Spacecraft for Celestia: Thread 2
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Russian Orbital Service Station
The Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS) is a planned future space station intended to succeed the Russian Orbital Segment of the ISS. As of April 2023, it is expected to begin construction by 2027, and will become the first space station placed in polar orbit
NOTES:
- Files for some ROSS modules are the same exact files found from the International Space Station and Lunar Gateway addons, so overwriting them should not affect the latter mentioned addons.
- Visiting spacecraft, the Orel and TGK PG, will be released as separate addons
- All dates used here for simulating station assembly are fictional, although they are based on what is publicly known on current plans (as of 2023)
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"Open the pod-bay doors HAL"
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International Sun-Earth Explorer
NOTES:
- Original addon by Jack Higgins and Sinucep.
- Modernized its 3DS model into CMOD
- The orbits of both ISEE-1 and 2 came from CelesTrak, while trajectory data for ICE is from JPL HORIZONS
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TIROS-1 to 19
This addon comprises the first two generations of TIROS satellites, which were launched from 1960 to 1969. All satellites are no longer operational since 1976
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new Starlink launches
84 at 2023-05-10 (51 sat. of group 2-9 V1.5)
85 at 2023-05-14 (56 sat. of group 5-9 V1.5)
86 at 2023-05-19 (22 sat. of group 6-3 V2m)
87 at 2023-05-31 (52 sat. of group 2-10 V1.5)
88 at 2023-06-04 (22 sat. of group 6-4 V1.5)
89 at 2023-06-12 (56 sat. of group 5-11 V1.5)
Added after 1 hour 4 minutes:
new Oneweb launch
84 at 2023-05-10 (51 sat. of group 2-9 V1.5)
85 at 2023-05-14 (56 sat. of group 5-9 V1.5)
86 at 2023-05-19 (22 sat. of group 6-3 V2m)
87 at 2023-05-31 (52 sat. of group 2-10 V1.5)
88 at 2023-06-04 (22 sat. of group 6-4 V1.5)
89 at 2023-06-12 (56 sat. of group 5-11 V1.5)
Added after 1 hour 4 minutes:
new Oneweb launch
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Since I still haven't released Chandrayaan-2 yet until now, I took the opportunity to finish XYZV trajectories of its identical twin, Chandrayaan-3, soon to be launched a few days from now. Taken directly from prelaunch data published on JPL HORIZONS
A landing phase is included, but the data is currently erroneous as it lands on the Far Side of the Moon at night (2023-Aug-23), missing its intended landing site somewhere around Lagrange A Crater by 1,800 km. I'd expect this will be corrected by the time this mission becomes operational
A landing phase is included, but the data is currently erroneous as it lands on the Far Side of the Moon at night (2023-Aug-23), missing its intended landing site somewhere around Lagrange A Crater by 1,800 km. I'd expect this will be corrected by the time this mission becomes operational
"Open the pod-bay doors HAL"
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Salyut 7 (2023)
Salyut 7 was a Soviet space station in orbit from 1982 to 1991. Until 1986, it was visited by a total of six long-duration expedition crews and four short-term ones arriving on Soyuz T spacecraft, with the longest lasting 237 days. It is the ninth and the last of the Salyuts ever launched, and while not as successful as its immediate predecessor, it paved the way for building and maintaining large, modular space stations over long periods of time, starting with Mir
WHAT'S NEW?
- Replaces entirely the May 2022 version of this addon
- New, more detailed CMOD model reworked from Jack Higgins' original 3DS addon
- Solar panels capable of suntracking
REQUIRED ADD-ONS
These are the spacecraft that visited Salyut 7 during its entire operational lifetime
Last edited by DaveBowman2001 on 06.06.2024, 02:24, edited 5 times in total.
"Open the pod-bay doors HAL"
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Salyut 6 (2023)
Salyut 6 was a Soviet space station in orbit from 1977 to 1982. Along with Salyut 7, they represent the "second generation" of space stations, which feature two docking ports that make resupplying and direct crew transfers possible for the first time in history. A total of 16 Soyuz missions (6 long-duration expeditions and 10 short-term missions) visited the space station, with the longest one lasting for 185 days. It is the eighth, and the most successful, space station launched as part of the Salyut series
NOTES
- Replaces entirely the May 2022 version of this addon
- Original add-on by linuxman. Note that the source URL is a direct download link of his original work
- Converted the original 3DS model into CMOD, and gave the hull metallic reflections for added realism
- Solar panels capable of suntracking
REQUIRED ADD-ONS
These are the spacecraft that visited Salyut 6 during its entire operational lifetime
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"Open the pod-bay doors HAL"
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"I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that"
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Salyut 5 (2023)
Salyut 5, also known secretly as Almaz 3, was a Soviet space station in orbit for only 14 months between 1976 to 1977. Like Salyut 2 and 3 before it, Salyut 5 was designed to be a manned spy satellite for the Soviet military. However, only 2 out of 3 crew missions arriving in Soyuz 7K-T spacecraft visited and operated the station before the whole Almaz program was cancelled and replaced entirely by robotic spy satellites. It is the seventh space station launched as part of the Salyut series
NOTES
- Replaces entirely the May 2022 version of this addon
- New, more detailed CMOD model, and now has a distinct design of its own to differentiate it from the earlier Salyut 3
REQUIRED ADD-ONS
These are the spacecraft that visited Salyut 5 during its entire operational lifetime
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"Open the pod-bay doors HAL"
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Salyut 4 (2023)
Salyut 4 was a Soviet space station in orbit from 1974 to 1977. It was visited by two crewed missions arriving in Soyuz spacecraft, with the second one lasted for 63 days, overlapping with the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project in 1975. Along with its ill-fated identical twin, Cosmos 557, they were the fifth and sixth space stations launched as part of the Salyut series
NOTES
- Replaces entirely the May 2022 version of this addon
- Salyut 4's failed identical twin, Cosmos 557, is also included in this addon
- New, more detailed CMOD model, with solar panels shortened while also having suntracking capability
REQUIRED ADD-ONS
These are the spacecraft that visited Salyut 4 during its entire operational lifetime
Last edited by DaveBowman2001 on 06.06.2024, 02:19, edited 2 times in total.
"Open the pod-bay doors HAL"
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"I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that"
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Salyut 2 and 3 (2023)
Salyut 3, also known secretly as Almaz 2, was a Soviet space station in orbit for only 7 months between 1974 and 1975. Together with its ill-fated sibling, Salyut 2 (which was destroyed by orbital debris), they were designed as manned spy satellites for the Soviet military. Salyut 3 is notable for being the only known spacecraft to carry an onboard gun, which was derived from a Rikhter R-23 anti-aircraft cannon. It was only visited once by a cosmonaut crew. Both Salyut 2 and Salyut 3 are the third and fourth space stations launched as part of the Salyut series
NOTES
- Replaces entirely the May 2022 version of this addon
- Salyut 3's failed predecessor, Salyut 2, is included in this addon
- New, more detailed CMOD model, and now has a distinct design of its own to differentiate it from the later Salyut 5
- Due to its classified nature, the exact position of Salyut 3's onboard gun is still unknown, therefore it is not modelled on this addon
REQUIRED ADD-ONS
These are the spacecraft that visited Salyut 3 during its entire operational lifetime
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"Open the pod-bay doors HAL"
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"I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that"
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GRACE and GRACE-FO (2023)
NOTES
- Original add-ons (GRACE and GRACE-FO) by gironde
- CMOD model modified to match the rendering seen from its source on the NASA 3D Resources site
- Since the original GRACE satellites were deorbited in 2017 and 2018, only the two GRACE-FO satellites can be visited in the Present Day
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"Open the pod-bay doors HAL"
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"I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that"
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Starlink (Flights 1 to 89)
Here's a recap of all 89 Starlink launches so far collected in one ZIP file.
This was last updated on 2023-Jun-29. SSC files originally made by gironde
DOWNLOAD LATEST VERSION HERE, 2023-12-29
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"Open the pod-bay doors HAL"
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"I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that"
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OneWeb (Flights 1 to 19)
Here's a recap of all 19 OneWeb launches so far collected in one ZIP file.
This was last updated on 2023-Jun-29. SSC files originally made by gironde
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Meteor-M
Meteor-M is a series of fourth-generation Russian weather satellites positioned in sun-synchronous orbits. A total of five satellites were launched between 2009 and 2023, where one was destroyed in a launch failure in 2017. Three additional satellites are planned to be launched in the near future
Orbital data are retrieved from CelesTrak. Credits to the original model's author, tashtego, from SketchFab
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- SpaceFanatic64
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Hey everyone, sorry I haven't been here in a few months. I thought it was taking an unusually long time for the site to come back and gave up hope after a few weeks. Didn't realize that the site and forum moved to a new domain. Anyway, good to see that a lot of progress has been made with the addons, and I'm sure that more will continue to come.
(By the way, don't go to the old domain. I'm sure most of you guys know this by now, but it redirects to a spam website that made my antivirus go crazy.)
(By the way, don't go to the old domain. I'm sure most of you guys know this by now, but it redirects to a spam website that made my antivirus go crazy.)
If you see that I made a dumb or nonsensical post years ago, please forgive me in advance.
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Salyut 1 (2023)
Salyut 1 was a Soviet space station in orbit for only six months in 1971. It is notable for being the very first space station to be ever launched into space, beating Skylab for over two years. This station and all its successors became the primary goal of the Soviet space program after they lost the Moon Race with the landing of Apollo 11 in 1969. A single three-cosmonaut crew (Soyuz 11) successfully visited and stayed aboard the station for 23 days, however they were killed just before reentry when their return capsule depressurized, making them the only humans to ever die in space
NOTES
- Replaces entirely the May 2022 version of this addon
- Serves as a spiritual successor to linuxman's Salyut 1: The First Space Station add-on, where the newer model's body frame is based on
REQUIRED ADD-ONS
These are the spacecraft that visited Salyut 1 during its entire operational lifetime
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"Open the pod-bay doors HAL"
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"I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that"
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Welcome back! Yeah the Forum's former domain was somehow "seized" during the interim it was down due to server host expiring. During that time, almost all of us post our addon developments on the Discord while we wait for the Forums to be restoredSpaceFanatic64 wrote:Hey everyone, sorry I haven't been here in a few months. I thought it was taking an unusually long time for the site to come back and gave up hope after a few weeks. Didn't realize that the site and forum moved to a new domain. Anyway, good to see that a lot of progress has been made with the addons, and I'm sure that more will continue to come.
(By the way, don't go to the old domain. I'm sure most of you guys know this by now, but it redirects to a spam website that made my antivirus go crazy.)
"Open the pod-bay doors HAL"
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"I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that"
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LADEE (2023)
NOTES
- Original add-on by gironde
- New, more realistic CMOD model for the spacecraft
- Complete XYZV trajectories from launch to deorbit, which was divided into three phases
"Open the pod-bay doors HAL"
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"I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that"
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Proba-3
Proba-3 is a technological demonstration mission by the European Space Agency devoted to high precision formation flying to achieve scientific coronagraphy. It is part of the series of PROBA satellites that are being used to validate new spacecraft technologies and concepts while also carrying scientific instruments. It consists of two spacecrafts, Coronagraph Spacecraft (CSC) and Occulter Spacecraft (OSC). The OSC throws a shadow on CSC which can then measure and view our Sun's Corona. It is planned to launch in 2024.
Notes:
Both OCS and CCS are one model, thus the view focus is between both spacecrafts. I might change this in a later update.
To view the spacecraft, you need to set the date to a date after 2024-01-01 and go to Earth.
Model comes from here: https://scifleet.esa.int/model-downloads
Processed with Blender (positioning & scaling), Anim8or (export as .cmod) and CmodView (materials & textures)
- Attachments
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- Proba-3.zip
- (11.23 MiB) Downloaded 247 times
Crew: "We are orbiting a black hole."
Control Center: "Do not fly too close to the black hole!"
Crew: "OH OOPS..."
Celestia versions:
1.6.3, 1.7.0 sRGB, 1.6.1 ED (plain)
Current projects:
Celestial (a Celestia-like program written in Python)
Control Center: "Do not fly too close to the black hole!"
Crew: "OH OOPS..."
Celestia versions:
1.6.3, 1.7.0 sRGB, 1.6.1 ED (plain)
Current projects:
Celestial (a Celestia-like program written in Python)