James Webb Space Telescope + Ariane 5
by Yukon0009
uploaded 2021-08-04
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stock+DLC satellite
#JWST #telescope #replica #stock

Details

  • Type: VAB
  • Class: ship
  • Part Count: 1405
  • Pure Stock
  • KSP: 1.12.1

Replica of the long-delayed James Webb Space Telescope, the Hubble Space Telescope’s successor. It is an infrared-space telescope with a massive sunshield stationed at L2, offering the ability to peer into some of the most distant objects in the universe.

Flight instructions
- Take off, go straight up till ~100 m/s
- Begin slow gravity turn up to ~45 degrees
- Once in stable orbit, follow the action group checklist to deploy

The James Webb Space Telescope is scheduled to launch in November 2021, aboard an Ariane V rocket from Kourou.

Action groups
Gear - unlock servos
1 - Deploy solar panel
2 - Deploy antennae
3 - Deploy front sunshield
4 - Deploy rear sunshield
5 - Raise optical element
6 - Unfold sunshield foil
7 - Tension sunshield
8 - Deploy momentum flap
9 - Deploy secondary mirror
10 - Deploy optical element radiator
Abort - Deploy wing mirrors

Hit all action groups from top to bottom in this order

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