Alright, here's the breakdown of the situation my friends:
Items: two-module space station, third-module/rocket.
1. I'm trying to dock a third module to my space station. So far I'm 0/3. 2 attempts are floating in orbit with no fuel, my last attempt is a in long kind of narrow oval orbit with fuel enough for 2, maybe 3 maneuvers.
2. My two-part space station is in a oval-like orbit as well. I've got one maneuver's worth of fuel left in it. Right now it's Ap is about 102km and it's Per is 240km.
3. My two-part space station was my very first and only dock. I'm starting to realize it was just dumb luck and it took me like an hour of playing with the maneuvers controls to finally get it to .2km. The two orbits couldn't of been more different from each other and now I'm really surprised I did it at all.
4. I've never successfully turned a crooked oval orbit into a spherical one match the plane of what I'm trying to rendezvous with. I keep tinkering and tinkering and I'm getting nowhere. it's start to drive me nuts.
All tutorials I look at involve getting into a similar orbit to the object you want to meet immediately after launch. I've only found help for the best of situations. I need help for the worst of situations. Again, I don't know how I even did this the first time, I thought I understood what I was doing but the more I try the more confused I feel. I need HELP!
Alright, here's the breakdown of the situation my friends: Items: two-module space station, third-module/rocket. 1. I'm trying to dock a third module to my space station. So far I'm 0/3. 2 attempts are floating in orbit with no fuel, my last attempt is a in long kind of narrow oval orbit with fuel enough for 2, maybe 3 maneuvers. 2. My two-part space station is in a oval-like orbit as well. I've got one maneuver's worth of fuel left in it. Right now it's Ap is about 102km and it's Per is 240km. 3. My two-part space station was my very first and only dock. I'm starting to realize it was just dumb luck and it took me like an hour of playing with the maneuvers controls to finally get it to .2km. The two orbits couldn't of been more different from each other and now I'm really surprised I did it at all. 4. I've never successfully turned a crooked oval orbit into a spherical one match the plane of what I'm trying to rendezvous with. I keep tinkering and tinkering and I'm getting nowhere. it's start to drive me nuts. All tutorials I look at involve getting into a similar orbit to the object you want to meet immediately after launch. I've only found help for the best of situations. I need help for the worst of situations. Again, I don't know how I even did this the first time, I thought I understood what I was doing but the more I try the more confused I feel. I need HELP!