Question about the new satellite contracts

[LordCurlyton 2]

Does the little glowing indicator that shows up on the map and travels around the desired orbit indicate the direction of travel for the new satellite? Currently trying to put a nearly perfectly circular 9.5 million polar orbit satellite in place, and the only thing it won't tick off for me is the orbit, even though I've had Ap/Per within 1000 meters of desired (I left a lot of spare dV to fiddle around with). I'm at my wit's end as to what could be missing from the orbit.

Edited January 4, 2015 by LordCurlyton

[rjcroy 0]

Yes, it does. Keep that in mind when you launch.

[The Yellow Dart 291]

Yup, that is what they mean. They tell you if the orbit is retrograde or prograde. You can also double check if your orbit is wrong by hovering the mouse over the asc./desc. Nodes. If it is close to 0degs you're good. If it is close to 180degs you are going the wrong way. After eliminating that as a possible cause, double check that the contract doesn't require a thermometer or goo canister, etc. Good luck!

[LordCurlyton 2]

Sigh, I was afraid of that. Whelp, at least I know I have enough fuel to do this from launch to finish. Just need to get it going the other way.

[Bacterius 45]

Also, in the map view there are little arrows on the orbit that indicate the direction your satellite should be going. You can use these to make sure you launch/transfer with the right inclination.