Orbiter 2016

06 Oct 2017

Orbiter 2016 is a space simulator for PC which works even on graphics cards which are considered low-end these days. The simulator can be used to simulate launch, ascent, orbiting, space station dockings, flight to different moons and planets, atmospheric reentry, vertical landings, and landings on a runway. Click on the picture below for more screenshots:

Together the downloads are about 3GByte:

• Install Orbiter 2016
• From dansteph.com:
  • install Orbiter sound (OrbiterSound40_20121120_setup.exe)
  • Delta Glider IV (DeltaGliderIV-3_2010_20140109.exe)
  • UCGO
• vc_redist.x86.exe
• Microsoft DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer
• ModuleMessagingExt v1.1
• HUDDrawerSDK v0.4
• BaseSyncMFD v3.1
• GlideSlope v2.6
• TransX 2016.04.04
• AeroBrakeMFD
• ISS
• MicroTextures
• From Altera Aerospace:
  • XR5 Vanguard
  • DeltaGlider-XR1
  • XR2 Ravenstar
• d3d9client
• enable DirectSound, DirectX9, TransX, …
• launch server instead of main program (DirectX)

If you have a lot of disk space, you can install high-resolution textures.

Here is a video I made showing SCRAM ascent and ISS docking

I also made a set of videos showing a simulated flight to the Moon and back.

If you have time for some space training, I can recommend to check it out. Enjoy!

Update:

Orbiter source code is now MIT licensed free software!

See github.com/orbitersim/orbiter

See also:

• Orbiter Forum
• David McCourtney’s Orbiter 2010 videos
• NASA trajectory browser
• Project Outpost: Wet Workshop V2.1.0