Orbit with LV-1R

[GamerMitch]

ATTENTION ALL INSANE ROCKET BUILDERS!!!

I would like to see how high you can get with the Radial LV-1R rockets. I did it and got to 77,265m.

RULES:1:You can only use LV-1R and LV-1 rockets;no other rockets may be used.2:all command pods and unmanned pods are allowed.3:We are strictly going for altitude;nothing else!4:You can use multiple stages.5:NO MODS ALLOWED!!!ALL STOCK PLEASE!!! Your score is your AP altitude if you only get to orbit.If you go interplanetary,You score yourself with the scoring at the bottom.

Post a screenshot of your flight and your mission debriefing in your reply.(I know I didn't post mine,But you could probably beat me anyway)

Highscores:

1.Kasuha-19,420,751,078-Orbital

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Interplanetary highscores:

1.gm537-Score:1684-Kerbol Escape

2.Pds314-Score:1247-Duna

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GOOD LUCK!!!

UPDATE:If you can go interplanetary somehow, here is the interplanetary scoring system.With this scoring,you want to get as least points as possible.DOCKING TO MAKE BIGGER SHIPS IS NOT ALLOWED.

+1 for every unit of fuel burned

+5 for every stage you use

-20 for every one of Kerbin's moons you can get to(orbit)

-50 for any other planet or moon you can get to(orbit)

-10 for a landing

-100 for a return home

-350 for Kerbol Escape

Disqualified for any mods used

Remember to post your launch with your staging visible and your mission debriefing.

Edited November 10, 2013 by GamerMitch

[Blaster]

ATTENTION ALL INSANE ROCKET BUILDERS!!!

I would like to see how high you can get with the Radial LV-1R rockets. I did it and got to 77,265m.

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Some players have gotten to Minmus using only LV1 and LV1R engines. The Challenge was called Ants to the Mun

[DisarmingBaton5]

You can use multiple stages(don't know why you would want to though)

...Perhaps because rocket-only SSTOs are generally more difficult to build than multi-stage orbiters, especially with engine restriction?

[GamerMitch]

Only 2 people completed the challenge though...

[DaveofDefeat]

I just built one with enough delta-v to go to minmus ill fly it tomorrow.

[Blaster]

A real challenge is Ants to Laythe lol

The limit here is mainly how well can your computer handle hundreds of ant engines at once

[Kasuha]

I agree with Laythe being the real challenge.

AP = 19,420,751,078 m and I have not run out of fuel yet.

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Ship is "unfolded asparagus", each lower stage feeds fuel to higher stage.

Started, did gravity turn, circularized at 78km, then burned at PA.

Edited October 20, 2013 by Kasuha

[PlasmaticInc]

why was the ants to the mun thread closed?

[Ojimak]

why was the ants to the mun thread closed?

Because it was somewhat old (necro), and this new challenge can take its place.

-Ojimak

Edited October 23, 2013 by Ojimak

[Pds314]

Orbit? I just landed one on Duna. (FAR was enabled, but it is unlikely to have made a significant difference, as small low-velocity craft such as this are not helped significantly by FAR's aerodynamics, and may even be hindered by them.)

When Duna is opposite Kerbin while simulataneously at apoapsis from the , the altitude reaches about 35,383,029,419 Meters.

The ship had the capacity to go by Duna and launch into a very wide orbit, perhaps even escaping. I may try getting it to infinite height via gravity assist from Jool later.

The Vab, You can see 4 stages, each progressively bigger than the last.

Escape burn, or perhaps a a burn from my Mun launch. This is the top booster stage in any case, used for getting up to orbital altitude and into LKO with several hundred m/s of delta-v left over.

Landed, although fallen over. If you look closely, you can see the science and communication equipment!

Ok, apparently, interplanetary score is a thing.

1277 for fuel used.

+20 for stages.

Landed on Duna, -50.

Score = 1247.

Within reach of: Eve, Duna, Mun, Minmus, Jool, Laythe, and possibly others. Atmosphere is however important for other planets and their moons other than possibly Gilly.

Edited October 22, 2013 by Pds314

[tavert]

FAR decreases the delta-V required to get to orbit pretty substantially. Can you show some delta-V stats on that design with KER or MechJeb?

[WafflesToo]

Because it was really old (necro), and this new challenge can take its place.

-Ojimak

I've got stuff in my crisper drawer older than that.

[Skydrow]

I tried this, but didn't get to orbit, as I did my maneuvers wrong. I MAY have been able to get to LKO but otherwise, I got to a higher half-orbit.

Pics: http://imgur.com/a/bNLB4#0

[gm537]

Fun challenge. What is the point of the points? I mean I guess they are only for interplanetary but wouldn't a 'rocket' that flies nowhere but uses zero fuel get a very good score. Additionally what counts as a 'unit of fuel' is it just LF or LF+OX? (since ratios are constant it doesn't matter too much but it does dictate if one should use more fuel or visit more planets) and what counts as visiting a planet? Just SOI, or stable orbit, or landing? (The latter seems a bit challenging to accomplish on an amount of fuel which is worth while) Thanks for helping explain!

[gm537]

Alrighty here is my submission. Just to prove it could be done I decided to make an interstellar LV-1 rocket.

Here we are in the VAB as you can see I've got 1 Rockomax 32, 3 T400's, and 5 Oscars a total of 2,009 units of Liquid Fuel

Lift-Off!!! With approximately 2 crap tons of engines. (Jeb Would be Proud)

A scenic shot in orbit over Kerbin

My final interstellar orbit

After 1 year of MET we have made it well beyond Jool and will never stop.

Well not sure how many points that's worth or what altitude to call it but it does prove the power of the even the tiniest of engines. Very enjoyable challenge.

[Maxander]

My first challenge submission so hope i got it right.

Much like GM537s attempt but with the philosophy of more stages are better.

Total Liquid Fuel 2930 was more then enought to get me out of the Kerbol System

16 stages total.

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Not sure how to score this one either though.

[GamerMitch]

Nice work Pds314,Could've never gotten to Duna with the Ants,Much less get there with a regular rocket.My probe was a miracle.

[GamerMitch]

It's just liquid fuel I take and I will subtract 10 points for a landing,thanks for asking,just getting an orbit is worth a subtracted 50 points,I will update that.

[GamerMitch]

Maxander,how much of that fuel did you use?

[koshelenkovv]

Pretty easy challenge.

You can fly to Eeloo and back if you have mighty computer.

I have weak one, so orbit only.

[GamerMitch]

How much fuel did you use?How high was your AP?I can't score you unless you give me the stats.

[koshelenkovv]

144.18 L of fuel and 176.23 L of oxidizer was used.

Ap/Pe = 73541/70163 m