Inland Kerbal Space Center

Inland Kerbal Space Center
Location		Kerbin
		Highlands
Coordinates Map		20° 40′ 0″ N
		146° 28′ 0″ W
Altitude		422 m
Easter egg		Yes
Since version		0.14.2

The Inland Kerbal Space Center (sometimes called KSC 2) is a second spaceport on Kerbin. It is generally considered an easter egg. It is not possible to launch any vehicles from this space center (unless using certain mods or plugins).

Buildings

The complex consists of a vehicle assembly building, a launch pad, and a tracking station. Currently^[outdated], the Inland Kerbal Space Center uses the old VAB, Launch Pad and Tracking Station models and textures previously used for the main KSC in version 0.20 and earlier. In this sense, it is still possible to visit the old buildings in the new version.

The F3 menu, after crashing into the buildings, reports the launch pad here has three parts named “Launchpad Tower”, “Launchpad Platform”, and on the platform a “PlatformPlane”. The tracking station is “Tracking Station” with an “antena_gig” attached to a “base_rot”. And the vehicle assembly building is “Vehicle Assembly Building” with a “Box064” beside it.

Landing

The complex is situated on a flat grass area roughly in a "K" shape as viewed from the south. It is easily spotted from the air due to the buildings as well as a raised berm surrounding the flat area. While the Inland Kerbal Space Center has no paved runway, the western pillar of the "K" can be used as a landing area. It is about 3 km long, comparable to the runway at KSC proper, and sits at an elevation of about 425 m. The approach can be tricky due to the surrounding mountains; airplanes are advised to approach from the south and land traveling north as the terrain is shallower there. Low-performance aircraft are advised to take off traveling south for the same reason. Spoilers and/or airbrakes can be helpful in bleeding off energy from a steep approach; failing these, one can perform a forward slip.

Site identification

The surface sample returns the same information as at KSC

Kerbal Space Program seems to treat the Inland Kerbal Space Center identically to the main Kerbal Space Center for reporting craft situations and performing science activities. Currently^[outdated] the game reports craft landed here as Landed at KSC and craft on its launch pad here as if they were on the LaunchPad at KSC. Because of this, the official name is not known.

Gallery

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  The dish, a bit apart from the other buildings

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  The VAB from the front

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  The VAB from behind, launch pad in the distance

Location

Spoiler: Easter egg

It is located west-northwest of the true Kerbal Space Center (approximate bearing 300°, distance 760 km) in a flat valley at the south-east corner of a large mountain range within a vaguely "H" or "K" shaped depression. Also, there is a monolith near the tracking station.

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  Approximate location on Kerbin

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  The shape of the terrain viewed from above, approaching from north-northeast

External links

• 2nd space center viewed from above