Decaying Orbits

[Regor]

No

[KerbolExplorer]

no!

But if this idea is implemented you could de-orbit without using fuel

[John FX]

30 minutes ago, KerbolExplorer said:

no!

But if this idea is implemented you could de-orbit without using fuel

You can do that now if any part of your orbit is affected by the atmosphere, which is what orbital decay is.

[KerbolExplorer]

Just now, John FX said:

You can do that now if any part of your orbit is affected by the atmosphere, which is what orbital decay is.

yes but if your orbit is inside the atmosphere it will not be orbiting

[John FX]

1 hour ago, KerbolExplorer said:

yes but if your orbit is inside the atmosphere it will not be orbiting

although if you let it run on rails it will happily `not orbit` for years without decaying or degrading the orbit in any way.

IMO it would be nice to be able to be `in orbit` with a Pe above 60km and with an atmosphere that had faint wisps up to 100km.

[Vanamonde]

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