ALR-M2 lunar mission

[fred18]

How will the DLLed versions handle payloads?

For the moment and for the first release it will handle payloads using a dedicated ini file, similar to MS2/SC3.

Once everything is tuned up we will think about payload managers etc.

I have to say that from an end user point of view I actually hate the payload managers in the simulation :rofl:

 

[IronRain]

I have to say that from an end user point of view I actually hate the payload managers in the simulation :rofl:

Why? I think it's a great thing to be able to do this in simulation :thumbup:

 

[Urwumpe]

Once everything is tuned up we will think about payload managers etc.

I have to say that from an end user point of view I actually hate the payload managers in the simulation :rofl:

It is still the best option IMHO until you have implemented a vehicle assembly building with the spawning of payloads and launchers. :lol:

 

[fred18]

Why? I think it's a great thing to be able to do this in simulation :thumbup:

I don't know, personally i don't like it that much. Maybe because from a "realism" point of view it is not realistic to decide the payload of a rocket when the rocket is already on the launch pad :rofl:

It is still the best option IMHO until you have implemented a vehicle assembly building with the spawning of payloads and launchers. :lol:

ahah, we can put this on the schedule for next year :lol:

 

[Ripley]

Looks great! Where did the countdown clocks come from?

http://www.timeleft.info/

 

[K_Jameson]

Jarvis M and Antares awaiting on the pad for the second launch attempt of September 29.

 

[fausto]

New flight plan (UTC time):

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

15:46:00 LIFT OFF
16:10:29 TLI BURN

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3RD

21:21:53 LUNAR ORBIT INSERCTION

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6

12:10:00 VERRAZZANO SPACECRAFT RENDEZ-VOUS AND DOCKING

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13

04:01:55 ORBIT APOAXIS DECREASING WITH ANTARES POWERED BURN

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27

19:30:00 ANTARES-VERRAZZANO SEPARATION

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 28

20:12:20 TRANS EARTH INJECTION

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD

20:07:00 ATLANTIC OCEAN SPLASHDOWN

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The news about this flight plan is an Antares 150 m/s powered burn in order to decrease lunar orbit apoaxis and simulate a deorbit burn.
Trans Earth Injection will be performet at the limit of the reentry window to simulate a bad condition and the need to perform a "fast" coming back

Launch live coverage on Orbiter Live Missions Sunday, September 29 at 15:00:00 UTC

 

[Cosmic Penguin]

Blasphemy! How DARE you guys schedule your virtual launch at the SAME time and attempt to take people's eyes away from the XParty (TM) celebrating the maiden flight of the mainstay weapon of The One And Only Elon!? (now scheduled at 16:00 UTC on September 29) :dry: wned:

.......

...... just kidding. :rofl: I promise that I will remember to watch your launch while watching the SpaceX webcast.

 

[fausto]

Countdown started!
Everything is go for tomorrow launch scheduled for 15:46 UTC. Weather is also 85% GO at Capo Passero - ASVI base

 

[Scav]

Lit up with anticipation,
We arrive at the launching site!
The skies are still dark -- nearing dawn
on the Italian coastline . . .

:thumbup:

 

[astrosammy]

That's 25 years and 9 minutes after STS-26. Certainly a nice launch day tomorrow with two other real ones.

 

[fausto]

Live coverage started on OLM:

http://www.livestream.com/orbiterlivemissions

 

[K_Jameson]

Launch successful!
Antares, still attached to the third stage HES-5, is on the way to the Moon.
Due to the bad illumination conditions during the LEO parking orbit and the TLI maneuvre, this is the only good screenshot of the spacecraft that i could capture during the live broadcast.

 

[fausto]

Antares LR is perfectly on track. Yesterday an important correction burn was performed to reach the righ lunar orbit inclination for this mission. Today a minor burn is scheduled.

Lunar Orbit inserction is scheduled for tomorrow october 3rd at 21:20 UTC

 

[fausto]

Lunar Orbit inserction T-10 hours

http://www.livestream.com/orbiterlivemissions

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Lunar Orbit inserction T - 25 minutes

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LOI achieved!
First fantastic landscape of this trip: Tsiolkoski crater 500 miles away!

 

[K_Jameson]

Fantastic view!

Further tracking of the abandoned HES-5 upper stage would be interesting. The decay time of its orbit (due to the Sun / Earth gravity interference) could be an useful information.

 

[fausto]

Docking maneuvre now!

http://www.livestream.com/orbiterlivemissions

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Docking complete!

Replay:

http://www.livestream.com/orbiterlivemissions/video?clipId=pla_c5692087-1abc-4783-b19b-af3a7aa96c7a

 

[fausto]

Lunar south pole, Cabeus crater

 

[K_Jameson]

Awesome image!

 

[fausto]

Today at 19:30 UTC live coverage of ALR-M2 commander EVA:

http://www.livestream.com/orbiterlivemissions

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