Launch 1-6: MPEG-1

Year 1, day 119.
Customer: Moving Parts Experts Group
Mission Objectives:

1. Deploy satellite into 12,225km x 10,662km orbit around Kerbin.

We've made some upgrades to our space centre, and need to take on some commercial missions in order to pay for it. Our first commercial contract is to place a satellite into orbit high above Kerbin.

MECO, fairing jettison, stage sep, and second stage ignition occur simultaneously.

The upper stage performs a long burn at low thrust.

At SECO, the payload is deployed.

The satellite then makes final verification checks while completing an orbit. At periapsis, it does a quick burn to push its apoapsis to the desired altitude, taking advantage of the Oberth effect.

After a couple of orbital adjustments, the satellite enters its intended orbit around Kerbin.

Mission Status:

1. Deploy satellite into 12,225km x 10,662km orbit around Kerbin: success!