Launch: SCISAT IV

Customers:

• Experimental Engineering Group

Mission Objectives:

1. Place satellite into specified orbit around Kerbin

Crew:

• None

The orbit required for this mission is beyond the capability of the Forager single-stage lifter, and with upgrades to the VAB complete, a new two-stage version is ready for its first test flight.

The launch window necessitated a night launch.

Second-stage ignition occurred immediately following MECO. This stage will burn out before reaching a stable orbit, and re-enter into the atmosphere.

The satellite then coasts to its initial apoapsis.

And then circularizes into an intermediate orbit.

Transferring from the parking orbit to the final periapsis.

One final 112m/s burn raises it into its final orbit.