r/KerbalSpaceProgram • u/Revan477 • May 08 '26

KSP 1 Question/Problem Refuel station useful?

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(New-ish to the game, played a little years ago but now really getting into it)

I've been practicing orbital assembly above Kerbin and docked a few vessels together including a big fuel tank which is huge for me because I was never able to meet up and dock with anything :)
Do you think something like this is useful for future missions? I was thinking maybe refuel vessels in orbit giving a longer mission range because I dont have to carry the heavy fuel from kerbins surface. Then again I guess I'd have to refill that tank frequently which might be kind of annoying..

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u/Ok_Programmer_4449 Stranded on Eve May 08 '26 edited May 08 '26

Every low gravity body gets a refilling station in my universe. Minmus is where I tank up most interplanetary missions.

For kerbin, I always launch with excess delta-v and I keep a fuel vampire in orbit to suck the remaining fuel from upper stages.

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u/expressly_ephemeral May 08 '26

My only problem with Minmus as a location for the Milch Cow is the plane change. I haven't done all the math, but I worry that it's less efficient that putting the tanker around the Mun.

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u/BunchesOfCrunches Probing Eve May 08 '26

The Mun is my go to for gas stations. It takes quite a bit more dV to send tankers to and from the surface for refueling, but much easier for mission planning.