Ariane 5G/G+ Replica With SRB Thrust Curve

[SaturnianBlue]

Ariane 5 G Replica

Here's my All Stock Ariane 5G replica, which after a week of being with and without a MacbookPro, and having bugs, has finally been released! This features the use of skipper engines as the Vulcain, with a custom pipes on the side, as using a KR-2L is not only underpowered, but also in terms of size not as exact.

The SRB's feature thrust curves using the clipped SRBs, which burnout one by one to simulate the slow tapering of SRBs. This replica also applies as a Ariane 5G+, but not exactly a Ariane 5ES (More SRB fuel/power, Bigger engine, slightly larger core.)

The 2nd stage is equipped with round fuel tanks, built using a combo of RCS spheres and Round-8 tanks clipped to make a ball. The Interstage between it and the core is structural panels to avoid faring bugs.

This replica features SYLDA, the 2 satellite adapter. It is a fairing, which allows for an accurate shape, but still confetti...

The Satellites are inspired by the Eurostar 2000 bus and the GEOStar-2. Below is the launch sequence pictures.

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Flight Trajectory (Direct GTO insertion, and not necessarily most efficient trajectory)

-Take Off!

-Reach 80 degrees at 1km

-45 by around 10km.

-Slowly turn, dump SRBs

-Reach 20-30 degrees at about 30 Kilometers. This is where you are likely to stay at in pitch for most of the flight.

-Dump farings, dump Cryogenic First stage.

-Ignite 2nd stage and feel free to fly how you'd like, but keep going vertical, and reach a height of 2868km, and you are in GTO.

-Once you jettison the spacecrafts, warp to apoapsis, and burn till you are in GEO (KEO?). The upper spacecraft has more thrust, but less Delta-V, while the bottom has more, but only 1/9th the thrust.

Enjoy!

[HoloYolo]

Cool!

[SaturnianBlue]

Thank you!

[Frank_G]

You have quite a hand for cool looking satellites. And i really like what you did with the small toroidal tanks and the 3.75m decoupler. Very interesting and unique transfer stage. Well done!

[Columbia]

Holy hell, that thing is a BEAUTY! Looks amazing!

Repped - you deserve it!

[SaturnianBlue]

Holy hell, that thing is a BEAUTY! Looks amazing!

Repped - you deserve it!

Thank you! Probably my most detailed stock replica, and also, 100reps

You have quite a hand for cool looking satellites. And i really like what you did with the small toroidal tanks and the 3.75m decoupler. Very interesting and unique transfer stage. Well done!

Really proud about the tank, I used the decoupler because that was the only part that fit the size for the stage.