Bug #25158
Ejection Angle range on the Maneuver Mode is incorrect. it should be 0 to 359 when it isnt
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Description
First Screenshot is how it is currently:
It is currently 0 to 180 + -180 to 0
Second Screen shot is how it should be:
It should be 0 to 359 in line with https://alexmoon.github.io/ksp/ (or the mod)
and KER, unless I am missing something?
History
#1
Updated by Anth12 about 4 years ago
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- Subject changed from Ejection Angle on the Maneuver Mode is incorrect. to Ejection Angle range on the Maneuver Mode is incorrect. it should be 0 to 359 when it isnt
#2
Updated by Anonymous almost 4 years ago
- Status changed from New to Confirmed
- % Done changed from 0 to 10
I am confirming.
The alexmoon planner linked above, and the TransferWindowPlanner mod, use an abbreviated expression that means
"Burn 130° before your orbit crosses the prograde direction of the starting planet's orbit" to get to an outer-planet destination,
"Burn 150° before your orbit crosses the retrograde direction of the starting planet's orbit" to get to an inner planet.
So the planning tools express the full circle of possible ejection-burn locations as [0°--180°, 0°--180°] where half the circle is measured relative to the retrograde direction of the starting planet. That format, "150° to retrograde," would be the ideal display on the maneuver tool.
If the maneuver tool shows [0°--360°] we can just add/subtract 180° for inner-planet burns, and this a common operation for pilots and navigators. The current display of [−180°--180°] is much more awkward.