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Contents
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INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 4
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2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
INSTALLATION............................................................................................................... 5
Hardware requirements ................................................................................................... 5
Download ......................................................................................................................... 5
Installation........................................................................................................................ 5
Uninstall ........................................................................................................................... 6
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3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
THE LAUNCHPAD .......................................................................................................... 7
Scenario tab..................................................................................................................... 7
Parameters tab ................................................................................................................ 8
Visual effects tab............................................................................................................ 10
Modules tab ................................................................................................................... 11
Video tab........................................................................................................................ 12
Joystick tab .................................................................................................................... 13
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QUICKSTART ............................................................................................................... 14
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GETTING HELP ............................................................................................................ 19
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6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5
KEYBOARD INTERFACE............................................................................................. 20
General .......................................................................................................................... 20
Spacecraft controls ........................................................................................................ 21
External camera views................................................................................................... 22
Internal (cockpit) view .................................................................................................... 22
Menu selections ............................................................................................................. 24
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JOYSTICK INTERFACE ............................................................................................... 25
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MOUSE INTERFACE .................................................................................................... 26
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9.1
9.2
9.3
9.4
9.5
9.6
9.7
9.8
9.9
9.10
SPACECRAFT CLASSES ............................................................................................ 27
Delta-glider..................................................................................................................... 27
Shuttle-A ........................................................................................................................ 30
Shuttle PB (PTV)............................................................................................................ 31
Dragonfly........................................................................................................................ 31
Space Shuttle Atlantis.................................................................................................... 32
International Space Station (ISS) .................................................................................. 34
Space Station MIR ......................................................................................................... 35
Lunar Wheel Station ...................................................................................................... 36
Hubble Space Telescope............................................................................................... 37
LDEF Satellite ................................................................................................................ 38
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10.1
10.2
10.3
OBJECT INFORMATION.............................................................................................. 39
Vessels .......................................................................................................................... 39
Spaceports..................................................................................................................... 39
Celestial bodies.............................................................................................................. 39
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11.1
11.2
11.3
11.4
CAMERA MODES ......................................................................................................... 41
Internal view................................................................................................................... 41
External views................................................................................................................ 42
Selecting the field of view .............................................................................................. 43
Storing and recalling camera modes ............................................................................. 44
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12.1
12.2
12.3
12.4
12.5
12.6
HEAD-UP DISPLAY ...................................................................................................... 45
General information display ........................................................................................... 45
Camera target/mode display.......................................................................................... 46
Engine information display............................................................................................. 46
Surface mode................................................................................................................. 46
Orbit mode ..................................................................................................................... 47
Docking mode ................................................................................................................ 47
ORBITER User Manual (c) 2000-2005 Martin Schweiger
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