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[Scav]

What I never fully understood was how they compute the timing of ignition for raising the apoapsis of the GTO in such a manner that the ApA crosses longitude at the desired point.

Then I realized maybe it has something to do with the 180 degree rule, as with dropping your perigee during your re-entry burn.

This is what happens when I give myself time to think.

 

[MaverickSawyer]

That's the orbit where the satellite is always above the same part of land, correct? How do you do that exactly? I've always wanted to try that actually. :lol:

It's a circular orbit at an altitude of 35.79Mm. I use Kulch's Energia, Space Tugs, and his SkyLinkSat, as that is the designed mission. make sure that you deorbit the Smerch tug when you're done. Say NO to space trash! :lol:

 

[Urwumpe]

Funny, but after reading about Adobe firing a few hundred employees, many people noticed that Adobe uses a similar logo as the German Agency For Employment (Responsible for unemployment welfare and finding new employments for unemployed).

 

[Unstung]

Today is Carl Sagan's birthday, he would be 77-years-old.

 

[DanM]

Today is Carl Sagan's birthday, he would be 77-years-old.

Billions and billions of stars​

 

[orb]

Today is Carl Sagan's birthday, he would be 77-years-old.

Universe Today: Carl Sagan’s Influence: Favorite Quotes from Readers

 

[PeriapsisPrograde]

What I never fully understood was how they compute the timing of ignition for raising the apoapsis of the GTO in such a manner that the ApA crosses longitude at the desired point.

Then I realized maybe it has something to do with the 180 degree rule, as with dropping your perigee during your re-entry burn.

This is what happens when I give myself time to think.

You have to take into account the rotation of the earth. I can't recall the period of GTO, but your would burn [math]180+\frac{360*GTO_p}{86,400}[/math] degrees before your desired final longitude.


PS: Anyone know how to make fractions in [math] tags?

EDIT: simplifies to [math]180+\frac{GTO_p}{240}[/math] degrees.

 

[N_Molson]

fftopic:

This should be in the tutorials forum. Off Topic in the Off Topic thread ! :rofl:

Sorry, couldn't help to do that one. :blush:

Other than that, Aldrin really rocks, I mean repairing a "major problem with batteries", and doing it so well it has no influence on the mission, that's pretty awesome ! :lol:



Notice the infamous 91/90 safety check !!

 

[Urwumpe]

PS: Anyone know how to make fractions in [math] tags?

use

\frac{p}{q}

for

[math]\frac{p}{q}[/math]

 

[Spacethingy]

What, you mean like this?

\frac{mind}{matter}

Oh. It doesn't work!

 

[orb]

What, you mean like this?

\frac{mind}{matter}

Oh. It doesn't work!

Inside [math][/math] tags, e.g.:

[math]\frac{mind}{matter}[/math]

is

[math]\frac{mind}{matter}[/math]

More about usage is there: [New Feature] LaTeX Math & Chemical Typesetting

 

[Artlav]

In other news, KSP is now officially awesome:

 

[jangofett287]

* Runs off to get the latest Version/Release Candidate

 

[Spacethingy]

I just think it's a bit

[math]\frac{x}{the top}[/math]

Heeheehee, I'm running with you...

 

[ky]

I won First Place in the Science Fair, with my project using Orbiter!!!! Thanks to those who gave me project suggestions in the Chatbox!

 

[PeriapsisPrograde]

I won First Place in the Science Fair, with my project using Orbiter!!!! Thanks to those who gave me project suggestions in the Chatbox!

Congrats, and Hail Probe!

EDIT: This is better to have its own thread than become a topic here

 

[Columbia42]

I was just over on the Coldplay forums and saw a reference to the "bace" meme in someone's profile. Has that thing spread to other forums?

 

[Pyromaniac605]

It's probably just an Orbinaut who happens to have an account on the Coldplay forums.

 

[Scav]

Let's see how many people are with me on this:

[math] \frac {pressure} {grace} [/math]

 

[DanM]

I was just over on the Coldplay forums and saw a reference to the "bace" meme in someone's profile. Has that thing spread to other forums?

I used to go on Coldplay forums. I can assure you that it was not me, though.