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Need like 1,5k m/s �v to get into orbit after SOI any tips?


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Use aerobraking - for Duna, if you're arriving from Kerbin, you should go down to about 13 kilometers. That will reduce the ÃŽâ€V required to a hundred at most - if you're allready in Duna's SOI, though, you might not be able to change your orbit in time without using even more than 1500 m/s of ÃŽâ€V.

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Do a radial burn as close to immediately after you enter Duna's SOI as possible, with the aim of getting the Duna periapsis to 12.5-13 kilometers. I did that with the Storax Anacostia mission; it took about 700 m/s for the burn and the aerobrake did the rest. Don't go too low or you'll head for lithobrake - Duna's aerobrake altitude window is very narrow (11k and you're going in, 15k is not enough).

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