the spacebuild satellite challenge

[Urablahblah]

Originally Posted by CCFreak2K

It's even simpler than that, actually: you just need to A) keep above the atmosphere and know which jets to turn on to increase height. The gravity will keep pulling you back anyway, and you can either jet away from the planet or jet along its tangent (increasing velocity and counteracting gravity). The satellite doesn't need to know which planet to orbit because the rocket would have already slotted it into orbit over the appropriate planet.

Unless I am unaware of an addon or something, there is no gravity of planets as soon as you get out of the atmosphere in spacebuild. So no, there is no way to obtain natural orbit in GM.

[Riddler]

I don't know if this helps mutch but I made stargate drones circle a player by useing the same principle as the holo sphere, perhapse if you make the satalite follow GPS cordinates you could just apply this on a biger scale?

[Ramishen]

That or creat artificial gravity using a vector thruster on the sattelite that becomes stronger as it nears the planet and go with the other method.

[-=Fox=-]

Originally Posted by Urablahblah

Unless I am unaware of an addon or something, there is no gravity of planets as soon as you get out of the atmosphere in spacebuild. So no, there is no way to obtain natural orbit in GM.

Um... Spacebuild Gravity Module and Spacebox both provide realistic gravity around spacebuild planets.

Yes it is a "natural" orbit, as there lies the capability for all kinds including elliptical, circular and halo orbits as well. As for keeping in orbit all you need to know is the distance to the ground and sensors to detect and correct differences.

Also, for calculating equivalent circular orbits, in the event that you are in an elliptical orbit, take the average of your altitude and velocity from both perigee and apogee of your orbit.

(Perigee + Apogee) / 2 = Equivilent circular orbit.
Apply that to both Velocity and Altitude reading for both Perigee and Apogee of the orbit.

Just thought you'd like to know

[woo482]

Why dont you just use a Geo stationery orbit ?? and place the satellite above the planet and leave it there ?

[AzraelUK]

Because that's not orbiting it, as the planets in Spacebuild don't rotate.