Shooting Star is a versatile kick stage/PDV(Payload Deployment Vehicle) developed by Orion Technologies. Shooting Star serves missions heading to MEO, GTO, GEO, and even lunar destinations. Launched as a third stage, it is deployable from Eagle 1 V2 or Eagle 5(Rideshare). It can deploy anywhere from 1 to 7 separate payloads.
DESIGN OVERVIEW
Shooting Star has a 7ft diameter irregular octagonal bus, and the kick stage stands 5ft tall. It has one hypergolic-fueled, pressure-fed Neutron Engine, built right here at Orion. Neutron has 1500Ns of thrust. The fuel, which is stored in 4 carbon-fiber composite over-wrapped pressure vessels(COPV), consists of MMH(monomethylhydrazine) and N2O4(dinitrogen tetroxide). Additionally, 32 Cold-Gas Thrusters(CNGs), each with 25N of thrust, allow for precision attitude corrections and minute orbital adjustments, making for a very accurate payload delivery. Shooting Star has two solar arrays that power the spacecraft on what could be 3 month missions. Two deployable and two fixed antennas allow for seamless and reliable communication back to Mission Control via our Neuron Internet Constellation in LEO or our Neuron Deep Space Constellation in PLLO. Finally, the “complementary” PAF in this post attaches to the original PAF and can deploy as many payloads as needed. ENJOY!
INSTRUCTIONS
AG 5 for antenna deploy
WARNING: SHOOTING STAR IS NOT A TOY, DO NOT RIDE!
If your up for the challenge, Shooting Star has enough thrust and delta-v to be a lunar lander…
GENERAL INFO
- Created On: iOS
- Game Version: 1.3.204.1
- Price: $304k
- Number of Parts: 169
- Dimensions: 2 m x 2 m x 3 m
PERFORMANCE
- Total Delta V: 1.8km/s
- Total Thrust: 15kN
- Engines: 1
- Wet Mass: 1,331kg
- Dry Mass: 781kg
STAGES
| Stage | Engines | Delta V | Thrust | Burn | Mass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 1.8km/s | 15kN | 1.7m | 1,138kg |
