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| − | ComSat Lx is a rocket with a small payload satellite and is able to get to LKO with an incredible TWR and a very small launcher vehicle. Comsat Lx is a very small rocket with only | + | ComSat Lx is a rocket with a small payload satellite and is able to get to LKO with an incredible TWR and a very small launcher vehicle. Comsat Lx is a very small rocket with only two 1.25 fuel tanks and a small LV-45 “Swivel” liquid fuel engine to get it partially to orbit with the very small LV-1 “Ant” liquid fuel engine lifting a Probodobodyne OKTO probe core into orbit. |
[[File:ComSatLx.png|thumb|ComSat Lx on the launchpad (1.1)]] | [[File:ComSatLx.png|thumb|ComSat Lx on the launchpad (1.1)]] | ||
| − | ==Description== | + | == Craft Description == |
{{Quote| Tiny satellite with antenna and solar power? Launcher to bring it to space? Done and Done!|Squad}} | {{Quote| Tiny satellite with antenna and solar power? Launcher to bring it to space? Done and Done!|Squad}} | ||
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| + | The ComSat Lx has over 5300 m/s of delta-V, enough to orbit the Mun or Minmus or fly by almost any body in the solar system. However, the ComSat is not very useful without adding some scientific equipment. | ||
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[[File:ComSatLxP.png|thumb|Payload in orbit]] | [[File:ComSatLxP.png|thumb|Payload in orbit]] | ||
{{Stock craft}} | {{Stock craft}} | ||
Latest revision as of 18:45, 13 March 2018
ComSat Lx is a rocket with a small payload satellite and is able to get to LKO with an incredible TWR and a very small launcher vehicle. Comsat Lx is a very small rocket with only two 1.25 fuel tanks and a small LV-45 “Swivel” liquid fuel engine to get it partially to orbit with the very small LV-1 “Ant” liquid fuel engine lifting a Probodobodyne OKTO probe core into orbit.
Craft Description
| “ | Tiny satellite with antenna and solar power? Launcher to bring it to space? Done and Done! — Squad |
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Capabilities
The ComSat Lx has over 5300 m/s of delta-V, enough to orbit the Mun or Minmus or fly by almost any body in the solar system. However, the ComSat is not very useful without adding some scientific equipment.
