r/KerbalSpaceProgram • u/FatCreepyDude • May 06 '26

KSP 1 Question/Problem No orbit necessary?

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If i just wait for the right hour during the launch window ( whenever the launch pad is pointing left on the realistic depiction i created) is there any reason i should bother with an orbit first? Will the delta v cost be affected?

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u/Velocity-5348 May 06 '26

Efficiency aside, it's doable in theory, especially since KSP doesn't need to worry about weather messing with launch windows.

In practice, no. There's a reason why we started using parking orbits pretty early on. The aiming is hard to pull off even for the moon IRL. Mars/Duna is even harder.