
Rockets mostly launch payloads, human spacecrafts, space probes, space station or space station modules, resupply spacecrafts, or nuclear payloads. In the game, it will take 60 minutes for an ion engine to fully drain a 5t Fuel Tank. The thrust of the Ion Engine in the game (20 kN) is in kilonewtons, which is much higher than real ion engines, which exert forces of millinewtons (mN). Rockets mostly carry anything to space because they are powerful enough to carry a payload to space. This engine was added to Spaceflight Simulator in version 1.35. Rocket engines Propellant Separator Payload Adapter Capsule Fairings Uses Human-rated rockets need an escape tower just in case of a failure. Human-rated rockets are rockets that carry astronauts to space. They can also escape the solar system and explore other stars. They can fly-by, orbit or land on the celestial body to study it. Space probes are rockets that can carry information about a celestial body. This stage carries the payload and is released once in the designated orbit. They usually have two stages: one is used for lifting off the ground and the other is used for getting to orbit.

Suborbital rockets usually reach a certain altitude before landing.Īn orbital rocket is a rocket that can reach orbit or a rocket that can carry payloads to orbit around the Earth. There are may types of rockets in the game and in real life.įor building suborbital rockets, see Building Suborbital Rockets.Ī suborbital rocket is a rocket that is not designed to reach space and are used for many things, such as missiles, studying the atmosphere of Earth and more.
