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#REDIRECT [[Probodobodyne Stayputnik]]
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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]].
 
 
 
== 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 wheel]]s.
 
 
 
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 ==
 
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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 ==
 
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”.
 
 
 
== Changes ==
 
;{{Version|0.22|}}
 
* Renamed from ''Stayputnik Mk. 2'' to ''Stayputnik Mk1.''
 
;{{Version|0.18|}}
 
* Initial Release
 
 
 
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[[Category:Command modules]]
 

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