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BrianJ updated Hera with a new update entry: 241016 Read the rest of this update entry...

Spectacularrrrrr! (y)(y)(y)

Hi, good point. Ctrl+NumPad will interfere with the RCS "Fine" control - so I switched to Alt. Alt+NumPad = Reaction Wheels Alt+NumPad5 = KillRot I hope that doesn't block anything else :-) New hera.dll module attached to this post. I'll update the main package soon. Cheers, Brian

I voted "Basin". Maybe with a diffuse cloud of co-orbiting chunks and gravel? Would be cool if it formed a ring ;-)

Fixed solar array jitters, added Mars flyby scenario, tweaked launch scenario, new Gold MLI normal map.

BrianJ updated Hera with a new update entry: 241008 Read the rest of this update entry...

Thanks Barry, the attached "hera_patch.zip" includes a Mars flyby scenario using the JPL Horizons data - great idea because you get a really nice flyby of Deimos (which I didn't manage on my attempt). The .zip also has new launch scenario (autopilot set for 165 x 195 km), new Hera module which...

Heh...I got to Didymos already... I like it when I can complete the voyage in one go, straight off the pad :) IMFD Course "Target Intercept" for the escape burn from parking orbit, targeting Mars midday 12 March 2025. TransX sling past Mars to intercept Didymos late 2026, minimising insertion...

Going well so far.... Annoyed I can't watch the SpaceX webcast....neither of my browsers will work with it, or I need an X account or something....watching ESA instead. Waiting for the escape burn. --------------------------------------------------------------- Success! Hera is on her way (y)

There y'go...gold MLI on the bottom face...update 241007 now uploaded HGA looks about OK to me (funny perspective on that photo I think) Got a bit of a "jitter" on the solar arrays - I'll fix it when I can. Is it going today? Weather wasn't looking good...off to check :-) Cheers, Brian

Added gold MLI.

BrianJ updated Hera with a new update entry: 241007 Read the rest of this update entry...

BrianJ submitted a new addon: Hera - Hera spacecraft and cubesats, asteroids Didymos and Dimorphos. Read more about this addon...

The Hera, Milani and Juventas spacecraft, asteroid Didymos and its moonlet Dimorphos. Launch and post-launch scenarios in "Hera" folder. Scenarios use custom Solar system config file "Sol_HERA.cfg" which includes default Orbiter2016 planets and Didymos/Dimorphos. Launch scenario requires...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3dvxgrmk95o Well, technically yes, eccentricity ref. Earth drops below 1.00 for a few weeks. Attached .zip contains Asteroid 2024PT5, configured as a vessel, and scenario starting 00:00 UTC 26 Sep 2024 State vectors from JPL Horizons. Cheers, BrianJ

Hi, I did implement an orbit-insertion altitude option for the FalconHeavy as I thought it might actually use an eccentric parking orbit for future launches. Its a bit clunky, and you can't specify mean-longitude/anomaly, etc. I can't see the SuperHeavy doing the same (I'm probably wrong!). So...

Hi, its in the latest Crew Dragon 2022 release. Cheers, Brian

I guess they'll do something similar to the previous polar launches... But IIRC the booster returned to LZ-1 on those launches, and I don't think there is enough dV to do that with Dragon. You can do a Flyback-EDL (rather just EDL) to ASDS somewhere between Bahamas and Cape Canaveral. Start...

Hi, looks like a bad object parameter in your Canaveral.cfg Does it cause a CTD? Note: If using "SpaceX LC-39A" add-on, there is also a Canaveral.cfg in Config/Earth/BaseSpaceX, also check if its installed correctly. Cheers, Brian

Some info on Wikipedia..... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polaris_Dawn Look in the "MIssion" section. It sounds like they do the Apogee raise on first or second orbit, stay there for 10 hours (6 orbits?), then reduce Apogee to "Cruising" altitude 750km. Cheers, Brian