Advanced Question Orbit deflection?

[atuhalpa]

I was playing around with the asteroid 2009 DD45 (at least in its orbiter hypothetical configuration) trying to deflect it by changing it's velocity, inclination or eccentricity by ramming it with the stock DG. Since it's estimated mass in my iteration of it is 124 Gigagrams, and it is only 50 meters in diameter, will ramming the stock DG into it ever deflect it? Does Orbiter's physics engine allow this kind of interaction? And if so, what element would be the most efficient to deflect it with, velocity, inclination or eccentricity?

 

[NukeET]

Orbiter has no collision detection...yet.

 

[Andy44]

If the asteroid is defined as a vessel and you add a docking port to it, sure you can thrust it.

If it's defined as a planet, then you could land on it but it's orbit remains fixed no matter what.

PS. This raises another question: what happens if two "planet" objects in Orbiter collide?

 

[2552]

They'll just go right through each other.

 

[NukeET]

PS. This raises another question: what happens if two "planet" objects in Orbiter collide?

:threadjacked:

Sounds like a very old movie title...

 

[SlyCoopersButt]

Wonder what would happen to a vessel caught in between. My guess would be Orbiter crashes or you get sent beyond light speed or nothing if landed.

 

[Andy44]

I think your vessel gets popped like a zit.