mission requires non-functional orbit

[JuicyJuuce]

I got a mission to put a satellite in an orbit of Duna that unfortunately tracks closely the orbit of Ike (but in the opposite direction). No matter what, in less that one orbital period the satellite gets yanked by Ike. The mission is not impossible to complete, with a lot of trial and error, but it is obviously not working as intended. Google searching kerbal impossible mission shows that people have been encountering this problem for years. Here is Ike along with the mission's required orbit:

https://gfycat.com/MadDismalBlackfish

Edited July 29, 2018 by JuicyJuuce

[Gordon Fecyk]

Simple answer is to complete the contract with your probe well away from Ike, then once it's complete move the probe to a safer orbit. The game's agencies don't care what you do with satellites and bases after you complete their contracts.

Long answer? Guess it depends on whether you want to keep the craft at or close to that orbit once you're done.

[JuicyJuuce]

6 hours ago, Gordon Fecyk said:

Simple answer is to complete the contract with your probe well away from Ike

Even if you put your satellite in the correct orbit right after it passes Ike, the game will predict the next run by Ike and thus won't show a complete orbital circle. Thus making it not trigger the mission success condition.

edit: It seems to have worked after all. Still it took me 10x the normal time to get the orbit right (and the satellite immediately got yanked afterwards). The game should really avoid putting satellite mission orbits near moons.

Edited July 30, 2018 by JuicyJuuce

[Gargamel]

1 hour ago, JuicyJuuce said:

The game should really avoid putting satellite mission orbits near moons.

I recently picked up a equitorial solar contract, then quickly learned it was a retrograde orbit, and then realized it was at the same altitude as Jool.     I was on board for attempting a solar retrograde orbit, just for kicks, but not if it wasn't going to last more than one orbit.