3 Questions about (1.4.1-Making History DLC) General Gameplay

[Turk_WLF]

I have three general gameplay questions about KSP 1.4.1 with Making History DLC…

1. Is the Delta-Vee still about 4500 (from KSC) in 1.4.1?

2. How do you reach Orbit launching from the new Woomerang Launch Site?

3. What was the Orbit of Sputnik 1, was it an Equatorial Orbit or similar to the ISS’ Orbit?

Thanks!

[Capt. Hunt]

23 minutes ago, Turk_WLF said:

I have three general gameplay questions about KSP 1.4.1 with Making History DLC…

1. Is the Delta-Vee still about 4500 (from KSC) in 1.4.1?

2. How do you reach Orbit launching from the new Woomerang Launch Site?

3. What was the Orbit of Sputnik 1, was it an Equatorial Orbit or similar to the ISS’ Orbit?

Thanks!

1. That depends on where you are going.
2. Just like launching from KSC, but you won't end up in an equatorial orbit without an inclination change.
3. Like most launches from Baikonur, Sputnik was launched into a highly inclined orbit, in this case more then 65 degrees inclination, which is even more inclined then the ISS.  Also, while ISS's orbit is nearly circular, Sputnik's was very eccentric, with an Ap of 939 km and a Pe of 215 km.

Edited March 22, 2018 by Capt. Hunt

[Gaarst]

26 minutes ago, Turk_WLF said:

I have three general gameplay questions about KSP 1.4.1 with Making History DLC…

1. Is the Delta-Vee still about 4500 (from KSC) in 1.4.1?

2. How do you reach Orbit launching from the new Woomerang Launch Site?

3. What was the Orbit of Sputnik 1, was it an Equatorial Orbit or similar to the ISS’ Orbit?

Thanks!

1. The dV to orbit from LKO has been 3500 m/s since 1.1.
2. Same as elsewhere, you reach orbital speed. The caveat is that you won't be benefiting from Kerbin's rotation as much and that pointing east will put you in a 45° orbit, a lower inclination is impossible without a dog-leg.
3. Sputink 1 was in a 200x900km orbit with 65° inclination. Launching to an equatorial orbit from Baikonur is technically possible but you'd have to wait until you fly over the equator to change your inclination and the dV needed would be absolutely ridiculous (about the same as your current orbital velocity so ~2300 m/s on Kerbin, ~7800 m/s on Earth; a bit cheaper if you a do bi-elliptic inclination change).

Edited March 22, 2018 by Gaarst