In this universe, both Earth and Mars have a space lift called Skyhook. I used the space lift of Thomas Guilpain for the Earth, modifying the AcendingNode and the RotationOffset to bring it over Quito, its location in the books.
However, trying to adapt the space lift to Mars is more complicated, because I'm not having the exact Geosynchron Orbit period of Mars. I have calculated it, but my values are not enough "sharp" to avoid a "gap" between elements of the lift... Here are the parameters for the firsts elements.
Can anybody help me ?
"MarsLift01" "Sol/Mars"
{
Mesh "tube.3ds"
Radius 499.910
EllipticalOrbit {
Period 1.02726825645
SemiMajorAxis 3896
AscendingNode 52
}
RotationOffset 52
}
"Ares01" "Sol/Mars"
{
Mesh "palier.3ds"
Radius 0.159
EllipticalOrbit {
Period 1.02726825645
SemiMajorAxis 4396
AscendingNode 52
}
RotationOffset 52
}
"MarsLift02" "Sol/Mars"
{
Mesh "tube.3ds"
Radius 499.910
EllipticalOrbit {
Period 1.02726825645
SemiMajorAxis 4896
AscendingNode 52
}
RotationOffset 52
}