ESL & ESLM - tony48/Unofficial-KNES-Wiki GitHub Wiki

The ESL (European Small Launcher) and ESLM (European Small Launcher Medium) are proposed next generation launchers for the European fleet, largely reusing existing hardware to reduce development and manufacturing costs.

Basic Build Guide - ESL

The European Small Launcher is a proposed launcher quite close to the Vega or DLA families. It's mainly powered by solid fuel boosters and is only capable of launching small satellites into orbit. You may be repelled by the look or by the architecture of the ESL, but actually it flies pretty well ! Note that the frist two stages are slightly over-powered. The first stage could use a 20% decrease in thrust and the second stage will fly pretty nicely with only 50% thrust.

Fourth Stage

  • Payload Adapter K-125 "Kylda"
  • 1.25m Fairing
  • S3 "Avroom" Avionics
    • 2x Mk-61 "Zorg" RCS Pod
  • 48-7S "Spark" Liquid Fuel Engine

Third Stage

  • Decoupler G0625
  • 1.25m Fairing
  • RT-5 "Flea" Solid Fuel Booster

Second Stage

  • Decoupler G1250
  • 1.875m Fairing
    • 6x L3S "Lilliputian" Separatron
  • P80 Solid Fuel Booster

First Stage

  • Decoupler G1875
  • P80 Solid Fuel Booster

Basic Build Guide - ESLM

The ESLM is the largest DLA rocket, even if its not really a DLA. The first two solid stages are similar to the DLA-S's, but the upper stage is way larger and carries cryogenic fuel, and a very efficient engine. It's actually half way between a DLA-S and an Ariane 6 (conceptually at least). To sum up: it's mighty, and it's strange. You can see it as the European Ares-IX !

Third Stage

  • Payload Adapter K-125 "Kylda"
  • 2.5m Fairing
  • Probe Core "Hera" Avionics System
  • Rockomax X200-32 Fuel Tank
    • 2x 90° Mk-61 "Zorg" RCS Pod
  • RE-L10 "Poodle" Liquid Fuel Engine (Single Bell)

Second Stage

  • Decoupler G1250 (White variant)
  • 1.875m Fairing
  • P80 Solid Fuel Booster

DLA-S First stage

  • Decoupler G1875 (White variant)
  • Ariane 5 "EAP" Solid Fuel Booster