When flying A rocket i have to predict where a planet will be so i can stretch my orbit to get there is there a more accurate way to find this out or do i just eyeball it?
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353 Toinkove
https://www.simplerockets.com/c/N2S0SV/Interplanetary-Transfer-Window-Calculator-Version-2
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If you put that chip onto a satellite you keep in orbit all you have to do is target the planet you’re interested in and press “1” I believe. It’ll tell you how far ahead the window is and even time warp you there if you want (or you can just check it occasionally while you do other missions)
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I have a degree in mathematics but I still use this all the time lol -
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9,400 RudimentaryCheezit
you can eyeball it, or you can use a maneuver node and guess when to burn by rotating it around the orbit, or you can use maths
θ = (360 ÷ (pₜ ÷ p)) ÷ 2
where:
pₜ is the period of your stretched orbit (period of your original orbit+period of your destination ÷ 2)
p is the orbital period of your destination
draw an imaginary line from the star to your spacecraft, and then another from the star to your destination, and make sure the angle between the lines is roughly the result of the equation, or θ (theta)
some planets you can eyeball, for example, the angle from droo to cylero is roughly 45 degrees
@Toinkove Thank you ! :)