Atlas V 500 Rocket

[BlueFalcon77]

Well, this was a first attempt for me. It works pretty well, but to be honest, there are some flaws. Pretty much for the major flaw, is that it can be iffy to pitch in the upper atmosphere. Anyway, it\'s equipped with Platinum Communications Model BXs9 satellite. I\'ve flown it quite a few times, and it succeeded in deployment about 90% of the time. After deployment, you\'ll most likely have more than enough fuel for splashdown. Unknowingly, my model is 20m taller than the real deal (Oops). Oh, well nobody\'s perfekt. =P

I almost forgot. After separation of the main fuselage, the satellite stage tends to topple a bit w/ SAS on. You\'ll have to stabilize it manually.

[Shedao]

Nice work and welcome to the forum.

Interesting that your rocket fails 10% of the time. Just like reallife rockets. In my experience rockets in KSP either fail 100% or 0%

[BlueFalcon77]

;D Thanks, man. This is the 1st real forum I\'ve been in, so thanks for the encouragement. Plus, I\'m one of those people that likes to recreate NASA\'s and USAF\'s rockets. So if you know anybody that is interested, I could do some commission work.

[Shedao]

You should visit the Kerbalized Rockets Thread. Flixxbeatz recreated a lot of rockets so you could get ideas, search for missing rockets or make better replicas.

[BlueFalcon77]

I actually visited there before you notified me. What mods does Flixx use? There were some parts that I haven\'t seen on his parts list.

[Shedao]

I think most are made with the KW pack but there are a few that use Novapunch or perhaps the old SIDR and Sunday Punch (Novapunch is a collection of these two mod packs as their creaters didn\'t support them anymore). Where have you found Flixx parts list?

[BlueFalcon77]

I didn\'t find the actual list, but just by looking at the screenshots provided. I already have the kw Challenger and Novapunch packs. There were a few things I saw out of the ordinary on the fuel and thrusters page on one screenshot.