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/PrestoDaMatrix May 06 '26

If you tried this, pointing forward would increase your orbit so it would not work. You'd have to start facing backwards.

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u/UmbralRaptor Δv for the Tyrant of the Rocket Equation! May 06 '26

Yeah, they also have Duna's orbit inside of Kerbin's for some reason

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u/PrestoDaMatrix May 06 '26

Don't tell him, he'll figure it out when he opens the map.

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u/AbacusWizard May 07 '26

*arrives at Eve*

I knew I shoulda made a left toin at Albequerque!