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Latest revision as of 12:49, 8 November 2022

Project home: Ion 4 Launch Vehicle 1.2 at Orbiter-forum/resources
Author: Max-Q
Current version: 1.2
Compatibility: Orbiter 2016


Ion-4 Launch Vehicle is a launch vehicle for Orbiter 2016 by Max-Q released 6 December 2021.

The two-stage launcher is designed for payloads up to 12000 kg to LEO at low launch costs.

The first stage includes engine gimballing for pitch and yaw control with 4 hydrazine thrusters for roll control. The second stage uses hydrazine thrusters for attitude control in all 3 axes and has limited +Z translation capability.

Features[edit]

  • Launch autopilot, designed to be activated at T-10 seconds, it is capable of target orbits up to 250 km LEO.
  • Custom fairings and payload adapter. It comes with a default 5 m fairing and can be replaced with custom fairings and adapters.
  • Countdown autosequence with autoignition, enabled in the scenario.
  • Fist stage engine gimballing for pitch and yaw attitude control.
  • RS-688 first stage engine.
  • Launch pad includes animated Launch Service Tower, flame bucket effects.
  • Second stage G-limiter to throttle the main engine to maintain 7G max acceleration.

Updates[edit]

v1.1 Added new exhaust textures by francisdrake, second stage G-limiter.

v1.2 Added support for dogleg ascent trajectories.

External links[edit]

Ion 4 Launch Vehicle 1.2 at Orbiter-forum/resources. Support forum thread at Orbiter-forum.