Kerbal Space Program Guide

Easy Inter-Planetary Transfers (not 100% success) for Kerbal Space Program

Easy Inter-Planetary Transfers (not 100% success)

Overview

This guide teaches you how to perform simple interplannetary transfers. The range varies on your Delta-V! I find it most useful for transfering sattelites.Be aware that this is a one way transfer and it may only work from kerbin.

1)The Rocket

First of all you need a rocket.

What’s that Jeb? Oh, no we dont need moar boosters.

“What kind of rocket?” you ask.

The rocket you make depends on what you want to transfer.
If your just sending a sattelite you will need and orange rockomax asparagus with a large 1.25m and a LV-909.

If your sending a lander you will probably need SIZE 3 KERBODYNE.

Now, sit on the launch pad!

2)And now… WE WAIT

So. Your sitting on the launch pad thinking “what do I do now?”

You go onto you map and time warp until the target is in the right phase angle. Then STOP time warp.

“But isnt this the same ol’ procedeure?”

No, the next thing you do is you time warp until the positive target marker is on the 90 thingy (yes you do know what it is)

This makes it so youll probably get an encounter when you gravity turn. You’ll see what I mean in the next setion.

3) The Not-So-Complicated Transfer

So without further ado LAUNCH!

When you get to 10km gravity turn until the pointer hits the pink thing (positive target vector). Then hold your position.

Done that, what now?

Go onto your map view once your trajectory gets FAIRLY close to the target planet orbit, lower throttle.

“I cant get an encounter but I have closest encounters.”

See the next section “fine tuning”

“I have nothing”

See the next section if not either me or you have failed.

IT WORKED! YAY :emoticon: <—Not real, or atleast I think

Congratulations! Just burn at the planet periapsis and you are done!

OPTIONAL 4) Fine Tunings

Let me guess, its not working. Yes I can read minds

So all you need to do is watch the encounter whilst fiddling with a manuver try to just use The grades and normal vectors (yellow and blue).

(no closest encounter) HOW DOES THIS HELP!?!?!?

Just do it, it will. Forget about the closest encoutwer part.

A wild encounter appeared!

Just burn retrograde at periapsis

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