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Post by argonbalt on Sept 10, 2016 4:53:33 GMT
I am having a tough time with this mission. I am getting incredibly close usually just above the station in orbit. But then every time i try to intercept i get either " Gravity overwhelms acceleration" or "This intercept ends in a collision". I know you have to get it when it skims outside of the atmosphere.
Does anybody have any tips? I am currently using missiles in the attempt.
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aiyel
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Post by aiyel on Sept 10, 2016 5:16:01 GMT
Go high to go low. You want to start by putting yourself into an elliptical orbit with your apo roughly on your planar node with the target, then performing a combination retro and plane change to put your peri at target altitude, then perform a series of small burns at peri to circularize.
Missiles don't behave well at those insane closing velocities, I actually beat it with a laser ship. Popped the crew can.
The challenge is your initial plane change maneuver. Line it up well and the rest just falls into place.
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Post by argonbalt on Sept 10, 2016 5:36:07 GMT
Go high to go low. You want to start by putting yourself into an elliptical orbit with your apo roughly on your planar node with the target, then performing a combination retro and plane change to put your peri at target altitude, then perform a series of small burns at peri to circularize. Missiles don't behave well at those insane closing velocities, I actually beat it with a laser ship. Popped the crew can. The challenge is your initial plane change maneuver. Line it up well and the rest just falls into place. Oh ok i was considering that, Did you use a fly buy or did you not use orbital nodes at all, just eyeball it to coincide. I am also pretty good with the up and over or down and under orbit injection. |
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Post by aiyel on Sept 11, 2016 2:33:41 GMT
Mostly I eyeball it until I'm close, then I set the station as my reference point and go to town
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