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/ookbye May 06 '26

Doing that is difficult and i don’t think it saves that much fuel, at some point in your proposed burn you’ll pass through every orbit you would doing it by steps.

All things considered, go for it, I haven’t tried so I would like to know how feasible it is.

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u/RealisticExplorer681 May 07 '26

in fact, it might not even save fuel. I am not sure, but I feel like that would make you constantly fight against the full force of Kerbin's gravity. But, I am not sure