Munimun Safe Distance for Kerbol Orbit?

[FITorion]

At what altitude above the Sun (Kerbol) do you explode? I want to put a probe about 1Km above that point.

[magnemoe]

2.3 or 2.7 kilometer is the closest as I remember.

For science you only need to get within 1000 km I think, you also don't need to get into low orbit just get your closest point low enough.

For the view it don't matter much, the sun visible surface is far below the 0 attitude so 100 or 3 km don't look much different.

Getting into low orbit require loads of dV, more than 25.000, your best bet is using an nuclear stage to get you low, then an ion stage to circulate, you don't need lots of solar panels 100 km from the sun

[Ariadne]

When I sent a rocket to Kerbol, I didn't gain science more than elsewhere in space outside of planet's gravity force.

[kurja]

When I sent a rocket to Kerbol, I didn't gain science more than elsewhere in space outside of planet's gravity force.

Low arbit around Kerbol isn't a biome of it's own, it's the same as if just outside of Kerbin's sphere of influence (high above the sun)??

btw is it really "Kerbol"? afaik in-hame text just says "Sun".

[Ariadne]

I tested it, you can observe the space "near Sun" (don't give many science point), then about 2000m you will explode, even at very-very low orbit the science window show "space near Sun".

[700NitroXpress]

I got to 1227 meters, then kaboom.

[FITorion]

thanks. Trying for a 10Km orbit.