8,0) Rot_Speed=(0.002,0,0) RENDER=1 LIVE=1

 

[gattispilot]

Is there a way to set a orbit in the Scn Editor. Looking at STS 75. Orbit was

Perigee altitude	277 kilometres (172 mi)
Apogee altitude	320 kilometres (200 mi)

and we know when:
TSS Flyaway 2/00:19 3:37 PM, Feb. 24

 

[Gargantua2024]

In scenario editor, to get the shuttle's orbit match the perigee/apogee given on the table, you must calculate first its eccentricity and then afterwards the Semi-major axis:

Where:

Since Ra and Rp corresponds to the radius at perigee and apogee, therefore the latter variables must be added to the radius of the Earth (that is 6,378.14 km iirc).

Once the eccentricity is solved, you can use either of the two equations below to solve the Semi-major Axis:

If Rp (Radius at perigee) is used...


If Ra (Radius at apogee) is used...


Where:
a = Semi-major Axis



Again, looking for a TLE data for a particular shuttle mission is much more preferred if you want your simulated orbit as close as historically possible