Main Page

licormonviv

Welcome to OrbiterWiki

the Orbiter Simulator wiki

[Link]Pilots Information for spacecraft pilots: About Orbiter – an overview Orbiter tutorials – your first flight, how to fly to Mars, etc. Orbiter add-ons – ships, instruments, bases, orbital stations and even planets Orbiter cockpits – guides for interfacing hardware to Orbiter FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions Astrodynamics – how a ship behaves in space List of Acronyms and Abbreviations – all those mysterious TLAs Glossary – list of terms Community links – Orbiter all around the world Companies using orbiter – a portal for professional use of orbiter [Link]Developers Information and documentation for developers: Add-on tutorials - various tutorials on making your own add-ons SDK documentation - Orbiter API documented Tools - a list of tools which may be useful to add-on developers References - blueprints, schematics, etc. Add-on etiquette - some guidelines Libraries - developers' libraries

[Link]Random add-on The XR2 Ravenstar is a high-performance spacecraft created for Orbiter by the Altea Aerospace team. The XR2's concept, mesh, and sound effects were the work of Steve "Coolhand" Tyler. Coding work to add multiple subsystems, failure modes are done by Douglas Beachy, as with the other vessels in the XR series. The initial 1.0 release came on October 8, 2008, the most recent being 1.10 on February 20, 2018. (More...) [Link]Random article Your first flight. For an introductory flight for a novice Orbiter user, a good start is the Delta Glider docked to the ISS. This way, you can explore orbital mechanics, use of RCS thrusters, and docking with the most user-friendly standard craft in Orbiter in a forgiving space environment. (More...)

[Link]Contributors Before you start editing, please read the OrbiterWiki Rules and the Guidelines of this wiki. Village pump for general discussion about this wiki and the guidelines. Contact details for any technical issues and requests related to this website. If you don't know how to edit, you can read Help (this link goes to another website). Please practice editing in the Sandbox.

Other links

• Companies using orbiter - a portal for professional use of orbiter
• Too quickly asked questions - unanswered questions from Orbiter chatrooms