Asteroid Redirect Training Mission Help

[Buttkracken]

Hello fellow Kerbz!

I have been trying for the past day and a half to do this Asteroid redirect training tutorial mission. I do everything that the mission says. However, when my ship reaches the intercept point, it seems as though I reach the intercept point before the asteroid does. I am matching the orange dotted recommended orbit path as closely as possible but i always reach the intercept point before the asteroid does. What am i doing wrong and what can i do to fix it?

Thank you for your help!

Edited July 21, 2014 by Buttkracken

[dryer_lint]

When you reach the point labeled "Intersect", the asteroid should be at the point labeled "Target Position at Intersect". You do orbital maneuvers (which I personally suck at) to bring the two points closer together

Did that explain it or are you having a different problem?

[Buttkracken]

When you reach the point labeled "Intersect", the asteroid should be at the point labeled "Target Position at Intersect". You do orbital maneuvers (which I personally suck at) to bring the two points closer together

Did that explain it or are you having a different problem?

Not quite, it seems that for the tutorial part, both Intersect and Target position at intersect are in the same place, meaning that when i hit intersect, i should be at least 100km close to the asteroid. However, when i reach intersect, the asteroid is still very, very far away.

[dryer_lint]

Not quite, it seems that for the tutorial part, both Intersect and Target position at intersect are in the same place, meaning that when i hit intersect, i should be at least 100km close to the asteroid. However, when i reach intersect, the asteroid is still very, very far away.

Oh... that sounds like a different problem altogether. When you mouse over the Intersect, what does it say for distance?

[Buttkracken]

It says intersect 1 seperation 119km

[Pyromartian]

When you mouse over Intersect how much time is there before closest approach? It might be calculating a few orbits ahead.

[dryer_lint]

It says intersect 1 seperation 119km

Well then, your target will be 100km away. That's quite a distance.

[Reactordrone]

I certainly had to do another burn after the one that's already set (which is one orbit ahead of where you are) in order to get an intercept somewhere near the apoapsis.