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| − | The '''Stayputnik Mk. 1''' is an unmanned [[command module]] that runs on [[Electricity]]. It seems to be based upon the main body of the USSR satellite [[w:Sputnik|Sputnik]].
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| − | == Usage ==
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| − | Generally placed at the top of the rocket, the Stayputnik Mk. 1 provides full command module functionality. Due to the extremely low internal torque, rockets using a Stayputnik Mk. 1 module tend to require vectored thrust, [[RCS]] thrusters or [[reaction wheel]]s.
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| − | The Stayputnik Mk. 1 features one tiny-size node on its bottom. Until the release of the [[Probodobodyne OKTO2]] in version 0.19, it was the lightest command pod.
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| − | == Product description ==
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| − | |Our most popular satellite core, Stayputnik is a simple lightweight sphere constructed of aluminum with lots of surface area for attaching things. The Mk2 model includes an underside mounting bracket.
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| − | == Naming ==
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| − | The name might come from the module's resemblance to the USSR satellite Sputnik. It could also be a reference to the first US satellite launch of the [[w:Vanguard TV3|Vanguard TV3]]. Upon its catastrophic failure on the launchpad, foreign press made fun of the Vanguard, calling the satellite, among other things, a “Stayputnik”.
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| − | == Changes ==
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| − | ;{{Version|0.22|}}
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| − | * Renamed from ''Stayputnik Mk. 2'' to ''Stayputnik Mk1.'' The texture still reads "Mk. 2", though.
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| − | ;{{Version|0.18|}}
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| − | * Initial release
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| − | [[Category:Command modules]]
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Latest revision as of 10:47, 15 October 2016
