Orbit plane to change the orbit inclination. It lets you direct the solar force above or below the The “Clock” angle is the rotation around the sun-sail line (X or R in Clock (rotation around the radial / sun vector) The Z axis, after the clock angle has been applied. Sun, which effectively turns the sail off.
At 90 degrees, the sail is edge on to the At 0 degrees, the sailįaces directly at the sun. This is usefulįor thrusting with the orbit velocity to sail away from the sun, orĪgainst the velocity to tack closer to the sun. Generating thrust perpendicular to the sun-sail line. The sail tilts away from the sun, the reflected light will start Perpendicular to the surface of the sail (sail “normal” vector). The “Cone” angle is the angle between the sun and the line The three RTN angles are: Cone (angle the vessel points off of the radial / sun vector). Z: perpendicular to the orbit plane (normal, “N”).Y: perpendicular to R, lying in the orbit, in the direction of the.X: from the sun to the sail (radial, “R”).Rotates with the vessel as it travels around the sun. The sail attitude is controlled relative to a reference frame that Do this if you are starting a new sequence. Click the “Set to Now” button to reset the start This shows the time that the attitude maneuvers begin in Universal This is needed to hold the attitude and throttle during time Specified attitude, and setting the throttle (for the ionĮngine). Clicking this will cause theĪttitude maneuver profile to be executed, forcing the vessel to the There is a “Lock Attitude” toggle button. Command pod GUIĪ “Show Navigator Controls” button will display the navigation tool Has a “Deploy Sail” button that will make the sail extend or retract,Īnd enable or disable it. Thrust, acceleration, and resource consumption (engine only). Right clicking on a solar sail or persistent thrust engine will show DON’T lock the attidue on the pad, unless you like explosions. You can deploy the sail on the launch pad to see how it will Later, this plugin doesn’t need power to change attitude and get power
So, put survival solar panels that can get light inĪll directions - front, back, sides, up, down. Point the spacecraft in a variety of different directions to control When the sail isĭeployed, it can shade the solar panels. Part has the back (night) side of the sail pointing upwards, and theįront (sunlit) side facing down, so plan accordingly. The default orientation of the solar sail In the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), look in the “Engines” sectionįor the “Solar Sail” part. The throttle to 0 to disable any engines. “Use Sail” toggle to retract or deploy a sail for a segment. Use multiple solar sails and persistent thrust engines.
The preview updatesĪutomatically as you change the command schedule. Will be at the end of the command sequence. Select a target and see how far off course you In map mode, so you can try to plot a trajectory to a planet or