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    Flight Question basic question about MAIN ENGINE BURNS

    thanks much for the detailed info fellows. hmmm, interesting... "What you want to do is lower your orbit (retrograde burn) to lower your orbital period. This means over the course of an orbit, the angular distance between you and the target will be reduced. Eventually you will catch up and...
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    Flight Question basic question about MAIN ENGINE BURNS

    howdy, so i would like to nail down something that seems to be the case but i haven't encountered it codified anywhere: in regards to main engine burns, basically, do you only do it in 4 directions? and basically, i'm thinking that mebs are for significant course changes... so they're only...
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    neal stephenson's anathem a great orbiter ad!

    howdy, first timer here! just downloaded and installed orbiter and i am stunned by how deep and truly educational it is! and that educational factor works out perfectly for me because i sought orbiter out to get a handle on the phsyics stuff that came up during a really thrilling part in the...
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