Auto Credit Based on CanadaDucK's MARS LANDER

MARS MISSION 2022

My most Ambitious build to date!…

. Credit: Uses Kell Auto Launch Vizzy, by “KellyNyanbinary”

. Credit: Uses Docking Assistant UI Vizzy, by
“GoldenShadowGS”

MARS CAPABLE ROCKET:
Staging;
. Dual Side Launch Boosters (Kerolox)
. Main Lift Stage (Kerolox)
. Circularization Stage (CS) (Methalox)
. Trans MARS Injection (TMI) Stage (Methalox)
. MARS SOI Capture Stage (MCS) (Methalox)
. MARS Decent / Accent Stage (MDA) (Methalox)
w/ Thin Atmosphere Sequential Parachutes Setup
. Service Module (SM) (Methalox)
. Stock SR2 Patriot Capsule
. Dock Capable

All the usual CanadaDuck Spacecraft Features… lots of bells & whistles…
. All Action Groups Labelled
. RCS Auto Activation thru Staging, w/ Action Group Overrides “[OR]”
. Stage Separation Motors
. “CanadaDucK Dock”
. “Null Vectors” Docking Assist (AG2)
. Cameras, Lighting, etc…

NOTE: Fuel is Tight Friends!, but i have completed this mission several times during testing, “Burn Straight & True”. MARS is supposed to be Difficult! Consider: around 50% of all Real World MARS Missions have ended in Failure!

UPON MARS ARIVAL;
LANDING SEQUENCE PROTOCOL:

. De-Orbit, or Re-Entry Ellipse from about 100 km, or Lower, as Low as you can get with the MARS Capture Stage, to close to The Martian Surface, 5 to 10 km, with a 1/2 Orbit Rotation. How low you can go all depends on how efficiently you have burned to this point!
. You MUST have a “Shallow Re-Entry”, (Target: Vertical Drop -150m/s…ish…) this allows the Sequential Parachutes to “Drag” as long as possible, slowing the Spacecraft down to a Smooth, Natural, “Pitch-Over” for Landing. TOO STEEP and you will BLOW UP! The Shallower the Re-Entry, the Smoother the Re-Entry!
. Don’t Panic!, Be Patient!…, Enjoy the Slow, Scenic MARS Decent! (My Favourite Part)
. Parachutes Deployment Sequence begins around 25 km
. Free Fall to about 5000m
. Suicide Burn from 5000m to Soft Touch Down Landing!
(Don’t Forget to Activate “Landing Mode” [AG6])
. Cut Parachutes [AG5] for Accent
. SM should have 15 to 20% Fuel left @ 100 km Orbit, for Obit Maneuvers, docking, etc

(P.S. See my “MARS LANDER” Post for the Lander Specs & Pics)

As always, enjoy Friends!

Comments & Criticisms Appreciated!
Please Up-Vote if you Like!

CanadaDucK

GENERAL INFO

  • Predecessor: MARS LANDER
  • Created On: iOS
  • Game Version: 0.9.918.1
  • Price: $463,277k
  • Number of Parts: 810
  • Dimensions: 106 m x 9 m x 23 m

PERFORMANCE

  • Total Delta V: 13.0km/s
  • Total Thrust: 112.3MN
  • Engines: 48
  • Wet Mass: 4.25E+6kg
  • Dry Mass: 4.53E+5kg

STAGES

Stage Engines Delta V Thrust Burn Mass
1 4 1.8km/s 53.2MN 1.8m 4.25E+6kg
2 0 0m/s 0N 0s 2.15E+6kg
3 4 2.2km/s 28.8MN 2.0m 2.15E+6kg
4 0 0m/s 0N 0s 9.13E+5kg
5 3 1.1km/s 13.8MN 60s 9.13E+5kg
6 1 1.4km/s 7.2MN 1.5m 5.83E+5kg
7 1 3.1km/s 3.0MN 3.5m 3.19E+5kg
8 4 2.2km/s 964kN 2.0m 73,329kg
9 1 1.2km/s 192kN 1.5m 18,400kg
10 0 0m/s 0N 0s 7,694kg

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    3,646 HossSkyron

    Very well thought out and executed, my fellow Canadian! The Maple Leaf Forever!

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    OH MY GOSH THIS IS ACTUALLY AMAZING!!!!!

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    @CanadaDucK thanks hope you enjoy your upvote!

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    @CanadaDucK thanks hope you enjoy your upvote!

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    16.8k CanadaDucK

    @HORIZONSPACEUK
    You build good stuff! Thanks for the Up-Vote

    1.5 years ago
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    thanks for the follow canadaduck!

    1.5 years ago
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    16.8k CanadaDucK

    @HossSkyron
    :-)

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    16.8k CanadaDucK

    @DCSC
    Never mind, found your guys stuff, some Excellent Work There!

    1.5 years ago
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    16.8k CanadaDucK

    @DCSC
    Morning, Thanks for the Invite, but I’m more of a lone wolf kinda player, so no thanks, but I appreciate your consideration. I took a quick look around for some crafts you guys have built, but I can’t find any? What builds have you guys published?

    1.5 years ago
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    I’v always wanted to go to mars MARS GOOD JOB

    1.5 years ago
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    16.8k CanadaDucK

    @Activatewindows
    Thanks, took a while, I'm a bit burnt out after that one.

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    epic build

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    well it payed off!

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    16.8k CanadaDucK

    @SamTheFox
    Thanks Sam, worked really hard on this, lots of testing!

    1.5 years ago

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