RCS attitude MFD

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Screenshot of RCS Attitude Main Page
Screenshot of RCS Attitude Basemode Page
Screenshot of RCS Attitude Configuration Page
Screenshot of RCS Attitude Docking Page

RCS Attitude MFD mode provides certain attitude control with the Reaction Control Systems in addition to the Navigationi mode indicators and controls on the ship's instrument panel. In the Launchpad, in the Modules tab, Script MFD must be checked for this to work.

All pages in this MFD mode will show "RCS Attitude" at the top right of the display. The next section of the display will show what mode is active, if any and any programmed offset. At the bottom, the display will show any pitch/yaw deviation (Dr) and any roll deviation (Da) from the programmed orientation, in other words how much pitch and yaw in degrees to the programmed pitch and yaw, and how much roll until the programmed roll orientation.

This table will describe the orientation of the ship (+z-axis and +y-axis) in each of the programmed attitude positions.

Vessel orientation
Mode
+z-axis (ship's nose)
+y-axis (your head in the DG)
Prograde
nose facing prograde
head pointing to orbit normal
Retrograde
nose facing retrograde
(flying backward)
head pointing to orbit antinormal
Orbit normal
nose facing orbit normal
head pointing to prograde
Orbit antinormal
nose facing orbit antinormal
head pointing to prograde
Perpendicular in
nose 90° down from prograde
head pointing to prograde
Perpendicular out
nose 90° up from prograde
head pointing to retrograde
Radial Down
nose pointing to body center
head pointing to prograde
Radial up
nose pointing away from body center
head pointing to retrograde