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Shortsonfire79

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According to a video I googled, somewhere around 2700 kilometers and with an altitude difference no more than 400 meters and speed difference no more than 0.1 m/s.

(I'm not sure I'm 100% correct on this one, here's the video:

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I'm talking about Kerbol, the sun. Kerbin geosync is 2868.4km at 1008.9m/s. Thanks though. :)

2.875

It's totally possible, if you need help, just look it up on YouTube.

2.875...Mm? Is that supposed to be a unit?

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2875km (not sure why there was a decimal point) @ 1km/s

Oh, apparently I missed the OP's point as well. Geosynch around Kerbol? I'm not aware such a thing is possible, and even if you meant heliosynchronous I'm still befuddled as to the purpose... in any case, pete (Waldo) or another of our resident mathematicians probably knows or could math it out :P

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2875km (not sure why there was a decimal point) @ 1km/s

Oh, apparently I missed the OP's point as well. Geosynch around Kerbol? I'm not aware such a thing is possible, and even if you meant heliosynchronous I'm still befuddled as to the purpose... in any case, pete (Waldo) or another of our resident mathematicians probably knows or could math it out :P

The wiki says 2868.4km, or 2,868,400m at 1.0089km/s.

And yeah, I think I did mean heliosynchronous. I'm not too informed about all the astroterminology quite yet. I want to because...I have nothing else to do at the moment. Its just another goal to complete while I wait for the new persistence files to come out.

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I'm talking about Kerbol, the sun.
Stars don't have solid surfaces, and different lattitudes rotate at different rates. There's no single rotational period for anyone to match. And since there are no (permanent) surface features to synchronize with either, I'm curious as to why you want to do this? Edited by Vanamonde
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Ah, I guess not rotating does make this a problem.

Stars don't have solid surfaces, and different lattitudes rotate at different rates. There's no single rotational period for anyone to match. And since there are no (permanent) surface features to synchronize with either, I'm curious as to why you want to do this?

So then its not possible. Shoots.

I want something to do while I wait for 0.17. Since the persistence file will be reset, I see no point in continuing to set up my orbital stations or expanding my munbases. I'm just off to do pointless personal challenges.

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