This is a very large reusable orbital rocket. Its first stage is powered by 11 full flow staged combustion cycle engines, 7 of which have TVC capabilities.
To launch, first activate the engines. Once the engines reach full throttle, activate stage 2, which will release the hold down clamps and retract the quick disconnects. Slowly pitch over and wait for the apoapsis to pass over 80 km. Once it does so, cut off the engines and seperate stage 2. At this point, make a quick save to come back to the second stage, and then switch to the first stage.
Turn the first stage around and click through stage 1, 2, 3, and 4, and then activate AG2 and AG3, but turn off AG2, this is very important since AG2 is the engines that don't gimbal. Once your trajectory is at a good point for you to return to the launch site, shut off the engines.
Following this, activate AG1, which is the rotating fins. Note that these don't work properly during ascent. Then, go into entry position. You can rotate the booster to produce lift in a desired direction.
Once you get to about 15 KM, activate AG3 if it isn't activated already, and throttle all the way up. If it's coming in too hot, you can activate AG2, but only if it's going too fast.
Once it slows down to about 50 m/s, turn off AG3 (and 2 if it's on) and navigate to your desired landing spot on the center engine. Deploy the landing legs, and bring her down.
This is a revised version of one of my older rockets.
AG1= Rotating Fins (only work on descent)
AG2= Fixed Engines
AG3= TVC/Landing Engines
The rest of the activation groups are either behind the scenes stuff, or don't really do anything. Don't change those.
GENERAL INFO
- Created On: Windows
- Game Version: 1.3.204.1
- Price: $749,571k
- Number of Parts: 815
- Dimensions: 170 m x 56 m x 40 m
PERFORMANCE
- Total Delta V: 5.9km/s
- Total Thrust: 40.5MN
- Engines: 13
- Wet Mass: 2.92E+8kg
- Dry Mass: 2.89E+8kg
STAGES
Stage | Engines | Delta V | Thrust | Burn | Mass |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 | 18m/s | 35.8MN | 2.4m | 2.92E+8kg |
3 | 2 | 5.9km/s | 4.7MN | 5.4m | 5.68E+5kg |
Neat