All space craft also support an external view, although it is impractical to play Orbiter from this perspective, as no instruments of information can be seen in this view. All the available space craft support the most basic view which includes two Multi-function Displays (MFD's) and a HUD which provides details about altitude, heading and pitch. Not all space craft support all four perspectives though. Orbiter can be played from up to four perspectives. The Space Shuttle re-enters the Earth's atmosphere. If players are unfamiliar with the constellations, the simulator can also label them if with the push of a button. There are thousands of stars visible in Orbiter as well, including the stars which comprise most of the constellations. Instead, instruments are needed to be used by the player in order to successfully navigate to the desired target.

Being realistic, it is not possible to simply point in the direction of a planet and ignite the engines to get to that planet. These are presented through in-game multi-function displays (MFDs).

The map MFD is on the right, and the VTOL MFD is on the left.Ī large number of instruments are available in Orbiter to help players navigate their way through the Solar System. A player flies the Delta-Glider from the 2D panel perspective. The Sun is also a celestial body which is included, and hypothetically players can land on it even though this would be impossible in real life. The eight planets and their respective moons are all included, and can be landed on with spacecraft. In Orbiter, players are able to travel to various places in the Solar System. Although the only real spacecraft available in the base install of Orbiter 2006 is the Space Shuttle Atlantis, there is a large add-on community which has produced extra spacecraft, such as the historic Apollo spacecraft. Luckily it comes with a lot of documentation and tutorials. It involves a lot of scientific calculations, even just to orbit the Earth. Orbiter is a Newtonian physics-based space flight simulator. About The virtual cockpit of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. The most recent release of the game is Orbiter 2010 P1. It is available as a free download from the official Orbiter site. Orbiter is a spaceflight simulator for the PC.

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