TMac3000
Evil Republican
- Joined
- Nov 16, 2008
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- Location
- Flying an air liner to the moon
I know this is one of those things you aren't really supposed to be able to do...but I think I might be close to cracking it.
I started by using a combination of Transfer MFD and the scenario editor to find the Jupiter-Saturn window. Then I entered that information into IMFD on the right screen, and set the current date back to the present.
Then I open a separate IMFD on the left, and set up my Earth-Jupiter leg. I set the arrival date to the same as the departure date on the Jupiter-Saturn leg, and adjusted the Earth depart date to get the lowest oV possible.
THEN I change the Saturn arrival date to get the oV on that leg to match the iV on the Earth-Jupiter leg, and go.
So I'm monitoring my outbound trajectory on IMFD Map as I head out to Jupiter, and I see it is predicting that I will shoot past Jupiter and out to Saturn's orbit! Success?lease: My heart was pounding. I've always wanted to do a slingshot.
Nope When I entered Jupiter's SOI and started setting up Planet Approach, Plan on the Map screen said I was going to wind up about 2 AUs BEHIND Saturn pretty much no matter what I did.
Rats. Was my approach angle at Jupiter wrong? Did I leave at the wrong time?
I was amazed that I could even get out to Saturn orbit! I feel like I am SO close to nailing this once and for all? Can anyone give me a boost over the top?
PS: How you guys doin'?
I started by using a combination of Transfer MFD and the scenario editor to find the Jupiter-Saturn window. Then I entered that information into IMFD on the right screen, and set the current date back to the present.
Then I open a separate IMFD on the left, and set up my Earth-Jupiter leg. I set the arrival date to the same as the departure date on the Jupiter-Saturn leg, and adjusted the Earth depart date to get the lowest oV possible.
THEN I change the Saturn arrival date to get the oV on that leg to match the iV on the Earth-Jupiter leg, and go.
So I'm monitoring my outbound trajectory on IMFD Map as I head out to Jupiter, and I see it is predicting that I will shoot past Jupiter and out to Saturn's orbit! Success?lease: My heart was pounding. I've always wanted to do a slingshot.
Nope When I entered Jupiter's SOI and started setting up Planet Approach, Plan on the Map screen said I was going to wind up about 2 AUs BEHIND Saturn pretty much no matter what I did.
Rats. Was my approach angle at Jupiter wrong? Did I leave at the wrong time?
I was amazed that I could even get out to Saturn orbit! I feel like I am SO close to nailing this once and for all? Can anyone give me a boost over the top?
PS: How you guys doin'?