Tylo vs Laythe Gravity Capture.

[dave1904]

I think I know the answer but without aerobraking what moon is better to get a capture around Jool. 

[jost]

I don't know which one is better, I usually fiddle with deep space manoevers until I get an capture with one of them. Laythe atmosphere is nice for lowering AE after capture though

[Rover 6428]

Tylo: it has the highest gravity, and you can get pretty close to it.

[dave1904]

46 minutes ago, Rover 6428 said:

Tylo: it has the highest gravity, and you can get pretty close to it.

You sure? You should try using laythe and then compare the orbit afterwards. 

[Superfluous J]

In my experience Tylo is better, but Laythe works fine as well.

Tylo has more mass so can affect your path more. Laythe is moving faster so it's easier to use it to bleed speed.

[dave1904]

2 hours ago, 5thHorseman said:

In my experience Tylo is better, but Laythe works fine as well.

Tylo has more mass so can affect your path more. Laythe is moving faster so it's easier to use it to bleed speed.

I have been testing this today for 2 hours(making sure I used both planets at the same angle) and all evidence suggests laythe is better. I never really put much thought into it until i realised that laythe is just a bit smaller than tylo and its closer to jool. The soi is smaller sure but the difference in velocity is significant. Obviously tylo is better for getting to bob and pol but for vall and low jool circular orbits laythe is far more effective. 

Edited January 12, 2020 by dave1904

[AHHans]

8 hours ago, dave1904 said:

Obviously tylo is better for getting to bob and pol but for vall and low jool circular orbits laythe is far more effective.

I guess that's kind of the point: both have advantages and disadvantages, so which one is better depends on what you want to do.