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here's mine, but idk if it works with principia
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⟨clayel⟩ pancake planet!
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⟨steinsgate0000⟩ Principia does consider the reduction of fuels (mass) when predicting the orbit right?
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⟨clayel⟩ strange that you specify reduction of mass though, since the only thing that would effect would be the vessel's pull on a celestial body (which i imagine principia doesnt model...)
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⟨Al₂Me₆⟩ It does, however, affect the resulting acceleration...
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⟨clayel⟩ * though (instead of like fuel expended as thrust),
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⟨clayel⟩ true, i guess i didnt read it as a manuever though
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⟨clayel⟩ strange that you specify reduction of mass though (instead of fuel expended as thrust), since the only thing that would effect would be the vessel's pull on a celestial body (which i imagine principia doesnt model...)
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⟨.auer⟩ can I use principia for to plot a velocity match with target on rendezvous?
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⟨.auer⟩ I guess not, but Iask for to be sure
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⟨.auer⟩ * I ask
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⟨Al₂Me₆⟩ Not sure what you mean?
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⟨Al₂Me₆⟩ (As in, isn't that just standard rendezvous procedure?)
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⟨.auer⟩ when you approach your target and need to reduce velocity
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⟨stonesmile⟩ You can set the plotting frame to be relative to the target vessel
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⟨_itsryan⟩ I don't think you can set the maneuver frame to the target vessl though, at least the last time I tried. That would be a nice option.
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⟨_itsryan⟩ Mechjeb can get it close enough if you create the maneuver relatively close to the rendezvous time.
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⟨.auer⟩ ⟪_itsryan⟫ Mechjeb can get it close enough if you […] ⮪ Yeah I use maneuver planner for that, but it gives me some expensive differences