Spacecraft for Celestia: Thread 2

[gironde]

2 launches Starlink betwen 04 august 2024 and 10 august 2024

Starlink 186-187.zip

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error detected in the file ssc for launch n°185 previously published:
Beginning "2024 08 02 08:34:00" must be replace by Beginning "2024 08 02 05:01:00" for all objects

[DaveBowman2001]

Some of my in-development future add-ons currently scheduled for release by September 2024

Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter
A massive robotic probe half the size of the ISS, cancelled in 2005
Released: 2024-Sept-13, 14:50

Orel (Federatsiya/PTK-NP)
Planned reusable successor to the Soyuz
Released: 2024-Sept-14, 08:50

Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE)
A remote-sensing satellite run by NASA since February 2024
Released: 2024-Sept-15, 15:00

Polaris Dawn
First non-LEO private crewed spaceflight in history

SWOT
A NASA/CNES mission dedicated in mapping the Earth's oceans
Released: 2024-Sept-13, 05:00

[DaveBowman2001]

Update to the JUICE add-on. Post-launch trajectory data extended up to December 2024, enabling a more accurate simulation of its first Earth-Moon flyby that has recently occurred on 19-20 August 2024. Also new specular reflections to its CMOD models

Flyby of the Moon, 2024-Aug-19

NOTE: Must download the Galilean Satellites (1995-2035) addon for more accurate moon flybys and prevent random collisions with them

JUICE (Aug 2024).zip

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[DaveBowman2001]

Update to the Akatsuki add-on. Updated visuals on its CMOD model by fixing its normal map and specular reflections. Now added an Ending date sometime in April 2024, reflecting the JAXA report that it lost contact with Earth around that time

Original model was made by rafidarko from clara.io

Akatsuki (August 2024).zip

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[gironde]

DaveBowman2001
In Juice addon

Attention : ArgOfPericenter is written with a lowercase "c"
ArgOfPericenter : yes
ArgOfPeriCenter : no

[DaveBowman2001]

In Juice addon

Attention : ArgOfPericenter is written with a lowercase "c"

I've checked the juice.ssc file, the spelling used for the parameter above is correctly using the lowercase "c". This shouldn't introduce any problems while installing

[SpaceExplorer]

TESS add-on update, with XYZV trajectory until 2026-Feb-07. A link to Wikipedia has also been added.

Original add-on by toutatis

[DaveBowman2001]

Update to the JWST add-on. Geocentric XYZV trajectory now extended until August 2029, which is subsequently taken over by an SSC-defined heliocentric orbit to maintain perpetual movement around the Solar System.

The entire XYZV trajectory of the JWST, 2021-2029

Original add-on were created by toutatis

JWST (Aug 2024).zip

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[DaveBowman2001]

The LM-3C booster of Chang'e-5 T1 (2014-065B) about to crash on the Moon

The Long March 3 rockets are a family of orbital launch vehicles from China that can send 2,600-5,500 kg-payloads into geosynchronous orbit. The rockets, in three different configurations, have flown 148/155 times since 1984, and has even sent China's first missions to the Moon.

The LM-3B booster of Paksat-MM1R (2024-104B)

NOTES:
- This add-on depicts a total of 46/155 spent third stages left in orbit around the Earth. This includes 3 that have deorbited during the development of this add-on and the other one that has crashed on the Far Side of the Moon in March 2022
- Since it includes the booster that crashed on the Moon, it replaces the Chang'e 5-T1 booster add-on by EarthMoon and SpaceExplorer.
- The names of all boosters were hidden to simulate their status as derelict space debris. To search them in Celestia, either type their COSPAR IDs or just simply write "LM-3A", "LM-3B", or "LM-3C"
- Orbital parameters for all boosters were retrieved from CelesTrak and JPL HORIZONS

Chang Zheng-3.zip

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[SpaceExplorer]

Juno add-on update. The accuracy of its XYZV trajectory has been improved after the year 2024, including so that several distant flybys of Io are simulated. And also all orbital phases were combined into a single XYZV file, during the period 2016-2025.

Original add-on by toutatis

NOTE: Install the Galilean Satellites addon for more accurate moon flybys.

[DaveBowman2001]

SpaceX Crew Dragon

The Commercial Crew Program (CCP) is a post-Shuttle human spaceflight program that provides privately-operated crew transportation to and from the International Space Station for NASA. Two aerospace companies, SpaceX and Boeing, won contracts to build two such vehicles in 2014, the Crew Dragon and Starliner, respectively.

Boeing Starliner

SpaceX's Crew Dragon first flew in March 2019 and has sent astronauts to the ISS regularly since May 2020. Meanwhile, Boeing's Starliner made its debut on December 2019, but it started sending astronauts to the station only as recent as June 2024

NOTES:
- This add-on requires the International Space Station add-on installed first in order to be fully functional
- Dragon 2 flights included some non-CCP missions like the Axiom flights and Inspiration4 and the cargo missions from the CRS2 contract
- Will receive regular updates as more future missions were launched

Boeing Starliner.zip

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Cargo Dragon 2.zip

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Crew Dragon.zip

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[gironde]

2 launches Starlink betwen 12 august 2024 and 20 august 2024

Starlink 188 to 189.zip

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[DaveBowman2001]

Would it be possible to make us mesh of the different cubesat: 0.25U, 1U, 2U, 3U, 4U, ...?

Forgot about this, but recently I have finally made template models for it:

The configurations will be based on this NASA graphic:

Added after 11 hours 53 minutes:
Here are the sample cubesat (templates) as requested by gironde:

CubeSat (Generic).zip

0.5U, 1U, 1.5U, 2U, 3U, 6U, 12U

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[DaveBowman2001]

Update and replacement to the Lunar Flashlight add-on. CMOD model is now derived from NASA's Eyes of the Solar System website

Lunar Flashlight.zip

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[DaveBowman2001]

The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission is a NASA/CNES oceanography satellite dedicated in producing the world's first global survey of the Earth's oceans and how they change over time. It was launched from a Falcon 9 rocket on December 16, 2022 and will complement the data gathered by TOPEX/Poseidon and the Jason satellite fleet

Orbital data from CelesTrak. CMOD model was originally obtained from its official website by NASA

SWOT.zip

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[DaveBowman2001]

The Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter (JIMO) was a proposed NASA mission intended to explore Jupiter and its largest moons by the early 2020s. Planned to be the first fission-powered spacecraft fully assembled in LEO, it was cancelled due to budgetary constraints and technical complexity in 2005

IMPORTANT NOTE: Not to be confused with ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) mission

Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter.zip

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[DaveBowman2001]

An Orel spacecraft approaching ROSS

Orel, formerly known as Federatsiya and the PTK-NP, is a Russian crewed spacecraft currently in development. It is intended to eventually replace the Soyuz in supporting space station transportation and later, lunar operations. As of September 2024, its first flight is scheduled for 2028.

An Orel spacecraft orbiting the Moon

Since the exact details on the specific flight schedule of Orel is still unknown, this add-on simply adds 10 missions between 2028 and 2034. These include 2 lunar orbiters, and 8 missions to the Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS). All dates used are fictional, and does not represent actual mission dates

Orel.zip

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[gironde]

Thank to DaveBowman2001 for his cubesats

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28/08/2024 07:48 launch n°190 - 21 Starlink Gr08-06 ID 2024-152
31/08/2024 07:43 launch n°191 - 21 Starlink Gr08-10 ID 2024-154
31/08/2024 08:48 launch n°192 - 21 Starlink Gr09-05 ID 2024-155
05/09/2024 15:33 launch n°193 - 21 Starlink Gr08-11 ID 2024-158

Starlink 190 to 193.zip

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[DaveBowman2001]

The Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite is a NASA Earth observation mission designed to measure global ocean color, biochemistry, and ecology. Launched in February 2024, it is intended to identify phytoplankton blooms and improve understanding of air quality, which will benefit the sectors of economy in water quality, fisheries and food security.

Orbital data from CelesTrak. CMOD model is retrieved from NASA's Eyes of the Solar System website

PACE.zip

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[DaveBowman2001]

Currently working on adding all the historical spacewalks that have occurred from both Salyut 6 and Salyut 7. RED is the Commander and BLUE is the Engineer/Pilot

Y. Romanenko and G. Grechko (Salyut 6), 1977-Dec-19

V. Lyakhov and V. Ryumin (Salyut 6), 1979-Aug-15

A. Berezovoy and V. Lebedev (Salyut 7), 1982-Jul-30