Challenge: Lowest possible orbit around the sun without burning up!

[Sun]

Using less than 100 parts, I challenge you to get a low orbit around the Sun. My lowest orbit was 2km. Now, just try to beat that!

EDIT: Challenge closed. Too hard, plus people kept asking for proof.

Edited June 25, 2013 by Sun

[OtherDalfite]

You should post your craft and it's orbit, just to show that it's been done.

[Spaceisbeautifulul]

Nevermind, delete this post.

[Sun]

You should post your craft and it's orbit, just to show that it's been done.

I. Don't. Feel. Like. Going. To. That. Trouble. Right. Now.

[stupid_chris]

I. Don't. Feel. Like. Going. To. That. Trouble. Right. Now.

You can't post a challenge that we can't verify that it isn't impossible to do, it in the challenge forum's rules. You have to do it and post pics OP.

Edited June 10, 2013 by stupid_chris

[magnemoe]

Mostly an question about patience, Did an two kilometer orbit with an ion probe, used moded engines but doable with stock. Main issue with the 100 part requirement is that you have to use the big and heavy solar panel who will give you an low TWR.

[Sun]

Someone. Delete. This. Topic.

[John FX]

Might try after OP puts up their attempt.

[zarakon]

Main issue with the 100 part requirement is that you have to use the big and heavy solar panel who will give you an low TWR.

Close to the sun, I think even a single OX-STAT panel will fully power an ion engine

[astropapi1]

I. Don't. Feel. Like. Going. To. That. Trouble. Right. Now.

It. Is. Part. Of. The. Rules.

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/24898-Challenge-Submission-Guidelines

[numerobis]

2km in 100 parts would require a lot of patience.

Here's 1.5 million km in exactly 100 impatient parts:

[numerobis]

Looking at my submission, I realize I could do much better: replace the mainsails with two stages of skippers, which allows converting struts to fuel. Mainsails need so many struts.

I could of course replace the triple LV-N setup with a single, but I was impatient: I couldn't tolerate much less than 1 TWR.

And had I properly calculated my burns, I could have ended with a circular orbit.

[magnemoe]

Close to the sun, I think even a single OX-STAT panel will fully power an ion engine

You don't need much so one option is to use nuclear to get close and switch to ion. Think I used 6000 m/s to get from LKO to low solar PE and 16.000 to circulate and lower it to 2km.

[numerobis]

I remember around 25-30 km/s being required according to discussions in SunJumper's challenge in order to orbit low. It's very little difference between 1000km and 0km. You might as well be walking on the sun.

[1096bimu]

I orbited inside the Sun with an altitude of -1000KM, now please put me on the leaderbords. Screenshots? sorry I don't feel like putting it up, you'll just have to take my words for it.

[tavert]

You might as well be walking on the sun.

16-year-old Smash Mouth reference for the win?

[OtherDalfite]

16-year-old Smash Mouth reference for the win?

Ha, this same thing occurred to me as well!

[Sheherezade]

can we charrenge to land on the sun? </joke>

Og, Stone Trek, United Federation of Cavemen Astronauts

[Pds314]

There aren't challenge rules, those are the challenge guidelines. You are encouraged, but not required to follow them. Indeed, challenges are often made simply to see whether ANYONE can do a given thing.