Editing Soyuz launchers
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
| Latest revision | Your text | ||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[Image:Building station.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Soyuz TMA and Progress in flight]] | [[Image:Building station.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Soyuz TMA and Progress in flight]] | ||
{{Addon| | {{Addon| | ||
| − | + | 1=[http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.cfm?ID=682 Soyuz Launchers (CVEL) at orbithangar.com]| | |
| − | + | 2=David 'dh219' Henderson | |
| − | |||
| − | |||
}} | }} | ||
| − | This | + | This addon includes two versions of the workhorse of the russian spaceflight history: The Soyuz-FG and the Soyuz-U. Both launchers are build around the [[CVEL|CVE-lite]] framework, allowing them to accept complex payload definitions. |
==CVEL Semyorka== | ==CVEL Semyorka== | ||
| Line 21: | Line 19: | ||
==The original launcher== | ==The original launcher== | ||
| − | The | + | The soyuz launcher is a 280 ton, two-and-a-half-stage rocket, able to carry about 7 metric tons to LEO. The Soyuz-U is the launcher for both [[Progress]] transports and [[Soyuz TMA]] space station ferries. It currently launches from [[Baikonur]] and [[Pletesk]]. A soyuz launch pad is being constructed on [[Kourou]] currently to allow a higher GTO performance and european manned missions. |
| − | The | + | The soyuz launcher is a good example of a proven and evolved launch system. The boosters and the first stage had already been used for launching [[Sputnik]], the worlds first satellite in 1957. Until today the launcher only saw tiny modifications. |
===Technology=== | ===Technology=== | ||
| − | The | + | The soyuz is quite different to other launchers, a fact which comes from its long history. The first stage engine system shares many similarities to the A4 rocket, as it uses hydrogen peroxide for driving the turbopumps. The launcher hangs free over its launch pad, hold by four arms right above the boosters. As it was not known in 1963 how to ignite a stage during ballistic flight, the second stage gets ignited [[hot staging|hot]] (while it is still attached to the first stage). |
The launcher does not have a roll program, it gets rotated together with its launch pad to the correct [[launch azimuth]]. | The launcher does not have a roll program, it gets rotated together with its launch pad to the correct [[launch azimuth]]. | ||
| Line 33: | Line 31: | ||
===Glossary=== | ===Glossary=== | ||
| − | *Blok A - the first stage of the launcher (The stages of | + | *Blok A - the first stage of the launcher (The stages of russian launchers get their names from the russian alphabet) |
*Blok B - One of the booster stages | *Blok B - One of the booster stages | ||
| − | |||
*Blok G - One of the booster stages | *Blok G - One of the booster stages | ||
*Blok D - One of the booster stages | *Blok D - One of the booster stages | ||
| + | *Blok W - One of the booster stages | ||
*Blok I - the second stage of the launcher | *Blok I - the second stage of the launcher | ||
*Skirt 3 - The protective cover around the second stage engines, gets jettisoned after ignition. | *Skirt 3 - The protective cover around the second stage engines, gets jettisoned after ignition. | ||
==How to fly== | ==How to fly== | ||
| − | The | + | The soyuz launchers do not come with an [[autopilot]]. For launching, just apply full thrust and fly it into [[orbit]]. Its recommended to use [[Surface MFD]] and [[Align Plane MFD]] until second stage operation. Replace Align Plane MFD with [[Orbit MFD]] for final orbit insertion. Aim for a 220 x 250 km orbit. |
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | == Recommended addons == | ||
| + | |||
| + | [http://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?CatID=orbmisc&DLID=30216 Baikonur Launch Complex] | ||
| + | [http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/projectganymede/SoyuzTMA0_6.zip?download Soyuz TMA 0.6] | ||
| − | + | [http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/projectganymede/Progress0_2.zip?download Progress 0.2] | |
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Addons]] |
| − | + | [[Category:Vessel addons]] | |
| − | [[Category:Vessel | + | [[Category:CVELVessels]] |
| − | + | [[category:realistic addons]] | |
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Addons by David Henderson]] |
| − | [[category: | ||
| − | [[Category: | ||