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Duna and Beyond

Launch: Polar II-IV

1/8/2017

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Customer:
  • Integrated Integrals
Mission Objectives:
  1. Place satellite into designated polar orbit around Kerbin.
Crew:
  • ​None
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Year 3, day 391: POLAR II

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The launch window called for another night launch.
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The satellite finally crosses into the daytime side of the planet.
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The upper stage probably deployed the satellite too early, resulting in the satellite not having enough fuel to insert into the correct orbit.

Year 3, day 414: POLAR III

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POLAR III launched into the incorrect inclination, and was terminated before reaching a stable orbit.

Year 4, Day 12: POLAR IV

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The problem launching into negative inclinations will be sorted out later. In the meantime, it's back to launching at night.
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Launch and satellite deployment were nominal.
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A 12.8m/s burn at apoapsis places the satellite into a stable orbit.
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Then, a 106m/s burn at periapsis raises the apoapsis to over 4.6Mm.
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A long, 426m/s burn at apoapsis circularizes into an intermediate orbit.
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One final short burn adjusts the apoapsis.
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