For commercial applications, please contact the author. Please make sure to read the Terms of Use before downloading the software. Orbiter is free for noncommericial and educational use - but donations are always welcome. Orbiter can be controlled via the keyboard, but a joystick is useful for atmospheric flight. The basic installation requires about 3 GB of space on the hard disk, but additional texture packs can take up significantly more space. To run Orbiter, you need a Windows PC with at least 4GB of memory. Follow the installation instructions.Īfter installing the core package (and making sure that it runs without problems on your computer), you can add optional features such as high resolution planetary textures or essential 3rd party addons. Pick a download mirror and get the Orbiter 2016 core package, either as an MSI installer for guided installation, or ZIP archive for manual installation.
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