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Sputnik Includes the R-7 launch vehicle development as an ICBM and Sputnik2, first dog in orbit. $82245, 198 parts, 72 tons Stock+DLC .

@Akagi is ReStock Allowed?

Still loving this challenge. Researching Korabl Sputnik 2, the design was interesting, The Vostok capsule was designed for a human occupant, and had an ejection seat. On re-entry the capsule was too heavy for the parachute, and land impact was too hard, so the seat is ejected at 7km altitude, and the human parachutes to landing separately to the capsule. For the initial missions with the dogs, a special capsule was developed that replaces the ejection seat, but follows the same landing strategy. KSP modelling the ejection of this capsule accurately is tricky, not sure it can be done well, but I'll give it a try. Check out the big hole in the side of the fairing to allow ejection during launch. This was used on the first K-S 2 launch, when a booster failed 26 seconds after launch. Unfortunately, this was too late for the parachute to deploy properly, and the dogs were killed on impact with the ground.

Korabl-Sputnik 2 also known as Sputnik 5 in the West, was a Soviet artificial satellite, and the third test flight of the Vostok spacecraft. It was the first spaceflight to send animals into orbit and return them safely back to Earth. Launched on 19 August 1960, it paved the way for the first human orbital flight, Vostok 1, which was launched less than eight months later. Date Country Achievement Mission/Vehicle 1960 August 19 Soviet First animals and plants returned alive from space; first capsule recovered from orbit Korabl-Sputnik II The generic Object K design consisted of two modules. The descent module was a sphere 2.3 meters in diameter with a mass of about 2,400 kilograms. It was covered with an ablative heat shield and contained all the equipment needed for returning from orbit. It was designed to carry a single space suit-clad cosmonaut in a semi reclined ejection seat which served a dual purpose: During the early phases of ascent, this seat could eject the cosmonaut away from the craft in case of a problem. Because of mass restrictions, the capsule could not carry a large enough parachute to guarantee a soft enough landing for the pilot at the end of a normal mission. Instead a forced landing procedure was developed where, after reentry was done, the cosmonaut ejected from the descent module at an altitude of about 7 kilometers. He then used his own parachute to make a soft landing separate from the more quickly falling descent module. [The K-S 2 test flights] ... carried on the 1K No. 1 spacecraft [...] a biological payload which included a pair of dogs named Chaika (“Seagull”) and Lisichka (“Foxy”). The dogs and other specimens would be housed in a container formally known as GKZh-2 (the Russian acronym for “Pressurized Animal Cabin 2”) which would be mounted on Vostok’s ejection seat. [...] Following reentry after the planned 3 to 5-day mission, the ejection seat would be fired at an altitude of 7 kilometers with the GKZh-2 and its passengers descending to Earth separately from the spherical descent module. References: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korabl-Sputnik_2 https://www.opennaukri.com/when-soviet-union-launched-the-korabl-sputnik-2/ https://www.drewexmachina.com/2020/08/19/korabl-sputnik-2-the-first-animals-recovered-from-orbit/

Discoverer 13 and 14

Discoverer 13 and 14 was an American optical reconnaissance satellite launched on 10 Aug 1960 at 20:37:54 GMT. The last of five test flights of the Corona KH-1 spy satellite series, it was the first fully successful flight in the Discoverer series. On 11 Aug, after 17 orbits, the satellite's reentry capsule was recovered in the Pacific Ocean by the Haiti Victory. Date Country Achievement Mission/Vehicle 1960 August 11 American First satellite recovered intact from orbit Discoverer XIII 1960 August 18 American First spy photography from space; first aerial recovery of an object returning from orbit Discoverer XIV References: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discoverer_13 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discoverer_14

@Scarecrow71 just looking at Discoverer 13 and 14. Looks like the same mission, except 13 is a water splashdown, and 14 lands near the dessert airfield - acknowledging that aircraft retrieval of the film canister is indeed impossible to model in KSP. Do I have that right?

It's rogues gallery, so anything goes.

Luna 3

Luna 3 or E-2A No.1 (Russian: Луна 3) was a Soviet spacecraft launched in 1959 as part of the Luna programme. It was the first mission to photograph the far side of the Moon and the third Soviet space probe to be sent to the neighborhood of the Moon.[6] Though it returned rather poor pictures, the historic, never-before-seen views of the far side of the Moon caused excitement and interest when they were published around the world, and a tentative Atlas of the Far Side of the Moon was created after image processing improved the pictures. Date Country Achievement Mission/Vehicle 1959 October 7 Soviet First three-axis stabilized spacecraft; First photos of the far side of the Moon; First gravity assist returning the spacecraft to Earth Luna III By Hiparick - Own work - Vector image created using Inkscape, based on the image from http://www.libma.ru/nauchnaja_literatura_prochee/zerkalnyi_mir/p7.php, which was apparently scanned from a book. See also http://acmepoug.ru/kosmicheskie-apparati/luna-3-pervye-snimki-tyomnoj-storony-luny.html, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32040264 Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_3

Luna 2:

Luna 2: Originally named the Second Soviet Cosmic Rocket and nicknamed Lunik 2, was the sixth of the Soviet Union's Luna programme spacecraft launched to the Moon, E-1 No.7. It was the first spacecraft to reach the surface of the Moon, and the first human-made object to make contact with another celestial body. The spacecraft was launched on 12 September 1959 by the Luna 8K72 s/n I1-7B rocket. Date Country Achievement Mission/Vehicle 1959 September 14 Soviet First hard landing on another celestial body (Moon) Luna II Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_2 Luna 2 was identical to Luna 1, excepting the probe was successful in colliding with the moon.

Yes, I just like the look of the videos without the UI, so I press F2 before recording. If there is something you want me to show eg resource windows, whatever , let me know.

Explorer VI

Explorer 6 or S-2, was a NASA satellite, launched on 7 August 1959, at 14:24:20 GMT. It was a small, spheroidal satellite designed to study trapped radiation of various energies, galactic cosmic rays, geomagnetism, radio propagation in the upper atmosphere, and the flux of micrometeorites. It also tested a scanning device designed for photographing the Earth's cloud cover.[2] On 14 August 1959, Explorer 6 took the first photos of Earth from a satellite. Date Country Achievement Mission/Vehicle 1959 August 7 American First photograph of Earth from Orbit Explorer VI References: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explorer_6 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altair_(rocket_stage) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor-Able Design Notes: Stage 1: LR-79 Skipper + 2 x Twitch (verniers) Stage 2: AJ10 -101 Terrier + 2 x Sepratron (ullage motors) Stage 3: X-248 Mite (scaled down)

Discoverer 1: This was the first of a series of satellites which were part of the CORONA reconnaissance satellite program. It was launched on a Thor-Agena A rocket on 28 February 1959 at 21:49:16 GMT from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. It was a prototype of the KH-1 satellite, but did not contain either a camera or a film capsule. It was the first satellite launched toward the South Pole in an attempt to achieved a polar orbit, but was unsuccessful. A CIA report, later declassified, concluded that "Today, most people believe the Discoverer 1 landed somewhere near the South Pole". Date Country Achievement Mission/Vehicle 1959 February 28 American First satellite in a polar orbit Discoverer I References: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discoverer_1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RM-81_Agena https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor_(rocket_family) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PGM-17_Thor Design Notes: Stage 1: Rocketdyne LR-79 Skipper + 2 x twitch (verniers) Stage 2: Bell XLR81 Terrier

Discoverer 1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discoverer_1 Discoverer 1 ... was the first satellite launched toward the South Pole in an attempt to achieved a polar orbit, but was unsuccessful. A CIA report, later declassified, concluded that "Today, most people believe the Discoverer 1 landed somewhere near the South Pole".[5] Edit: There is conjecture in various linked citations as to whether the craft went completely silent (i.e. crashed), or whether it gained orbit there was later some intermittent contact. Since there was a tendency in the day to report optimistically for political reasons I am sceptical of the latter However if you want me to do D1, I am happy to.

@Scarecrow71 my research indicates that Discoverer 1 was not the first satellite in polar orbit, as it is widely held that the craft never reached orbit and crashed "somewhere near the south pole". The first confirmed polar orbit appears to be Discoverer 2, and that mission was more interesting because it included a test of returning a film capsule to Earth. Do you have any objections to me replacing D1 with D2 in the series?

At least TinTin got to the moon. Asterix didn't have the tech. Or did he?

Luna -1

Soviet Luna 1 Accidentally becomes the first ever deep space spacecraft. Date Country Achievement Mission/Vehicle 1959 January 2 Soviet First lunar spacecraft; first spacecraft on an escape trajectory Luna I 1959 January 4 Soviet First spacecraft in a heliocentric orbit Luna I References: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_(rocket) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vostok-L https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RD-0109#Versions Design Notes Stage 1: RD-108 Kodiak with 4 x Cubs Stage 2: RD-107 Kodiak with 2 x Cubs Stage 3: RD-109 Terrier

Vanguard 1

Vanguard 1 (Vanguard TV4) March 17, 1958 Orbited 1.47 kg (3.25 lb) satellite Date Country Achievement Mission/Vehicle 1958 March 17 American First solar-powered satellite Vanguard I Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanguard_1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanguard_(rocket) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XLR50 https://rocketreference.com/engine/aj10/ Design Notes Stage 1: Grand Central GE X-405. Swivel. Near perfect match, could do with more powerful gimbals. Stage 2: AJ10-37 . Wolfhound (scaled down to 0.8 m dia to fit in the engine plate). Stage 3: Grand Central 33KS2800. Flea (scaled down to 0.8 m dia ) <<< I know, right! I had some trouble with this rocket being so thin relative to height, it has a habit of flipping when approaching maximum dynamic pressure (~300m/s). It appears this was also a problem IRL, with the second Vanguard launch failing apparently for this reason. I found it important to adjust the ascent so the that craft is always pointing very close to prograde.

R-7 Semyorka ICBM, Sputnik 1 and Sputnik 2.