TehNEXUS

30 days is not a short while

Problem seems to have solved itself out somehow, I had to go back and forth between vessels but eventually it took the mission. However, if this is a known Issue, I would look for a solution, in KSP you don't just run one contract at a time, you are balancing multiple missions simultaneously, it should be ok to switch vessels.

I'm having a problem with the orbital research experiment, I deployed a satellite with said component, started the experiment, and everything looked ok, it was said to last about 20 kerbin minutes. While the experiment was running I went back to my deployer ship and landed it, timer was still counting, I closed the game and went to sleep, when I load it back, the timer is not counting and the satellite can't run the experiment claiming it is not in orbit. The orbit goal however is still checked and the satellite has a circular orbit at 100 km, has electricity and is communicated (I'm using remote tec). I had a much longer mission pending, staying about 30 days in an orbit similar to that of Mun around Kerbin, and that one died out too, however I did update the mod after starting that mission, so it might be broken.