Full version of the Spaceship-4 Tanker (for refueling)

Pls read the instruction (if you have already launch early versions of Spaceship, read the end)

What's new?
- SpaceShip adapted for docking
- Tanker
- New landing legs (read the desc)
- New engines
And other improvements

How to fly it:
BEFORE LAUNCH:

!!!! PLEASE DO NOT TURN Slow Time on the launch pad BEFORE LIFTOFF! (PS it is better not to turn it on at all until reaching an altitude of 100 meters) !!!!

Open the door of the service tower on top of the gate. Open the ring that encloses the rocket. Slider 2 100%, rotator at the back of the ladder OFF. Close doors on service tower. Go for launch.
!!! Heading 85 SOUTH !!!,Throttle 100%, after TWR>1 activate AG7 and 10.

IN FLIGHT:
After launch heading 90, AG 7 off, 10 OFF.
After altitude>1000m heading 75, throttle 80%.
After altitude>5000m heading 60.
After altitude>9000m throttle 100%.
After altitude>10000m heading 45.
After apoapsis=100000m eng off, heading 0.
After altitude>80000m throttle 100%.
Stage separation.
After next stage separation and deploy Spaceship, AG3,4,5 on. After that AG4,5 off.
Congratulations!

DOCKING:
For docking maneuvers AG10 on.
At 1 km to target AG10 off, AG7 on, open the nosecone of the docking port, Docking Cam on, Docking spotlight on.

UNDOCKING: close the nosecone of the docking port, Docking Cam off, Docking spotlight off.

DEORBIT:
If orbit is 250x250km, lock velocity retrograde and throttle 100%.
After deorbit burn lock heading 90 degrees upward relative to prograde velocity, slider 1 and slider 2 >30%, AG10 on.
After altitude=20000m unlock current heading and move Slider 2 (you will feel the flight).
If you land at night/morning/evening, turn on AG1.

LANDING:
After altitude=2700m pause the game, lock velocity retrograde, AG3 off, AG4,5 on, Slider 1 0%, Slider 2 100%, throttle 100%.
Continue the game.
After speed<45 m/s AG5 or AG4 off, slider 2 100%, AG2 on, lock current heading.
After landing legs release AG2 off, slider 2 0%.
After landing AG4 off, AG2 on and off.
AG10 off.

Activation Groups:
1 - Landing lights
2 - Landing legs
3 - Vacuum engines
4 - Two sea-level engines
5 - One sea-level engine
7 - Launch pad separators/Small RCS
10 - Big RCS

In future:
- Spaceship Combi (Crewed/Cargo)
- Spaceship Lander (for landings on the Luna and other atmosphereless bodies)
- 18m Spaceship (next year?)

GENERAL INFO

  • Created On: Windows
  • Game Version: 0.9.704.0
  • Price: $802,536k
  • Number of Parts: 486
  • Dimensions: 61 m x 26 m x 10 m

PERFORMANCE

  • Total Delta V: 42.2km/s
  • Total Thrust: 301.0MN
  • Engines: 40
  • Wet Mass: 1.57E+7kg
  • Dry Mass: 6.29E+5kg

STAGES

Stage Engines Delta V Thrust Burn Mass
1 24 2.1km/s 199.1MN 1.8m 1.57E+7kg
2 10 435m/s 77.6MN 2.3m 1.57E+7kg
4 6 39.7km/s 24.2MN 2.4m 9.97E+5kg

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