adjusting nodes of elliptical orbits

[kahlzun]

Hi guys, i've just recently started getting some orbital debris around Kerbin, and thought i'd go clean up.

I ran out of fuel while trying to land, so the orbit of my target is about 104x268 km.

I can match the orbital eccentricity without too much difficulty, but I am having trouble moving my ap and pe to match the vessel. Behold!

[ATTACH=CONFIG]33715[/ATTACH]

the [ap] is the same, but about 10 degrees west of what I need.

I tried changing the orbit from where I needed the nodes to be, but it 'undid' all my good work when putting it back to the correct orbit.

halp?

[RoboRay]

You need to thrust radially (toward or away from the planet) to swing your AP around.

[PakledHostage]

RoboRay's suggestion is good, but you can avoid having to make many such adjustments (and save a lot of fuel) if you start from a circular orbit then bump up/down as appropriate when you pass your target's Pe or Ap.

In your case, I would start with either 104 km or 268 km circular orbit, depending on whether I want to speed up or slow down to rendezvous. I would then bump my orbit up or down as needed at the instant I passed my target's Pe or Ap.

[Luxmaster-CZ]

Burn towards a planet at your Pe if you are rotating anticlockwise, or opposite direction if clockwise