Sepratrons to orbit!

[He_162]

I made a craft that can send a satellite to orbit with only sepratrons!

https://kerbalx.com/He_162/STO

I also made a version that can take a kerbal up! Sadly, not down, that would require 200 more sepratrons at least.

DOWNLOAD SOON

Edited March 23, 2016 by He_162

[max_creative]

Not the most practical, but awesome! +rep!

[Rath]

Cool

[He_162]

5 hours ago, max_creative said:

Not the most practical, but awesome! +rep!

Thanks!

 

3 hours ago, Rath said:

Cool

It took a lot of trial and error to build.

[Majorjim!]

Good job man! In the pics though it seems to have dropped 90% of the Seps at a low altitude..

[He_162]

12 minutes ago, Majorjim said:

Good job man! In the pics though it seems to have dropped 90% of the Seps at a low altitude..

Yes, it indeed does, the sepratrons at lower altitudes get it up to about 25,000 meters, and gong fast, the last two stages put it into orbit once into space, and the last stage stays with the satellite.

[Majorjim!]

Just now, He_162 said:

Yes, it indeed does, the sepratrons at lower altitudes get it up to about 25,000 meters, and gong fast, the last two stages put it into orbit once into space, and the last stage stays with the satellite.

Huh, cool. I guess that makes sense, it must be very fast at that point! And the payload looks super lightweight. You should make one with a seat!

[He_162]

6 minutes ago, Majorjim said:

Huh, cool. I guess that makes sense, it must be very fast at that point! And the payload looks super lightweight. You should make one with a seat!

I will when I get home, I'm waiting for school to start right now.

[He_162]

6 hours ago, Majorjim said:

Huh, cool. I guess that makes sense, it must be very fast at that point! And the payload looks super lightweight. You should make one with a seat!

So, I found that my upper sepratron stages act like a really really good spring! Perhaps that could help you in the future?

[Majorjim!]

1 minute ago, He_162 said:

Perhaps that could help you in the future?

How so my man?

[He_162]

3 hours ago, Majorjim said:

How so my man?

When the bottom ones push into the top ones, the top ones absorb it and push into the ones above them and so on, download my craft when you get a chance, and see how it reacts to earths gravity on the launchpad, it gets 15-20% smaller in height because of this, even with braces holding it up, and 25-30% smaller due to the thrust of the engines.

[Majorjim!]

8 minutes ago, He_162 said:

When the bottom ones push into the top ones, the top ones absorb it and push into the ones above them and so on, download my craft when you get a chance, and see how it reacts to earths gravity on the launchpad, it gets 15-20% smaller in height because of this, even with braces holding it up, and 25-30% smaller due to the thrust of the engines.

Oh I see. If I made one in future you mean?

[He_162]

5 hours ago, Majorjim said:

How so my man?

Yes, they work as good springs for anything that isn't putting much force on something, like a walker leg, or a rover suspension (no more than 30 m/s I'll bet though.)

[He_162]

2 hours ago, Majorjim said:

Oh I see. If I made one in future you mean?

Kerbal launching version is up! Launch success rate is 1/15 so I will continue working out it's kinks.

Edited March 23, 2016 by He_162