SENTINEL Infrared Telescope
SENTINEL Infrared Telescope | ||
Telescope by Experimental Engineering Group | ||
Radial size | Small | |
Cost | (total) | 4 500.00 |
Mass | (total) | 0.100 t |
Drag | 0.2 | |
Max. Temp. | 2000 K | |
Impact Tolerance | 7 m/s | |
Research | Scanning Tech | |
Unlock cost | 9 000 | |
Since version | 1.3 | |
Part configuration | CamSat.cfg | |
Experiment | Infrared Telescope | |
Collectable | Yes | |
Rerunnable | Yes | |
Resettable | No | |
Electricity required | None | |
Packed volume | None |
The SENTINEL Infrared Telescope is a telescope originally from the official SQUAD mod Asteroid Day. It was merged into stock KSP in version 1.3.
In order for the SENTINEL to be used, it must be in a solar orbit (orbiting around the Sun), outside of the sphere of influence of any other body. When activated, it will scan for and display asteroids that are in the next-widest planetary orbit. For example, to scan for asteroids around the orbit of Kerbin, the SENTINEL must be placed in a solar orbit outside of the sphere of influence of Kerbin and at a lower semi-major axis (closer to the Sun) than Kerbin. The inclination, eccentricity, and longitude of ascending node also need to be close to matching the target planet.
Product description
“ | The Sentinel Space Telescope uses infrared light to detect celestial bodies, such as asteroids, that may pose a risk to Kerbin. — Experimental Engineering Group |
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Changes
- Initial Release
Trivia
- The text "B-612" can be seen on the side of the telescope. This is a reference to the B612 Foundation, a non profit foundation dedicated to discovering Near Earth Asteroids and defending Earth from them.
- The name SENTINEL is also a reference to the real life Sentinel Space Telescope, which the B612 Foundation proposed to put in Solar orbit near Venus to find asteroids that might threaten the Earth.