What was your biggest payload you have launched into orbit?

[TheScareCake!]

That's the question, my record is 300 tons payload. Sorry if the same or similar thread already exists, just delete this one if so.

[Skyler4856]

200 with the ARM engines, asparagus is a wonderful thing!

Edited April 3, 2014 by Skyler4856

[Pecan]

~45t, I prefer to assemble in orbit.

[NecroBones]

I'm not sure actually. I'm going to guess somewhere in the 200-300 ballpark. With the new SLS parts, I made a lifter for a 200-Ton payload, and it works great. My benchmark is to get a payload into a 150 km circular equatorial orbit, with a small margin of fuel left in the last booster stage, around 25% or so.

[-RanZ-]

2000 with the ARM engines, asparagus is a wonderful thing!

holy crap... 2000?

[Dave Kerbin]

With the changes to joint stability and what may be some other less visible changes in .23.5 it is much, much easier to place a large payload into orbit. Placing 2 full orange tanks into orbit without struts or asparagus is now relatively trivial.

[OrbitusII]

My largest so far is around 50. I like to make my rockets look somewhat realistic, so my payload capacity is lower than someone like Whackjob. I also haven't played with ARM any, but I expect I'll be able to get much bigger payloads with the 3.75m parts.

[NGTOne]

My best is 3000, pre-ARM, using NovaPunch engines. Pics if you don't believe me.

[alex the killa]

With the changes to joint stability and what may be some other less visible changes in .23.5 it is much, much easier to place a large payload into orbit. Placing 2 full orange tanks into orbit without struts or asparagus is now relatively trivial.

This. Before the change, the ABSOLUTE BEST I got was a monstrosity of 780 tons

With this new patch, a 2k ton payload seems almost like child's play...

[Spartwo]

Somewhere just below 1400 for an engine section for another 700 ton grand tour ship.

EDIT:actually it might have been less than 700.

Edited April 3, 2014 by Spartwo

[Cakeofruit]

i get 45 tons payload with a space shuttle ^^ and 3 orange tank on pre-ARM via regular launchs

[Dooz]

about 130 tons

But my New ARM launcher Launched a fuel station into orbit Like it was A Feather that was 75 tons

[DonLorenzo]

About a 100-150 tons, but that's in RSS.. If I take that launch vehicle and put it on a lauchpad on Kerbin I reckon it'd do 1500-2500 tons to orbit. Would have to try that sometime

This is still in .23 btw

[HafCoJoe]

Yeah the largest thing I've sent was a portion of my first space station. Now that ARM has come out though...

[ScottyDoesKnow]

1200t pre-patch: http://imgur.com/a/4RRFT

But with the new parts and massively increased structural stability, it's much much easier. I don't know if I want to sink the time into it again, but breaking 3000 should be fairly easy.

[montyben101]

Please remove this post (mistake sorry)

Edited April 3, 2014 by montyben101

[TranquilTempest]

Somewhere between 400 and 500 tons, for my first stock eve return mission. I could probably do the same mission now with 1/10 the part count of that ship.

[Ravenchant]

60 tons before ARM... I wanted my lifters to look halfway plausible and docked often, most interplanetary ships were assembled in 2 or 3 launches. As of now... we'll have to see, but 200t should be doable

[Treveli]

Not sure what their weights were, but either the orange fuel tank I boosted to serve as an orbital tanker, or the combined reactor/generator package I put up for an orbital beamed power station (and again later to add to a station). Think the reactor was hardest, as I barely got it into a 150-200 km orbit.

[LostElement]

Payload? Well I Use Novapunch and KW. So.. max was about 2800 tonnes. Mainly just 5m fuel tanks for my mother ship.

[SRV Ron]

As a challenge using only stock, 5 full orange fuel cans. Over 200 tons. And, only one SAS to stabilize it during flight.

[Skyler4856]

holy crap... 2000?

Typographical error, I meant 200

[goldenpeach]

114 tons.

It was to test the capability my heavy launcher(never tried with the new SLS parts yet).

[Whackjob]

When my memory arrives and I get my machine working, I'll have to see how big I can go. Just in sheer weight.

But for my current records, I suppose it's a tie between these two:

I'm including the final boosters of the Arkingthaad because they had fuel enough for orbital velocity. But my policy is to go to just under orbital, then shed extra tanks and engines, that way they drop into the atmosphere and keep LKO clean.

Edited April 3, 2014 by Whackjob

[Spatzimaus]

About 900 tons:

(The space station is the payload, sitting on top of my heavy booster.)

I'm sure I could go heavier if I wanted to asparagus, but that's an SSTO booster rocket. I like the simplicity.