Sol Probe ?

[Lohan2008]

I want to put a small satellite around Eve, how big does my (Kerbal) launcher need to be ??

2> Design for Sol probe

2b>> How close do need to get for the flight ribbon ??

Edited September 11, 2013 by Lohan2008

[Sir_Tramalot]

This would be better in game play questions and tutorials.

But, I see that you got a rover onto Eve, so I would just use that launcher.

[nhnifong]

You need 4450 to get to low kerbin orbit, then 1030 to get an Eve intercept under perfect conditions, but more like 1400 though if you have to do a mid-course plane change. If you are willing to aerobrake into eve orbit, then that's basically all you need, but if you want to keep it realistic and do a powered orbit capture, you need an additional 1310 for that. All numbers are delta-v requirements in meters per second. Use mechjeb or kerbal engineer to measure delta-v, and you can use mechjeb for aerobraking predictions too. Or you can just use trial+error with quicksave.

A very small probe with an ion engine and a one xenon tank is a nice choice for eve because it will have 4000 to 5500 m/s of delta-v depending on weight, you only need about half the solar panels at eve (compared to kerbin) to run the engine at full power, and you can even take it to Gilly and land it.

[nhnifong]

For example, this can get to eve orbit with flawless piloting, perfect launch window, and full use of aerobraking.

While this can get to eve orbit with minor pilot errors, average launch window, and no aerobraking.

[Lohan2008]

Thanks for the craft design

Edited September 11, 2013 by Lohan2008