General Question Multiple payloads on velcro?

[Athena]

I really have no idea where to post this...so i'll just post this here.

I was wondering, is it possible to add multiple payloads on velcro rockets?

here's my code for the payload, i need some help on its placement too, as i can't see it inside the fairing:

S-IVb:Velcro/s4b
  STATUS Landed Earth
  POS -80.6745292 28.5191812
  HEADING 0.00
  ATTACHED 2:0,S-II
  AFCMODE 7
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.000000
  NAVFREQ 0 0
  CONFIGURATION 0
  PRIMEBOOSTER 1
  CENTERTHRUST 0
  PADBIAS 1.000000
  CAMERA 0.000000 0.000000 30.000000
  TGT_HEADING 95.000000
  PAYLOAD CTV-Lunar CTV-Lunar-SSA CTV-Lunar 0.00 0.00 18.25 109000.00 0.00 1.00
END

I'm using Velcro Saturns, with its default Saturn V configuration.

 

[Hlynkacg]

Not directly no. However it is possible to "matryoshka" by giving your payload a payload.

For my Apollo project I created a custom "Launch adapter" vessel class that would attach to a velcro or other 3rd part launcher and carry both the LM and CSM as payloads.

 

[Athena]

Thanks for the reply :tiphat: also i should asked these in my first post:

1. How do i orientate the LM to point upwards/downwards? its legs are sticking out of the fairing.

2. How do i set the jettision velocity of each payload?

 

[Hlynkacg]

Orientation is a property of the payload vessel and it's attachment points.

Velcro allows to set the jettison velocity of your payload (singular) multiple payloads will be subject to the whims of their parent vessel.

 

[sputnik]

Actually, you can have as many CVEL payloads as you want. Just keep adding PAYLOAD lines.

CVEL payloads assume an orientation, though. To use AMSO's LEM, you need to carry and deploy it rotated by 90 degrees, and CVEL can't do that. Fortunately, treating it as an attach point payload works fine.
It's already done for you in the Saturn C-3a AMSO.scn:

SERIESBURN 0 AS-506_LM_vessel 0.0 -3.3 0.0 0.0 -1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0

Just in case that's not good enough, Velcro Rockets allows two different attach-point-based payloads. SERIESBURN is the most commonly used one, but if you have a second one, like the LEM cariied behind your primary payload, well, you have a secondary payload attach, too. As seen in the Saturn V AMSO.scn:

PAYATCH AS-506_LM_vessel 0.0 -0.0 0.0 0.0 -1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0


So these problems have already been solved in the included scenarios. Enjoy!