Way to keep Satellites always facing Kerbin?

[TBryson2]

Forgive me if this question has already been asked, not sure exactly what to "search" for.

Is there a way to park a satellite in orbit & always have it face Kirbin?

TB

[lukerules117]

no but you could land on on the mun

[maackey]

Using MechJeb or RemoteTech you can set direction to Rad- and the satellite will face the planet as long as you are focused on it. When you switch to another ship you lose all control and it stops turning.

[Jason Patterson]

The vessels are not considered as extended objects when you are away from them. Instead they are treated as point particles following an idealized orbit through space and their rotation is not calculated. This is good because it keeps the game running smoothly even when you've got zillions of missions going, but it's bad when you're trying to do something like get a vehicle to face a particular direction consistently.

For a real vessel, like the ISS, the ship actually has to rotate constantly with a period that matches its orbital period in order to always keep the same orientation relative to the surface. In exactly the same way our Moon always shows the same face to Earth because it spins at a rate of 1 rotation per orbit.

[TBryson2]

Thanks for the replies. The last statement by "James" is what I was hoping to do (someday). Wasn't sure if KSP would allow items such as the ISS to keep the same orientation.

TB