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Duna and Beyond

Launches: VACSATs I & II

1/2/2017

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Year 2, day 127.

Customers:
  • Vac-Co Advanced Suction Systems
​Mission Objectives:
  1. Reach 4.2Mm x 4.1Mm orbit around Kerbin
Crew:
  • None

This is our first attempt at launching a satellite into an explicit orbit.
The mission consists of the following steps:
  1. Waiting for the proper launch window in order to achieve the proper longitude of ascending node
  2. Lifter boosting the probe to a 3.2º inclined suborbital trajectory with an apoapsis of 2.3Mm
  3. The probe does two burns to raise the orbit to the desired altitudes

Unfortunately, VACSAT I was launched with the wrong software uploaded to the probe, and the mission was terminated prior to achieving orbit.

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Launching at night.
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Performing the orbital insertion burn high above Kerbin.
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The craft automatically determined the proper burn to reach the desired orbit.
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Performing the final burn.
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Once in its final orbit, the satellite begins tracking the Sun.
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This milestone mission hopefully paves the way for more lucrative contracts in the future.
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