Altair1371 Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Has anyone found out the magic altitude for a geosynchronous orbit yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pina_coladas Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 2868.4km seems to do it last I checked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterspork Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 2,846,000 meters last I remember.For reference the Mun is 11,400,000 meters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altair1371 Posted March 22, 2012 Author Share Posted March 22, 2012 Apparently I missed the last person who posted the same question, judging by speed of the replies. :-X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cykyrios Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 The answer can be found on the wiki: http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/~kerbalsp/wiki/index.php?title=Kerbin2868.4 km at a speed of 1008.9 m/s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feragorn Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 That\'s the only speed possible for a circular orbit at that altitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nivvydaskrl Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Also -- if you start at an orbit of 475km and start your transfer 90 degrees before KSC, your geosynchronous orbit will be directly above KSC. The 475km -> geosynch transfer has become a staple of my gameplay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GroundHOG-2010 Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 The figures they have is correct, I have a space telescope operating at that altitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123kingmat Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Thanks, used this wit hthe mechjeb and sunbeam laser mod mwuahahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightStriker Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Now... How the hell can you control your orbit like that? I tend to get slingshotted all over the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cepheus Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Very precise burns. Use those maths you were taught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UmbralRaptor Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 RCS and/or blipping engines. Orbital stages don\'t need much thrust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vexx32 Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 If you find you can\'t lower your thrust quickly enough to keep it accurate, remember that the \'X\' key can be used to immediately stop all engines, without having to hold Ctrl until they switch off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khyron42 Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 My usual approach for satellites is to have RCS as the only thrust source on the satellite itself. More than enough to adjust orbit on any craft once they\'ve been boosted as high as geosynch, and even to deorbit them if you brought enough RCS fuel. Combined with an SAS or ASAS and knowledge of orbital mechanics, it\'s the perfect tool for the job.I just wish nearly-circular orbits didn\'t jitter so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sopwerdna Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Also -- if you start at an orbit of 475km and start your transfer 90 degrees before KSC, your geosynchronous orbit will be directly above KSC. The 475km -> geosynch transfer has become a staple of my gameplay. I tried the same thing... problem is, I ran out of fuel right at the essential moment... I ended up holding down H to use the RCS thrusters for about 10 minutes straight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceSphereOfDeath Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Mine are at ~2870km Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loknar Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Jeb does not like orbits higher than 200km because he can't constantly blurt out: "I can see my house from up here!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amoun Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 I have learned more than one thing from this post.....which game me more ideas to build.THING 1)!!! what is a geosynchronous orbit...THINGY #two) the actual geosynchronous orbit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcbayerndm Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 If you look at the date on the original posts in here you'll see this thread is from May.... 2012. Closed to prevent further necroposting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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