Copyright (c) 1995 by Onno Meyer <Onno.Meyer@arbi.informatik.uni-oldenburg.de>

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    Onno Meyer, 7/1995
    
Orbital Transfer Vehicle v1.0 (TL 08)
        
        Orbital Transfer Vehicles (or OTVs) operate in the earth/moon system,
    carrying loads from transfer stations in LEO (low earth orbit) to stations
    in GEO (geostationary earth orbit) or at the Lagrange points.
        This OTV has a delta-V of 9.8 km/s with a 30-ton load - enough to reach
    GEO and get back with the same payload. It could even go to mars, but not
    with a living crew. The endurance is limited by the power system (25 days
    in this configuration) and the food. Sensors are two radars (nominal range
    20 miles) and a LLTV.
        The OTV uses TL08 technology [Dec. 93 errata sheet] with the chemical
    rocket from Robots. I realize the drives break the laws of current science,
    but this is SF :-)
    
    Structure:  8,000 cf expensive XL body (HT 1,250), max. load N/A, sealed.
    Propulsion:  Two 5t chemical rockets (DR 5, HT 15 each) with 20,000 gallons
        rocket fuel (DR 5, HT 1,500, fire on 11) for 2h.
    Power:  120 KW fuel cell (DR 5, HT 20) with 1,080 gallons hydrox (DR 5, HT
        200, fire on 11) for 25d. Excess power 65 KW.
    Accomodations:  Four standard quarters, no windows.
    Crew Requirements:  Pilot or computer control.
    Armor:  100 points advanced armor, F6/50 B4/10 R4/10 L4/10 T4/10 U4/10.
    Cargo:  3,000 cf cargo hold and 16.2 cf waste space.
    Accessories:  Compact fire extinguisher, 5-person full lifesystem, radar
        locator, radiation shielding, two short-range radars with rangefinder
        (scan 20, DR 3, HT 4, electronics), LLTV (+4), airlock, three optical
        minicomps (C3, DR 3, HT 4, electronics), two INS (DR 3, HT 6,
        electronics), GPS, two tactical radios, two commercial transponders,
        two spotlights (DR 5, HT 2, exposed equipment), laser communicator.
        Programs: Database (3.1 GB flight lanes), datalink, sensor operation
        (skill 13 or +2), routine vehicle operation (skill 12).
    
    Statistics:  Cost $900,000, design mass 70 tons, max. payload N/A, current
        load 30 tons, loaded mass 100 tons, size modifier +6, radar signature
        +6, IR signature +14 (+6 if coasting), acoustic signature N/A.
    
    Ground, Water and Air Performance:  None.
    Space Performance:  Acceleration between 0.1 and 0.2 G, delta-V 9.8 km/s.