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⟨experimentalshells⟩ hmm is the bridge up
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⟨(ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟshells)⟩ bridge is up
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⟨Soviet Onion⟩ 🌉
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⟨egg⟩ yeah it went down earlier, but it is back up
<queqiao->
⟨Infernal⟩ which reference frame is best to use to try to get into geostationary orbit?
<queqiao->
⟨Soviet Onion⟩ geocentric one
<queqiao->
⟨Soviet Onion⟩ I think
<queqiao->
⟨egg⟩ ECEF is useful to look at the geostationariness
<queqiao->
⟨egg⟩ (because this is the reference frame wherein the surface, the thing with respect to which you are stationary, does not move)
<queqiao->
⟨Soviet Onion⟩ mmm, for most orbits around Earth, earth centred is the most helpful, I suppose ?
<queqiao->
⟨egg⟩ (in general, if you care about a thing, you want a reference frame where that thing does not move)
<queqiao->
⟨egg⟩ ⟪Soviet Onion⟫ mmm, for most orbits around Earth, […] ⮪ there are three different earth-centred reference frames.
<queqiao->
⟨Soviet Onion⟩ ⟪egg⟫ there are three different earth-centred […] ⮪ 😳
<queqiao->
of course there are
<queqiao->
⟨Soviet Onion⟩ I should learn about all frames then
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⟨Stonesmile⟩ They are all centred on Earth; one doesn't rotate, one rotates once a day and one rotates once a year
<queqiao->
⟨von Kerman⟩ try to catch the Moon when it's at the node
<queqiao->
⟨von Kerman⟩ now it would be about the correct time to launch to polar orbit, if the KSC is right on top (time of day)
<queqiao->
⟨von Kerman⟩ or right in front of you, how to say it? you need the polar orbit of your probe to intersect the Moon's at its node
<queqiao->
⟨von Kerman⟩ so when the Moon comes to the node, the probe also will, and they meet
<queqiao->
⟨von Kerman⟩ and to make sure you don't launch too late, I find it best to launch some days in advance and wait in parking orbit, whis is obviously not optimal (need deep space avionics) but easy
<queqiao->
⟨von Kerman⟩ * And to make sure you don't launch too late, I find it best to launch some days in advance and wait in parking orbit, whis is obviously not optimal (need deep space avionics) but easy.
<queqiao->
⟨von Kerman⟩ So when the Moon comes to the node, the probe also will, and they meet.
<queqiao->
⟨von Kerman⟩ Or right in front of you, how to say it? you need the polar orbit of your probe to intersect the Moon's at its node.
<queqiao->
⟨von Kerman⟩ Now it would be about the correct time to launch to polar orbit, if the KSC is right on top (time of day).
<queqiao->
⟨von Kerman⟩ Try to catch the Moon when it's at the node:
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<queqiao->
⟨expanders are superior⟩ try one of the kos scripts floating around
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⟨Infernal⟩ i dont have kos installed
<queqiao->
⟨Infernal⟩ is there a way to check what inclination your flight plan is going to be?
<queqiao->
⟨von Kerman⟩ you always launch into a specific inclination...
<queqiao->
⟨von Kerman⟩ or do you mean principia flight plan? there is the button to "analyze final orbit"
<queqiao->
⟨von Kerman⟩ +in flight plan
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⟨Infernal⟩ i meant in principia flight plan, and thanks
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⟨RurouniDonut⟩ Oh my god Principia devs are amazing
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⟨RurouniDonut⟩ That new update looks sick
<queqiao->
⟨RurouniDonut⟩ Time to get back into KSP
<queqiao->
⟨siimav⟩ Why isn't there a link to the Principia repo in the channel description or pinned messages?
<raptop>
It might be worth putting on the IRC side