Probodobodyne Stayputnik

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Probodobodyne Stayputnik
Part image
Command module by
Probodobodyne Inc

Radial size Tiny
Cost (total) 300.00 Funds
Mass (total) 0.05 t
Drag 0.15-0.2
Max. Temp. 1800 K
Volume  ?
Impact Tolerance 12 m/s
Research Basic science.png Basic Science
Unlock cost 1 400 Funds
Since version 0.18
Part configuration probeStackSphere_v2.cfg
Command module
Pitch torque 0 kN·m
Yaw torque 0 kN·m
Roll torque 0 kN·m
Electricity required for torque
0.000
s·kN·m
Electricity required 1.67 ⚡/min
Electric capacity 10.0 
SAS level × None
KerbNet
Field of View (min) 25 °
(max) 45 °
Detection 0 %
Enhancable No
Modes Terrain

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 Sputnik.

Usage

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 wheels.

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.

Product description

The Stayputnik offers the ultimate solution in crew safety. A lightweight sphere equipped with remote receivers and relay control input from the ground to the craft, it carries no crew at all, thus keeping them perfectly safe from all harm. This device does require electricity to operate however, and will cease to function if the power runs out. The built-in batteries should keep it going for about 10 minutes.

Naming

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 Vanguard TV3. Upon its catastrophic failure on the launchpad, foreign press made fun of the Vanguard, calling the satellite, among other things, a “Stayputnik”.

Changes

0.22
  • Renamed from Stayputnik Mk. 2 to Stayputnik Mk1. The texture still reads "Mk. 2", though.
0.18
  • Initial release