00:10 <queqiao-> ⟨n9gaming⟩ You could do Instant Impulse to get a rough estimate, though you'll need to keep your burn time in mind to gauge its accuracy

02:53 <queqiao-> ⟨War_lord⟩ hold on. i have recovered science on this probe that I cannot recover. but the new probe that I'm simulating seems to count that as science I have. do i have to range safety the other satelite for this one to count?

05:50 <queqiao-> ⟨n9gaming⟩ https://matrix.mockingbirdnest.com/_matrix/media/r0/download/matrix.mockingbirdnest.com/cYBJRiGNYdOoVbmsMfFAxgjV/screenshot209.png

05:50 <queqiao-> ⟨n9gaming⟩ Past Saturn now, Voyager window is going wonderfully so far 😄

05:52 <UmbralRaptop> But will you do both ♃♄⛢♅ and ♃♄♇?

05:53 <queqiao-> ⟨n9gaming⟩ Nope, forgoing Pluto for the moment, attempting a blind aerocapture at Uranus and Neptune though

05:53 <queqiao-> ⟨n9gaming⟩ _likely going to go kablooey_

05:54 <UmbralRaptop> O_o

05:54 <paculino> Toasty

14:17 <queqiao-> ⟨SpaceMarine⟩ Stonesmile am i missing something or? cause every script i use doesnt give me a proper window to hit the moon, now am launching from baikanour

14:18 <queqiao-> ⟨pEdro⟩ whats the problem ?

14:18 <queqiao-> ⟨pEdro⟩ do you get a close-ish encounter but cant get any closer ?

14:18 <queqiao-> ⟨SpaceMarine⟩ it just doesnt line up no matter where i put the maneuver node from principia

14:19 <queqiao-> ⟨SpaceMarine⟩ with the correct prograde delta v

14:20 <queqiao-> ⟨pEdro⟩ whats your "correct" prograde ∆V ?

14:20 <queqiao-> ⟨pEdro⟩ you probably have it set a tad high

14:21 <queqiao-> ⟨SpaceMarine⟩ 3100-3170 i play with it but its def enough

14:21 <queqiao-> ⟨SpaceMarine⟩ and it doesnt have to do with prograde, the line just doesnt match up

14:21 <queqiao-> ⟨SpaceMarine⟩ to hit the moon

14:21 <queqiao-> ⟨pEdro⟩ seems about right, 3170 seems on the high end though

14:21 <queqiao-> ⟨SpaceMarine⟩ its usually far infront

14:21 <queqiao-> ⟨pEdro⟩ then play around with t initial

14:21 <queqiao-> ⟨SpaceMarine⟩ il see if i can get a pic

22:47 <queqiao-> ⟨n9gaming⟩ Timing is everything, burn for TLI at AN or DN - deltaV and transit time will depend on the lunar phase so it will vary, unless you time that out as well

22:51 <queqiao-> ⟨Starscraper⟩ https://matrix.mockingbirdnest.com/_matrix/media/r0/download/matrix.mockingbirdnest.com/gYXTiNurGEqgztDmfzZLXlNn/unknown.png

22:52 <queqiao-> ⟨Starscraper⟩ So, question about orbital mechanics - the JWST's orbit precesses with the Earth's orbit naturally/on its own, right? Such that the vector from the Earth to the Sun is always orthogonal to the plane of JWST's orbit around L2, right?

22:52 <queqiao-> So, is this a general property of orbits in an N-body system?

22:52 <queqiao-> ie - in the illustration here, will "β = α", or will "β = α-ϕ"?

22:52 <queqiao-> I know in stock KSP it would be "β = α", but I'm not sure about with Principia.