The Tier 1 Tracking Station Challenge!

[JebsDead]

Old school mun transfers = burn prograde just after the Mun rises. 

 

[cubinator]

2 hours ago, JebsDead said:

Old school mun transfers = burn prograde just after the Mun rises. 

 

Yep. Pretty sure it works for Minmus too, but the plane change is tricky.

[Batmanpuncher]

So I can use any mods that don't provide info?

[MircoMars]

3 hours ago, Batmanpuncher said:

So I can use any mods that don't provide info?

that's how I read the challenge rules, too. this also applies to VAB/SPH of course! calculate by hand, informed guestimation or trial and error are your only building aids! muhahar.

OP, did you post an entry, yet? what u up to brah: grantour, joolV, eeloo colony all by hand?

[Batmanpuncher]

5 hours ago, MircoMars said:

that's how I read the challenge rules, too. this also applies to VAB/SPH of course! calculate by hand, informed guestimation or trial and error are your only building aids! muhahar.

OP, did you post an entry, yet? what u up to brah: grantour, joolV, eeloo colony all by hand?

No I had to sleep, I'm starting now.

[cubinator]

10 hours ago, Batmanpuncher said:

So I can use any mods that don't provide info?

Yep. Impress me. 

6 hours ago, MircoMars said:

that's how I read the challenge rules, too. this also applies to VAB/SPH of course! calculate by hand, informed guestimation or trial and error are your only building aids! muhahar.

That's correct. The Tsiolkovsky rocket equation isn't very hard to use, I've been doing it for a long time. Transfer calculations are a bit trickier, but there are charts for all the celestial bodies.

6 hours ago, MircoMars said:

OP, did you post an entry, yet? what u up to brah: grantour, joolV, eeloo colony all by hand?

Actually, I've been working on a different project involving bearings. If all goes well, I should have it up in the Spacecraft Exchange by tomorrow. *evil laugh*

[Batmanpuncher]

My tracking station.

Here's the Agrajag on the pad. Weighing in at over 500 tons

Here's the suborbital trajectory.

Booster separation.

I forgot to screenshot the orbit burn but here's the orbit stage separation.

Here's my escape trajectory.

Here's the interplanetary path.

The encounter

On aerobraking (We flipped over a little.)

Once we make orbit.

On landing approach.

Parachutes deployed

Well it doesn't look like we're making it back then.

Edited June 12, 2016 by Batmanpuncher

[cubinator]

Nice job @Batmanpuncher! Congrats on the Duna landing! It looks like you might be needing a rescue mission! 

[MircoMars]

5 hours ago, Batmanpuncher said:

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impressive

what mods did u use btw, didn't see any obvious parts

[Batmanpuncher]

On 6/12/2016 at 2:36 PM, MircoMars said:

impressive

what mods did u use btw, didn't see any obvious parts

I actually didn't end up using any mods.

[DaMachinator]

Now go to Moho. One thing's for certain: you'll want a protractor.