ghrasko
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I am returning back to Orbiter for a very long break and should re-learn a lot of things. Now I try to re-create the distant retrograde orbit (DRO) of Artemis-1 Orbiter when they had filmed Earth eclipsed by Moon as you can see it here Moon eclipses Earth. I use Orbiter 2016 on Windows 10.
I try to define the Orbital elements in Scenario editor (rought estimations at the moment):
Orbit reference: Moon
Frame: ref. equator
MJD: 59911 (2022 nov 28, 00:00)
SMa: 60 000 km
Ecc: 0
Inc: 7 deg
LAN: 0 deg
LPe: 0 deg
eps: 256 deg
My main problem is that it seems it is saving this as a Sun orbit. The current position is OK, but if I close and re-open the Orbital elements dialog, it reverts back to Sun orbit reference. If I run the scenario with time acceleration, it is obvious thatit is not a Moon orbit.
I have the feeling that I totally misunderstand how to use the Scenario editor.
I try to define the Orbital elements in Scenario editor (rought estimations at the moment):
Orbit reference: Moon
Frame: ref. equator
MJD: 59911 (2022 nov 28, 00:00)
SMa: 60 000 km
Ecc: 0
Inc: 7 deg
LAN: 0 deg
LPe: 0 deg
eps: 256 deg
My main problem is that it seems it is saving this as a Sun orbit. The current position is OK, but if I close and re-open the Orbital elements dialog, it reverts back to Sun orbit reference. If I run the scenario with time acceleration, it is obvious thatit is not a Moon orbit.
I have the feeling that I totally misunderstand how to use the Scenario editor.
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