Following Directions...

[Ernst Eckert]

So I followed the directions for interplanetary travel to the "T" and can't seem to succeed. I parked at approximately 503 km above Kerbin, and that translates to a phase angle of -54.13 degrees and an ejection angle of 142.82 degrees. I waited until the correct phase angle, put myself at the ejection angle and burned. And as soon as I reached escape velocity I established this orbit. Suggestions?

[Kosmo-not]

You didn't burn long enough.

[Ernst Eckert]

Oh right I probably should have said that my goal is to go to Eve.

[vexx32]

You can still do the transfer burn from there

Just wait till Eve's in a good spot (you can guesstimate it from Eve's velocity and an estimated time to move between the two orbital altitudes) and burn retrograde until your orbit's at a similar altitude to Eve's, then cif you're not seeing an encounter, circularise, and do a plane change to match Eve's orbit.

Edited September 26, 2012 by vexx32

[Kosmo-not]

Oh right I probably should have said that my goal is to go to Eve.

I can see that by looking at the picture. Why didn't you continue thrusting until your orbit lowered down to Eve's altitude?

[Ernst Eckert]

Right. Because I wasn't thinking. That would be the short answer.