KerbalX

Description

1:shield 2:undock 3:drain 8:panels 9:bay 0:gimbal

Up to 21 t inert payload to 80x80 km LKO
with VERT take off and HOR landing

ascent:
- throttle full, sas hold, stage
- switch to prg at 72 m/s
- cut throttle at Ap 80 km
- deploy fairing at 70 km
- circularize ~250 dV 6-8 s burn

descent:
- ag0 to set landing mode
- ag3 to drain fore adapter tank
- retro-burn just east of crater rim
- lower Pe to 0 km
- sas radial out
- at 40 km lower nose to 45 degrees
- at ~1200 m/s sas prg
- at ~350 m/s sas hold
- airbrake/pitch (gently!) as needed
- at 200 m deploy gear
- flare to lower droprate to <5 m/s
- stage chutes on all wheels down
- brake for full stop

sjwr-swis and I went on an intensive rampage to upgrade Spunk. This final pass is all the work of Il Maestro.

Built in the KSP 1.11.2 VAB with 58 stock parts.

ECO 2022-05-21 Adjusted inclination on the launchpad; corrected authority settings and chute deployment altitude; modified ascent profile instructions; also recommend shooting for a milder 72 km AP