commit 8aec6aa8a48ae6b0aef7efc9ebbda03924983947
Author: kcjennin <kylejennings5@gmail.com>
Date:   Tue May 19 00:04:41 2026 -0700

    Launch script works pretty well

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+//hellolaunch
+set TARGET_ALTITUDE to 80000.
+set ETA_TARGET to 60.
+
+//First, we'll clear the terminal screen to make it look nice
+wait until ship:unpacked.
+clearscreen.
+
+core:part:getmodule("kOSProcessor"):doevent("Open Terminal").
+
+lock throttle to 1.0.
+
+//This is our countdown loop, which cycles from 10 to 0
+print "Counting down:".
+from {local countdown is 5.} until countdown = 0 step {set countdown to countdown - 1.} do {
+	print "..." + countdown.
+	wait 1. // pauses the script here for 1 second.
+}
+
+when maxThrust = 0 then {
+	print "Staging".
+	stage.
+	preserve.
+}.
+
+// GRAVITY TURN 
+
+// pitch to 80 degrees over the first 100 m/s
+set tarSteer to heading(90, 90).
+lock steering to tarSteer.
+until ship:velocity:surface:mag >= 100 {
+	set tarSteer to heading(90, 90 - (ship:velocity:surface:mag / 10)).
+	wait 0.
+}
+
+print "Finished initial pitch".
+
+// actual gravity turn
+lock steering to ship:srfprograde.
+// lock steering to heading(90, max(90 - vang(ship:up:vector, ship:srfprograde:vector), 10)).
+// wait until eta:apoapsis > 45.
+
+// // burn to target apoapsis
+// clearscreen.
+// set circ_pid to pidloop(1/30, 0, 0, 0, 1).
+// set circ_pid:setpoint to ETA_TARGET.
+
+// set gravThrottle to 1.0.
+// lock throttle to gravThrottle.
+// until apoapsis >= TARGET_ALTITUDE {
+// 		set gravThrottle to circ_pid:update(time:seconds, eta:apoapsis).
+// 		print "Throttle: " + round(100 * gravThrottle, 0) + "%" at (0, 0).
+// 		print "ETA: " + round(eta:apoapsis, 0) at (0, 1).
+//     wait 0.
+// }
+
+// clearscreen.
+
+wait until ship:apoapsis >= TARGET_ALTITUDE.
+print "80km apoapsis reached".
+lock throttle to 0.
+lock steering to ship:prograde.
+
+wait until ship:altitude >= 70000.
+
+// try to get apoapsis closer to target
+if ship:apoapsis < TARGET_ALTITUDE and eta:apoapsis > 30 {
+	lock throttle to 1.
+	wait until ship:apoapsis >= TARGET_ALTITUDE.
+	lock throttle to 0.
+}
+
+wait until eta:apoapsis < 30.
+
+// CIRCULARIZATION CALCS
+set circThrottle to 0.
+lock throttle to circThrottle.
+set throttlePID to pidLoop(0.25, 0, 0, 0, 1).
+set throttlePID:setpoint to 15.
+
+set circPitch to 0.
+lock steering to heading(90, circPitch).
+set pitchPID to pidLoop(1, 0, 0, -10, 10).
+set pitchPID:setpoint to 15.
+
+until apoapsis - periapsis < 100 or periapsis > TARGET_ALTITUDE {
+	set circThrottle to max(0.1, throttlePID:update(time:seconds, eta:apoapsis)).
+	set circPitch to pitchPID:update(time:seconds, eta:apoapsis).
+	wait 0.
+}
+
+unlock steering.
+unlock throttle.
+wait 1.
+
+set ship:control:pilotmainthrottle to 0.
+print "Circularized.".