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Ringer I - My first successful Pluto orbit probe.


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I\'ve been tinkering around with trying to send probes to specific orbit levels around the Kerbol system to prepare for the eventual release of planets.

The Launch Vehicle:

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This bugger is over-kill for this mission. It easily hits Kerbol escape velocities with plenty of fuel to spare.

The Original Mission:

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Originally I was shooting for an orbit around where Eris would hang out in a system of this scale. There was something about the ~14 days I\'d have to wait to reach the apoapsis that convinced me to change my mind...

The Original New Mission:

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Stopping at ~530 billion meters from the sun, I have arrived at about where Pluto would be. The elliptical orbit you see in the second photo between Ringer I on top and Kerbin\'s orbit, is another probe of mine that swings between Mars\' and Saturn\'s orbits, just to help give some scale.

The Probe:

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In the first picture, you can see, I have 4 full probe LFTs, allowing me to do maneuvering around Pluto (had I found it). The second picture shows what Kerbol looks like from this orbit. Look closely for a faint lens flare to help center in on it.

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