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Best way to save DV? Dres to Jool/Pol


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Got a Ore collector landed at Dres totally refuelled. 

What is the best way to save Delta-V to enter Jool from Dres?  Is it better to match inclination to Jool once outside Dres gravity well? Or should I just stay in Dres orbit and burn to Jool and then correct inclination at jool gravity well?  Want to land at Pol. 

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Cheap transfer window are pretty rare. The sooner is at Year 43 Day 365, and should cost ~470 m/s. However, I tried it and no matter what I put in my Prograde and Normal components, I always end up in a very inclined orbit (almost polar). And no mid-course correction seems to be able to correct that.

I guess that your only option is to launch directly in an inclined orbit.

 

12 hours ago, mrclucks said:

I'd say that you should burn into the inclination needed from the surface.  You might also want to use Eve and/or kerbin for a gravity assist to save even more DV.  

Clearly, no. Going to Kerbin is more expensive than getting to Jool.

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