What to use for an efficient rocket

[Horus Lupercal]

And Frontiers are...

Still frontiers. In their 3rd version and still going strong

 

[SynergyBoi]

Nyet.
The second stage needs to be double the mass of the payload. (So 130 tons by itself if the payload is 65t).
And yeah, the all up weight of the first stage (core + boosters) should be double that again.

This is just a rough guide. It's not the most efficient method of working it out, but it should get you to LEO on 2 stages.

Oh. That should be good for me.

 

[SynergyBoi]

Yeah, they change their name in every update.

And Grasshoppers are Kolibris
And Broadswords are Valiants
And Frontiers are... Can't remember haven't touched SFS in two weeks.

As Horus said, it's still Frontiers.

 

[SynergyBoi]

Nyet.
The second stage needs to be double the mass of the payload. (So 130 tons by itself if the payload is 65t).
And yeah, the all up weight of the first stage (core + boosters) should be double that again.

This is just a rough guide. It's not the most efficient method of working it out, but it should get you to LEO on 2 stages.

So by your rules(?), the payload would be 1/6th of the mass of the whole rocket.

 

[SynergyBoi]

By the way, I think I need some manual calculations for TWR, since 1.35 doesn't provide it.

 

[SynergyBoi]

Is there any way to make the build area bigger even though it's in full version mode?

 

[Mars Pathfinder]

Is there any way to make the build area bigger even though it's in full version mode?

Yes...

here: Big Grid-ish

*extracted from Jupiter's thread about that thing*

(don't worry its not rick roll or other bad)

you need a sfsml to work that thing...

 

[SynergyBoi]

Oh. By the way, I ended up with this.

 

[SynergyBoi]

Will update if it works well.

 

[SynergyBoi]

And we have liftoff!

 

[SynergyBoi]

First separation complete.

 

[SynergyBoi]

Second separation complete.

 

[SynergyBoi]

Fairing separation complete.

 

[SynergyBoi]

First core stage separation complete.

 

[SynergyBoi]

Second stage booster separation complete.

 

[SynergyBoi]

Targeting station.

 

[SynergyBoi]

Circularisation burn complete.

 

[SynergyBoi]

Second core stage separation.

 

[SynergyBoi]

Approach burn 45% complete.

 

[SynergyBoi]

Approach burn 90% complete. Note that the orbits aren't exactly the same, but nearly the same.

 

[SynergyBoi]

Rendezvous opportunity sighted.

 

[SynergyBoi]

Target sighted. (Red=payload, Blue=station)

 

[SynergyBoi]

Target in close proximity.

 

[SynergyBoi]

RCS activated.

 

[SynergyBoi]

Docking sequence commencing.