Hey, failing at orbits, help?!

[GingerNinjaPrsn]

Hello everyone! My name is GingerNinjaPrsn. I\'ve played the demo for a bit, I got into a decent orbit once, other times it was 500,000 meters by 100,000 meters. I need help getting an orbit round. Can you guys give me tips on how to CORRECT an orbit, now how to do it from the start, as this would help me out a LOT more. Here are some photos. Screen capture software not working, I\'ll just describe it.

I\'m in an orbit, not very level with the moon\'s orbit. I\'m at the low point of my orbit (55,000 ish) and the high point is 90,000 ish.

How could I correct that orbit to make it nice and circular, and level with the moon\'s orbit? Thanks a TON!!!

G

[GoodGuy]

uhhh, first of all, press F1 to screenshot in KSP

How to correct orbits? go the the apogee and burn towards where you\'re going to raise the whatever (fail at remembering). when they are about the same height, you have a circular orbit.

[GingerNinjaPrsn]

Thanks! I didn\'t know about the f1 thing, I\'ll try it now so you can see.

G

[sal_vager]

Hi GingerNinjaPrsn, if you want to round out your orbit, wait till you get back to the high point and thrust in the direction you are flying in, you\'ll see your low point lift up.

Similarly, if you thrust backwards at your low point, your orbit will shrink.

To change your angle, try thrusting when pointing north or south, you will see your orbit tilt.

With a bit of practice you will soon see how it works, and you can check out these tutorials as well:

The Beginners guide to KSP

How to acheive orbit and do some other important stuff

[GingerNinjaPrsn]

Thanks a lot! That helped me out a lot.

G

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