Tag Archive: KWO-1
Apr 24 2015
Kerbin Satellites – 4/24/15
Jan 21 2015
Orbital Sunrise
Music by Kevin Macleod
Nov 30 2014
Kerbin Satellites – 11/30/14
LEGEND
Red – Debris/Nonoperational satellites
Orange – Operational satellites
Green – Communication satellites
We apologize for the motion blur and will have to capture data at a higher frame rate next time.
Nov 10 2014
#044: The Dawn of Interplanetary Comms
With the previously-failed launch of IP ComSat I, the second craft already under construction was used for its replacement. The purpose of these satellites is to achieve extremely elliptical polar orbits in order to spend the maximum amount of time above/below Kerbin for best possible line of sight to other planets in the Kerbol system. A dish capable of reaching as far as Eeloo is included on each satellite, as well as two smaller dishes to help connect craft traveling around the Kerbin system. In addition to placing IP ComSat in orbit, some existing hardware up in LKO was re-purposed to help create a more redundant communications network around Kerbin.
Oct 19 2014
Kerbin Satellites – 10/19/14
Green = Communication satellite
Orange = Operating satellite
Red = Orbital debris
Sep 16 2014
#029: Munar Relay Network Completion
The KSA finally recovered enough from the atmospheric asteroid explosion just over 150km west of the KSC at the end of August to complete assembly of the third Munar comsat and launch it on its mission to complete the Munar relay network. The previous attempt had ended in failure due to wrongly-tuned boosters, but Lead Engineer Simon personally oversaw the final stages of the rocket construction to ensure booster thrust was set properly. In addition to completing the communications network around Mun, once separated the transfer stage would perform a fly-through of the impact cloud kicked up when the previous Mun comsat transfer stage, still in orbit, slams into the Munar surface. Lead Scientist Wernher Von Kerman had devised a new dust collector experiment for this purpose, although the collectors are also capable of collecting interstellar particles. Finally, there was a chance to arrange a very close (1.3km) fly-by of a passing asteroid in the hopes of photographing it prior to the launch of ComSat Mun III.