How to Pioneer-4, "Leave the Mun in heliocentric orbit" in Kerbal Space Program?
I'm doing historical missions, the Pioneer-4 mission.
One of the contract's requirements is "Leave the Mun in heliocentric orbit".
I've escaped the Mun in an almost perfect circle around Kerbal and still the contract is not fulfill.
Need your help, experienced space manager :-)
Best Answer
"Heliocentric" means "with the Sun at its center", so you shouldn't be orbiting Kerbin, but the Sun.
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How do I leave the MUN in KSP?
Leaving the MunStart by activating the throttle and starting to turn eastward to about 70 degrees. Once your apoapsis has reached ~50km from the surface, cut the throttle. Wait until you are close to the apoapsis (about 20 seconds or so) then tilt your ship so it faces the prograde vector on the navball.How close can you orbit the Mun KSP?
A normal 25 km orbit can be achieved using around 800 m/s delta V. With the 600 m/s provided by a jetpack Kerbals can fly to very low orbit if they use a very efficient ascent profile.How do I leave orbit in KSP?
If you have any fuel left, rotate your craft towards retrograde and burn until periapsis is below 70 km. If not, send a craft with a Klaw up and rendezvous, and then refuel the craft with that. If you have re-entry heating low, you could EVA and use the jetpack and parachute to land.Kerbal Space Program 0.23 - Beginners Guide \u0026 Tutorial - Part 4 Orbiting the Mun
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