Matching Orbit

[medos]

I'm losing my mind.  I have a contract to match orbit, and I've matched it visually and painstakingly precise, but I'm not getting credit.  I'm matching the correct direction of orbit:

 

Any ideas? Here's a screenshot:

 

[Dman979]

Hmm. A common problem is that you might be going the wrong direction. Are you orbiting East to West, or West to East?

[Cpt Kerbalkrunch]

I had this same problem with a satellite contract once. If you're sure you've got it and you're moving in the right direction, try to quicksave and then reload and see if it registers. Worked for me.

[Kryxal]

That looks like a match, since it says the AN is 0.  I'd say if you can't get it any other way, use the cheat menu to complete.

[Tex_NL]

 

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Q: My contract won't complete.
A₁: Are you sure you're orbiting in the right direction? Watch how the highlights on the target orbit are moving. You should be going in the same direction. Also check the AN and DN markers, if they are close to 180 you are orbiting in the opposite direction.
A₂: The contract system still contains a few bugs. If you are confident you've met all the contract requirements don't despair, Quicksafe [F5] and exit the game. Restart the game and return to the craft that failed to complete. Almost guaranteed now the contract will complete without a problem

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[swjr-swis]

Look at the contract details (Orbit Specifics, third item): it requires a 180 degree inclination, while your AN seems to have a 0 degree inclination (iow, you need to be turning the opposite way).

Ignore please... I knew better than this but it came out of my keyboard anyway. Leaving it up instead of deleting to shame myself into not posting when I have a full-on headache going.

Edited June 17, 2017 by swjr-swis
sigh

[FancyMouse]

29 minutes ago, swjr-swis said:

Look at the contract details (Orbit Specifics, third item): it requires a 180 degree inclination, while your AN seems to have a 0 degree inclination (iow, you need to be turning the opposite way).

No. Stock AN/DN never shows equatorial inclination - the AN in the picture is inclination relative to the contract orbit, so 0 degree means OP is going in the right direction, regardless of whether the contract orbit is prograde or retrograde.

[swjr-swis]

52 minutes ago, FancyMouse said:

the AN in the picture is inclination relative to the contract orbit, so 0 degree means OP is going in the right direction

<sigh> And I knew that... proof positive it's never a good idea to try answer questions while the morning headache is still at full blast.