Lowest earth orbit

[FilooFox]

Try to make the lowest earth orbit like 100meters

Allowed cheats:

Infinite fuel

Post your Screenshots below!

 

[GuHP20]

See my thread "A Simple SSTO",I orbit Earth by 9000 meters.

 

[GuHP20]

Here
https://jmnet.one/sfs/forum/index.php?threads/simple-ssto.1264/

 

[Mr. Yus Gamer]

 

[Asgad]

Without cheats.

 

[Mr. Yus Gamer]

Without cheats. View attachment 13554 View attachment 13555 View attachment 13556 View attachment 13557

Wow

 

[Mr. Yus Gamer]

oh wait "earth"

 

[Altaïr]

oh wait "earth"

That changes everything
Actually it was even possible to do it on Venus before, by wrapping your rocket into fairings as they literally make your rocket immune to drag.

 

[Mr. Yus Gamer]

That changes everything
Actually it was even possible to do it on Venus before, by wrapping your rocket into fairings as they literally make your rocket immune to drag.

I thought fairing dont do anything in 1.4. or is it only on 1.4 and not inlcding the rest of 1.4?

 

[Altaïr]

I thought fairing dont do anything in 1.4. or is it only on 1.4 and not inlcding the rest of 1.4?

That's correct, they do nothing.
The version I was referring to is 1.35, fairings had a use at that moment.
In this one, what allows to orbit Earth is the fact that drag is first disabled when you launch a rocket. But if you exit and resume the game, drag is reenabled and your rocket orbiting close to the ground won't go far.

 

[Mr. Yus Gamer]

That's correct, they do nothing.
The version I was referring to is 1.35, fairings had a use at that moment.
In this one, what allows to orbit Earth is the fact that drag is first disabled when you launch a rocket. But if you exit and resume the game, drag is reenabled and your rocket orbiting close to the ground won't go far.

Oh ok.

 

[Altaïr]

Oh ok.

Fortunately, fairings may have a use again in the next version. But maybe Stef will make them still generate a little drag, because no drag at all is insanely powerful.
But I must admit it allowed fun challenges

 

[Johnkurveen]

That's correct, they do nothing.
The version I was referring to is 1.35, fairings had a use at that moment.
In this one, what allows to orbit Earth is the fact that drag is first disabled when you launch a rocket. But if you exit and resume the game, drag is reenabled and your rocket orbiting close to the ground won't go far.

Also, separating stages seems to activate drag. Making a two stage ultra low earth orbiter (100 meters or so) tends not to go well.

 

[Altaïr]

Also, separating stages seems to activate drag. Making a two stage ultra low earth orbiter (100 meters or so) tends not to go well.

Oh yeah you're right. Especially the interstage from the 4w separator, as this one has a hit box, it tends to break the second stage's engine on separation.
My theory was that drag is only active for a few parts, but maybe you're right.