Scenario How do you stow a satellite in the shuttle

[lektunde]

Pls I need help with the scenario HST to KSC. I already launched the shuttle, rendevous with the HST, and have captured it with the RMS Arm. Now the problem is: How do I stow it in the cargo bay, so I can carry it back to KSC on earth. Anyone with any info?

 

[IronRain]

I would say:

stow everything on Hubble, then place it in the cargo bay, press the capture button, done?

 

[lektunde]

Thanks for your response. I'll try what you said.

---------- Post added 11-19-10 at 02:07 PM ---------- Previous post was 11-18-10 at 09:32 PM ----------

I'm sorry, what you said did not work. After capturing hubble, I brought it into the cargo bay. But on the RMS dialog box, virtually all the buttons (stow, arrest) were inactive, and I could not even click them. Only the release button was active. And when I just released the satellite, so I could stow the RMS arm, the satellite began to drift away from the shuttle, and out of the cargo bay. Pls what else can I do to make it stowed?

 

[jambooger]

After capturing hubble, I brought it into the cargo bay. But on the RMS dialog box, virtually all the buttons (stow, arrest) were inactive, and I could not even click them. Only the release button was active. And when I just released the satellite, so I could stow the RMS arm, the satellite began to drift away from the shuttle, and out of the cargo bay. Pls what else can I do to make it stowed?

I have another thread addressing this same issue. http://orbiter-forum.com/showthread.php?t=19266 If a moderator wants to delete mine its ok. I wasnt aware of the content of this one. Im pulling my hair out trying to do the same thing. I have turned HST in many many directions and orientations but the "arrest" button will never become active. Im beginning to think that HST cannot be stowed in the shuttle.

 

[Wishbone]

/me was forced to edit the savefile, however I was doing LDEF return, not HST.

 

[jambooger]

/me was forced to edit the savefile, however I was doing LDEF return, not HST.

What exactly did you edit and did it actually arrest LDEF inside the payload bay?

 

[Wishbone]

When I captured LDEF, it would not be berthed in the PLB, so I attached LDEF within the PLB and then reloaded the save and de-orbited the Shuttle to KSC.

 

[jambooger]

When I captured LDEF, it would not be berthed in the PLB, so I attached LDEF within the PLB and then reloaded the save and de-orbited the Shuttle to KSC.

That worked Great! Now I see that I had HST way out of position in the PLB as you can see in the screenshots. The first shot is how I was attempting to stow it. The second shot shows the correct position. Now I will go back and do it correctly. Thanks Wishbone :tiphat: