Kiziznikov Mk XII Orbiter from Zokesia Skunkworks!

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Kiziznikov Mk XII Orbiter!

Designer: Zekes

Status:

COMPLETED

Because i've unearthed this gem of a ship, i'm gonna bring it back. She was first created in 17.0, but later brought back in 18.0. The old description reads:

A soyuz like ship. Can be flown manned or unmanned (Two capsules). One man, and fore and aft sections split like the real Soyuz. Its a real blast to fly....

The new Kiziznikov Mk XII is mounted on a Z12 Reusable launcher, so this craft has zero cost footprint (other than the upper stage). The old Oribter was left alone. It is a single man, RCS and bipropellant powered ship, with probe core for remote/rescue operations and shuttling work. The ship descends in three pieces just like the real Soyuz.

Cost: $93,859.00, but 26,000 of that is refundable.

Download: https://www./?1an13c2vac8wumc

To operate the 100% reusable launch vehicle:

This launcher is 100% reusable, and comes in two stages. The first stage is 7 SRBs, and decouples right after the gravity turn starts. The second stage takes the ship to a 200km apsis (about 5 minutes lead time) so that you can switch to the falling 1st stage. The parachutes should open automatically. Hit "Recover Vessel" as soon as it touches down, otherwize it might tip over. Then, switch back to the 2nd stage, circularize the burn (or as much as you can with a little fuel leftover). Then, decouple and deorbit the 2nd stage with the remaining fuel, and follow it down to see the parachutes open and recover just like the 1st stage. Max tonnage to orbit is 13-17 tonnes.

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