Doge Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 (edited) Hello, since I'm currently on a Pol expedition, I would like to wonder the suitable height for aerobraking in Jool's atmosphere to get an orbit that would eventually lead to a Pol encounter. Any answer would be appreciated.Thank you for your time. Edited August 7, 2014 by Doge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taki117 Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Try this: http://alterbaron.github.io/ksp_aerocalc/ assuming you are using Stock aerodynamics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdFred Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Only because you mention it in your signature, MechJeb shows aerobrake nodes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doge Posted August 4, 2014 Author Share Posted August 4, 2014 Thank you both! I already got the aerobraking done well, but I'll take your advice for the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAD Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Only because you mention it in your signature, MechJeb shows aerobrake nodes.I did not know that and I've used MechJeb for 6 months. So I looked and found a description of the feature on the web, it is not in the Mechjeb documentation. Just tried it now, and oh lord, this would have saved me so much time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdFred Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 I did not know that and I've used MechJeb for 6 months. So I looked and found a description of the feature on the web, it is not in the Mechjeb documentation. Just tried it now, and oh lord, this would have saved me so much time......and fuel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 ...and fuel.Mostly just time spent quickloading after trying different altitudes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blind Dead McJones Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Coming back from the MechJeb discussion, you can easily aerobrake into a Jool orbit with a Perijool of about 120km. Remember that the atmosphere ends at 140km and is even thicker than at Eve. And of course, even if you do it right you'll still be in a highly elliptical orbit and need to work with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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