Launch Window Time to seconds Python Script

[Soda Popinski]

Without a stock launch window tool in KSP2 for now, I'm back to using AlexMoon Launch Window Tool: https://alexmoon.github.io/ksp/
This gives me the launch window time, though you need to add +1 to the year for earliest departure, as KSP2 is 1 year offset (KSP1 year 1 = KSP2 year 0).

I run the Python script below (run locally or at https://www.online-python.com/), input the launch time, and current time, and get the difference in number of seconds, and copy that.

Once I have that, I create a maneuver node, and using Maneuver Node Controller (https://spacedock.info/mod/3270/Maneuver Node Controller), put in the seconds to skip ahead, along with the usual delta-V amount.

 

#calculates time in seconds to add for transfer window
#input is transfer window time and current time
#1 year = 426.08 days = 2556.50 hours = 9203400 seconds 
#take first number of 92303400
#add 1 year to KSP2 time, as KSP1 year 1 = KSP2 year 0
#Launch window calculator using KSP1 date convention: https://alexmoon.github.io/ksp/

def convert_to_seconds(year,day,hour, minute, second):
	sec_year = year * 9203400
	sec_day = day * 60 * 60 * 6
	sec_hour = hour * 60 * 60
	sec_minute = minute * 60
	return sec_year + sec_day + sec_hour + sec_minute + second

def get_time():
	year = int(input('Year: '))
	day = int(input('Day: '))
	hour = int(input('Hour: '))
	minute = int(input('Minute: '))
	second = int(input('Second: '))
	return convert_to_seconds(year,day,hour,minute,second)

#main program
print('Input Launch Window time')
launch_time = get_time()
print('Input Current time with KSP1 time convention (+1 year if KSP2)')
current_time = get_time()
print('Seconds until launch')
print(launch_time - current_time)

 

Edited March 7, 2023 by Soda Popinski

[byaafacehead]

(Just cause I got super confused when googling this earlier )

FYI  for anyone seeing this now: the KSP2 year is now exactly the same as KSP 1 so no need to convert.

On 3/7/2023 at 7:49 AM, Soda Popinski said:

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This gives me the launch window time, though you need to add +1 to the year for earliest departure, as KSP2 is 1 year offset (KSP1 year 1 = KSP2 year 0).

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