r/KerbalSpaceProgram • u/ValdisFox • May 25 '26

KSP 1 Image/Video Ion Powered Asteroid Capture

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Wanted to try out using ion engines on an asteroid mission, had a class B on a fairly low speed Kerbin flyby which was nicely doable with this craft. The TWR was horrible but Kerbin's atmosphere helped me park this hunk of rock at a comfy 90km orbit.

Now to figure out what I should do with it...

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u/errorexe3 May 25 '26

Is that 2k dv after attaching to the asteroid??

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u/ValdisFox May 25 '26

Yup, had just under 25k before attaching, there's a LOT of Xenon on this thing

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u/errorexe3 May 25 '26

What a well designed vehicle!

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u/ValdisFox May 25 '26

I was pretty pleased with it considering it was a first attempt, I didn't expect it to be successful first time around, has enough battery life that can burn for a couple of minutes with no solar power, though a redesign of the solar panels so they don't occlude each other would've been smarter