Jool - mothership orbit

[mellojoe]

If I want to send a mothership / base to orbit Jool, and then use that as a platform of opertations to visit the different moons, would it be better to put it in a circular orbit amonts the moons? Or into an elliptical orbit that crosses the paths of multiple moons? And if we do the elliptical one, will I encounter issues of accidental gravity assists shooting me off where I don't want to go? I guess I could put my elliptical orbit slightly inclinded to miss the moons, but then do I get the advantage of the elliptical orbit in the first place? Or will I end up wasting too much fuel trying to get encounters with the moons?

My thought is a single main craft (mothership / base) with a lander (or multiple landers) that can detach, go explore one of the moons, then come back and join the mothershiop again. This might turn into a full Jool-5 challenge, but it might not include Tyloo, if that adds too much complication to things. My main goal is to establish a permanent base of operations in the Jool system.

[Taki117]

You're best bet is to put it either in a circular orbit inside of Laythe, or in orbit around Laythe or Tylo, if you do an elliptical orbit you are likely to be shot off by unintended gravity slingshots.