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Since you're going to Laythe, why not aero brake in Laythe's atmosphere? --[[User:Holomanga|Holomanga]] ([[User talk:Holomanga|talk]]) 22:41, 14 January 2013 (UTC) | Since you're going to Laythe, why not aero brake in Laythe's atmosphere? --[[User:Holomanga|Holomanga]] ([[User talk:Holomanga|talk]]) 22:41, 14 January 2013 (UTC) | ||
:Jool has a much denser atmosphere and is much easier to aim at when you're coming in from an interplanetary orbit, although if you're feeling stylish I guess you could try to get a damned good shot and aerobrake at Laythe. --[[User:Alkex|Alkex]] ([[User talk:Alkex|talk]]) 17:58, 14 March 2013 (CDT) | :Jool has a much denser atmosphere and is much easier to aim at when you're coming in from an interplanetary orbit, although if you're feeling stylish I guess you could try to get a damned good shot and aerobrake at Laythe. --[[User:Alkex|Alkex]] ([[User talk:Alkex|talk]]) 17:58, 14 March 2013 (CDT) | ||
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| + | To minimize use of fuel I have found it surprisingly effective to use gravity assists from Jool's many moons. I actually did it on accident during my first mission to Jool. In a gratuitous bit of luck, [[Tylo]] flung the probe into an orbit that intercepted Laythe's SOI. I even had enough fuel left after aerobraking to make a (relatively) soft landing on that huge crater's sand bar instead of landing in the water. What was originally planned to be a simple flyby turned into a landing. Thanks, Tylo! -- [[User:AHighlyVisibleNinja|AHighlyVisibleNinja]] | ||
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| + | Another hint on good island landing... Once in Laythe orbit - try changing your inclanation, so that you intersect with more landmass. | ||
| + | I tried to land a rover with 1 man capsule. In order not to brake weels and not turn over had to land below 1200m on quite an even surface, got it from 3rd try. | ||
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| + | == Orbital resonance == | ||
| + | This article mentions orbital resonance, but orbital resonance is impossible in KSP, as it requires n-body physics. It might be possible if you periodically entered a body's SOI, but then you've got the encounter you wanted anyway.<small>— Preceding [[w:Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Michaelcollins|Michaelcollins]] ([[User talk:Michaelcollins|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Michaelcollins|contribs]]) 17:21, 29 October 2014 (UTC)</small> | ||
| + | :I don't see why you need n-body physics for orbital resonance. In this case it's just describing that the orbital period of moon A is a integer multiple of the moon B's period. — [[User:XZise|xZise]] <small>[[[User talk:XZise|talk]]]</small> 14:28, 30 October 2014 (CDT) | ||
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Since you're going to Laythe, why not aero brake in Laythe's atmosphere? --Holomanga (talk) 22:41, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
- Jool has a much denser atmosphere and is much easier to aim at when you're coming in from an interplanetary orbit, although if you're feeling stylish I guess you could try to get a damned good shot and aerobrake at Laythe. --Alkex (talk) 17:58, 14 March 2013 (CDT)
To minimize use of fuel I have found it surprisingly effective to use gravity assists from Jool's many moons. I actually did it on accident during my first mission to Jool. In a gratuitous bit of luck, Tylo flung the probe into an orbit that intercepted Laythe's SOI. I even had enough fuel left after aerobraking to make a (relatively) soft landing on that huge crater's sand bar instead of landing in the water. What was originally planned to be a simple flyby turned into a landing. Thanks, Tylo! -- AHighlyVisibleNinja
Another hint on good island landing... Once in Laythe orbit - try changing your inclanation, so that you intersect with more landmass.
I tried to land a rover with 1 man capsule. In order not to brake weels and not turn over had to land below 1200m on quite an even surface, got it from 3rd try.
Orbital resonance
This article mentions orbital resonance, but orbital resonance is impossible in KSP, as it requires n-body physics. It might be possible if you periodically entered a body's SOI, but then you've got the encounter you wanted anyway.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Michaelcollins (talk • contribs) 17:21, 29 October 2014 (UTC)
