one of the satellites in my comms network is off a little bit, pls help

[Crazy_clay78YT]

my comms network has 4 satellites, the other 3 are spaced perfectly,  but one of them is off. imagine a square, the other three points are perfect, but the bottom right point is in the middle (and down obviously, given that the square fits in the circle). i was thinking of just using the cheat menu to line it back up, but it looks really complicated. any suggestions on fixes?

[Serenity]

1 hour ago, Crazy_clay78YT said:

my comms network has 4 satellites, the other 3 are spaced perfectly,  but one of them is off. imagine a square, the other three points are perfect, but the bottom right point is in the middle (and down obviously, given that the square fits in the circle). i was thinking of just using the cheat menu to line it back up, but it looks really complicated. any suggestions on fixes?

There is a very nice website/tool to help you make/understand constellations

https://meyerweb.com/eric/ksp/resonant-orbits/

When i have a satellite off course i usually do this:

1)Make sure that all your 4 satellites have similar orbit heights, Apoapsis(Ap) and Periapsis(Pe) should be roughly the same or else you will loose that square after few orbits.

2)The satellite that is in the wrong place, increase or lower the Ap or the Pe, don't change both.

3)Keep either the Ap or Pe same as the other 3 satellites, this is an important step.

4)Warp and wait for few orbits and circularize your misplaced satellite in the correct orbit height(the one you kept same as the other 3)

5)If its in a better place, keep doing the same, if its worse do the opposite burn at step 2.

If you are fine with mods there are several out there that help with constellations.

Edited November 22, 2020 by Boyster

[Crazy_clay78YT]

i have opted to just, deorbit them all and do it again, but with better sats