Any good orbital mods, I am really bad at making perfect orbits.

[RandomGrape]

Should I get a orbital mod? I have been playing for 4 years and have only gotten to another celestial body once(I am new to the forums, though.)

[James Kerman]

Welcome to the forum @RandomGrape, your question has been moved from KSP discussion to Gameplay Questions. Once you know the process it's easy to get around the system however a mod like Mechjeb can do all the flying for you.

If we start with the Mun you can get an intercept by plotting a manoeuvre node that intersects the Mun's orbit about one quarter of an orbit ahead. Don't worry about being too precise, just get the intercept and do the burn. Half way to the Mun create a manoeuvre node but don't play with it yet, right click on the Mun and select focus view. You should now see your path past the mun and you should be able to finetune your course to be super close to the surface. At the Mun periapsis point burn retrograde to get orbit.

Going interplanetary is much the same besides making sure you leave Kerbin orbit during the transfer window (the time when it is cheapest on Delta V) and at the ejection angle (the place in Kerbin's orbit you do your interplanetary burn) that is optimum for the body you wish to visit. Many of us use this tool to do the plotting. Once again do a mid course correction burn to fine tune your entry into the bodies sphere of influence and burn retrograde to make orbit.

[jimmymcgoochie]

KSP 1.12 added an interplanetary transfer tool that can automatically set up a transfer burn to another planet. It isn’t perfect, but it’s much easier than guessing the burn timing, duration and direction yourself.

[SkyFall2489]

On 7/10/2022 at 2:40 AM, James Kerman said:

Welcome to the forum @RandomGrape, your question has been moved from KSP discussion to Gameplay Questions.

As this relates to mods, shouldn't this be moved to Add-On Discussions?

[James Kerman]

On 7/13/2022 at 1:00 AM, SkyFall2489 said:

As this relates to mods, shouldn't this be moved to Add-On Discussions?

I think it fits in either sub-forum.