Orbit Contracts

[KASA Space]

Hey there!

I just got a contract from Steadler Engineering in vanilla KSP for a probe to be placed into orbit, and they want an orbit at with an AP of 4,191,215m and a PE of 2,306,555m

Do those numbers need to be EXACT, and if not, what is the latency?

Thanks!

Edited April 26, 2015 by KASA Space
Changing prefix.

[Zyffyr]

No, they don't need to be exact. The contract itself even says "within a reasonable deviation". I think the margin is on the order of 5% or so (though I may well be wrong on that) which would be about 200km on the AP and 100km on the PE.

[KASA Space]

Thank you so much!

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Alright.

So

I got it pretty damn close.

Why is the deviation wrong? The PE and AP are where they should be (within 10km, and I've tried closer). So what's up?

[gmiddlemass]

Have you checked that the orbit is in the correct direction?

[KASA Space]

Oh... my goodness. I think I have enough fuel to do this, as I've quicksaved and cannot revert the flight. o_O

UPDATE

Yep. That was the issue. Thank you.

Edited April 25, 2015 by KASA Space

[KASA Space]

I have another question: Can I terminate the probes after the contract has been fulfilled?

[ghostbuzzer7]

Its recommended you keep the probe there. More contracts of the same thing will occur and all you gotta do is reload that probe. Dont get rid of it. And yes you can terminate it if you choose to.

[stibbons]

You missed the little dots.

The target orbit has little dots that run around the path in the direction you need to be going. Get in the habit of checking them just before starting your turn.

[gmiddlemass]

I have another question: Can I terminate the probes after the contract has been fulfilled?

You can terminate it if you want to, it only has to stay there for a few seconds to complete the contract.

I usually keep mine in orbit though, you might be able to re-use it to complete another contract if you have enough fuel onboard. If you don't want to keep them there you could de-orbit them and claim the cash back for recovery (if you fit a parachute).