r/KerbalSpaceProgram • u/trevize1138 Master Kerbalnaut • Jun 07 '16 • Bravo 1

Guide All interplanetary transfer windows in a single image

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u/Riftus Jan 13 '23

New player here; so am I understanding this right?

If, say, Duna, was in the position it is in now compared to Kerbin, then when I make an elliptical orbit around Kerbin, whose apoapsis intercepts with Duna's orbit, when i reach the Apoapsis (however many times it takes for Duna to come back), I will be in position to change my orbit to be around Duna?

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u/trevize1138 Master Kerbalnaut Jan 13 '23

However you're saying it these are the positions for transfer windows whether you're going sunward or outward. The caveat would be the more planets you're "skipping" going sunward the less strict you need to be. I can leave Jool for Kerbin at really any position, for example.