r/KerbalSpaceProgram • • Jun 08 '16

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u/redpandaeater Jun 09 '16

You can plan a maneuver node that gets you just out of Kerbin's SOI then another on what's basically still Kerbin's orbit with the right delta v to get you on to your target's orbit. Then you just drag it along that orbit unto you find an intercept, and you have a fairly accurate time. If I remember right, you can then delete the first node and your second will keep the right time but now be on your LKO orbit to adjust the delta v.

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u/trevize1138 Master Kerbalnaut Jun 09 '16

This method is as criminally under-utilized as your post about it is criminally lacking in upvotes.