Don't know how to do interplanetary burns from orbit of Kerbin

[Souper]

Pretty sure this post belongs somewhere else, but i dunno.

I am just plain stumped, can ya help me out?

[Taki117]

This should probably go in Gameplay Questions, but anyway. Need a little more information, like where you are going, maybe a ship design. But I will tackle what I've got. In order to perform an interplanetary burn from Kerbin you want to burn either Prograde (If you are going to a planet that is further out than kerbin) or Retrograde (For a planet closer in) relative to Kerbins orbit. Now, generally speaking it works just like any other burn to get anywhere else, it just takes longer. I'm also a tad confused as to why you are asking such a question when you have ribbons saying you've been to a large majority of the planets in the Kerbol system.

[FanaticalFighter]

Yes, this should be in the Gameplay questions.

Anyway, I'd recommend watching this (slightly dated) video for interplanetary travel:

[Supernovy]

Moved to Gameplay Questions and Tutorials.

[wasmic]

Use this: http://alexmoon.github.io/ksp/

And this: http://ksp.olex.biz/

The first one is more accurate, but the second one will explain how to use the data.

[Souper]

Ok, i've been doing interplanetary burns from solar orbit, that's what allows me to go to other planets.

[Taki117]

Ok, i've been doing interplanetary burns from solar orbit, that's what allows me to go to other planets.

Ah, ok. Well the process is the same as it is if you are in a solar orbit, but you are making use of the Oberth Effect by burning closer to Kerbin, basically think of it as your initial solar orbit is the same as that of Kerbin and burn in the direction as appropriate.

[Souper]

So... I just experiment with maneuver nodes on my first try?

[Xiphos]

So... I just experiment with maneuver nodes on my first try?

Well, that *could* work, but it would be very tiresome. Here's a link to a webpage someone made and posted to the forums a while ago. http://ksp.olex.biz/

Get a protractor and put it up to the screen. I have a clear one so it works pretty well. Good luck!

[Taki117]

Well, that *could* work, but it would be very tiresome. Here's a link to a webpage someone made and posted to the forums a while ago. http://ksp.olex.biz/

Get a protractor and put it up to the screen. I have a clear one so it works pretty well. Good luck!

I personally prefer This one Yummm...Porkchops!

[Xiphos]

I personally prefer This one Yummm...Porkchops!

haha! I was trying to find that one to add to the post! Glad you did!

[ComradeGoat]

Or just use the protractor mod.