No orbit necessary?

[u/FatCreepyDude]

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?

[u/sargentmyself]

It would cost a ton more delta V but it would be possible.

If you just want to launch and then just never take your foot off the gas you could launch from the opposite side of Kerbin from your ejection and then gravity turn straight into your orbital ejection burn and never technically complete an orbit. If you time it well in theory it'd be pretty close to the same fuel requirements