https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=DifficultyChanger&feedformat=atomKerbal Space Program Wiki - User contributions [en]2024-03-28T11:23:36ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.29.0https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Payload&diff=31043Payload2014-01-13T15:09:39Z<p>DifficultyChanger: </p>
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<div>[[File:Z-MAP_launch_pad.png|thumb|upright|The top part is usually defined as payload]]<br />
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A '''payload''' refers to the fraction of mass considered as cargo in relation to the overall mass of a vehicle. For the term to make sense, the cargo has to be delivered from an origin to a destination. In spaceflight, origin and destination can be reference systems such as [[orbit]]s, landing sites on [[celestial body|celestial bodies]], or the [[Kerbal Space Center]].<br />
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Since the term cargo can comprise absolutely everything (including rockets), and even [[Kerbal]]s (typical payload) have their own means of propulsion, the distinction between cargo and vehicle can be problematic. As all [[Stock craft|stock rocket]]s except three haven't any engines, which are powerful enough, they can be described as payloads.<br />
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[[Category:Craft]]</div>DifficultyChangerhttps://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Mk1-2_Command_Pod&diff=30803Mk1-2 Command Pod2014-01-05T18:42:16Z<p>DifficultyChanger: </p>
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The '''Mk1-2 Command Pod''' is a [[Command Module]] housing three [[Kerbal]] crew members during their mission. <br />
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== Usage ==<br />
Generally placed at the top of the rocket, the Mk1-2 Pod provides full command module functionality. It has twice the torque of most other manned cockpits. For small or medium-sized rockets, this is often sufficient.<br />
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The Mk1-2 Command Pod features a small [[radial size]] node on top, typically used for parts like the [[Mk16-XL Parachute]], [[SAS]] modules or [[RCS]] tanks. It also has a large radial size node on the bottom. The Pod is outfitted with several steps under the crew hatch as well as two windows facing upwards and two more sideways windows the crew can look through during [[IVA]]s.<br />
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[[File:Command Pod Mk1-2 Interior View.png|thumb|left|Interior View from upper-right seat of Mk1-2 Command Pod on the Launch Pad]]<br />
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This command pod has a high impact tolerance of 45 m/s which makes it much more stable that most other parts. The result is that the pod is often the only part of a ship which survives a crash. That's good for the crew when the crash happened on [[Kerbin]], but not so good when on another body, because it usually means the crew is stranded without a way to get home. But note that when it comes to pure impact tolerance, the [[Mk3 Cockpit]] intended for spaceplanes has an even higher rating.<br />
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== Description ==<br />
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|This modern cockpit is designed to be fully re-useable. Its spacious cabin can hold a maximum of 3 crew.<br />
|Kerlington Model Rockets and Paper Products Inc.}}<br />
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== Changes ==<br />
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*Added monopropellant storage<br />
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[[Category:Command modules]]</div>DifficultyChangerhttps://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Mk1-2_Command_Pod&diff=30802Mk1-2 Command Pod2014-01-05T18:41:52Z<p>DifficultyChanger: Fixed dead end page</p>
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The '''Mk1-2 Command Pod''' is a [[Command Module]] housing three [[Kerbal]] crew members during their mission. <br />
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== Usage ==<br />
Generally placed at the top of the rocket, the Mk1-2 Pod provides full command module functionality. It has twice the torque of most other manned cockpits. For small or medium-sized rockets, this is often sufficient.<br />
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The Mk1-2 Command Pod features a small [[radial size]] node on top, typically used for parts like the [[Mk16-XL Parachute]], [[SAS]] modules or [[RCS]] tanks. It also has a large radial size node on the bottom. The Pod is outfitted with several steps under the crew hatch as well as two windows facing upwards and two more sideways windows the crew can look through during [[IVA]]s.<br />
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[[File:Command Pod Mk1-2 Interior View.png|thumb|left|Interior View from upper-right seat of Mk1-2 Command Pod on the Launch Pad]]<br />
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This command pod has a high impact tolerance of 45 m/s which makes it much more stable that most other parts. The result is that the pod is often the only part of a ship which survives a crash. That's good for the crew when the crash happened on [[Kerbin]], but not so good when on another body, because it usually means the crew is stranded without a way to get home. But note that when it comes to pure impact tolerance, the [[Mk3 Cockpit]] intended for spaceplanes has an even higher rating.<br />
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== Description ==<br />
{{Quote<br />
|This modern cockpit is designed to be fully re-useable. Its spacious cabin can hold a maximum of 3 crew.<br />
|Kerlington Model Rockets and Paper Products Inc.}}<br />
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== Changes ==<br />
;{{Version|0.23}}<br />
*Added monopropellant storage<br />
;{{Version|0.17|}}<br />
* Added interior view<br />
;{{Version|0.16|}}<br />
* Initial Release<br />
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[[Category:Command modules]]</div>DifficultyChangerhttps://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=LV-T30_%22Reliant%22_Liquid_Fuel_Engine&diff=30620LV-T30 "Reliant" Liquid Fuel Engine2014-01-02T17:18:00Z<p>DifficultyChanger: There's also a remesh, with a narrower nozzle.</p>
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The '''LV-T30 Liquid Fuel Engine''' is the first liquid-fuel engine available in [[career|career mode]]. It is an engine which requires fuel from external liquid fuel tanks, and must be either connected beneath them or be on the receiving end of a [[fuel line]].<br />
== Usage ==<br />
The LV-T30 is the first [[liquid fuel]] engine with controllable throttle. This makes it very useful for precise, controlled maneuvers and conserving fuel. They are not placeable on [[TT-38K Radial Decoupler|Radial Decouplers]] and are typically reserved as a main engine after liftoff. The LV-T30 must be directly below a non-empty [[liquid fuel tank]] to produce any thrust.<br />
Even after introduction of the gimballing [[LV-T45 Liquid Fuel Engine]], more powerful LV-T30 remained the best solution for the parts where power is more important than controllability, like the first liquid stage (however, in this case winglets or gimballing engines of a parallel stage are necessary for controlling the rocket)<br />
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== Description ==<br />
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|Jebediah Kerman's Junkyard and Spaceship Parts Co.}}<br />
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[[File:LV-T30 Liquid Fuel Engine.jpg|thumb|right|Pre-0.18 appearance.]]<br />
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[[Category:Liquid fuel engines]]</div>DifficultyChangerhttps://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Rockomax_X200-16_Fuel_Tank&diff=30542Rockomax X200-16 Fuel Tank2013-12-31T09:49:23Z<p>DifficultyChanger: quote from FL-T200 Fuel Tank removed</p>
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The '''Rockomax X200-16 Fuel Tank''' formerly known as '''FL-T16 Fuel Tank''' provides fuel to liquid fuel engines, like the [[Rockomax "Poodle" Liquid Engine]], attached beneath it.<br />
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The FL-T16 Fuel Tank is a [[liquid fuel tank]] available only in the paid version. With a propellant reserve of 1600 liters, one tank can power a single [[LV-909 Liquid Fuel Engine]] for 470-612 seconds on full thrust.<br />
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== Description ==<br />
{{Quote|After many, many studies, Rockomax engineers found that the space program does indeed have a use for a tank half the size of the X200-32. No refunds.|Rockomax Conglomerate.}}<br />
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{{Quote|The standard tank of the X200 series, the -16 tank is a compact solution for all your fueling needs.|Rockomax Conglomerate.}}<br />
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* Renamed from 'FL-T16 Fuel Tank' to 'Rockomax X200-16 Fuel Tank', description changed.<br />
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* Initial release<br />
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{{Parts}}</div>DifficultyChangerhttps://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Kerbol_System&diff=30297Kerbol System2013-12-27T11:31:37Z<p>DifficultyChanger: fixed mistake</p>
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<div>[[File:Bodies of Kerbol en.png|thumb|All [[celestial body|celestial bodies]] orbiting Kerbol with the sizes to scale]]<br />
[[File:sizes.svg|thumb|Comparision of the radii|upright]]<br />
The '''Kerbol System''' is at the moment the only available [[w:Planetary system|planetary system]]. It has [[Kerbol]] as the central body which is orbited by 5 [[planet]]s and 2 [[dwarf planet]]s. Only [[Kerbin]] and [[Laythe]] have an oxygen atmosphere and only Kerbin hosts life.<br />
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With the outermost dwarf planet [[Eeloo]] it reaches up to 113&#x202f;549&#x202f;713&#x202f;200&nbsp;m (about 113.5 [[w:Gigametre|Gm]] or 0.76 [[w:Astronomical unit|AU]]) out into space. Compared to our Solar System it is a very small system, as Earth's periapsis (or more specific perihelion) is about 147 Gm (or 0.98 AU) and thus outside of Eeloo's orbit.<br />
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It is difficult to determine if or where the Kerbol System has an edge. Kerbol itself has a non relativistic escape velocity, so it is possible to escape Kerbol. But itself it is not possible to escape Kerbol's gravitational pull, because the sphere of influence is infinite. Although real world gravity expands into infinity, it does only for Kerbol in KSP so it's unclear if this property can be used for determinate where the edge is.<br />
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[[File:kerbol_sizecomp_chart.jpg|thumb|600px|center|Graphical comparison of the main celestial bodies in the Kerbol System (sizes to scale)]]<br />
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[[File:orbits.svg|thumb|upright=4.5|Orbits of planets and dwarf planets|center]]<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Kerbol System/Table]] for a table of all objects<br />
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== System ==<br />
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