If you want to go unmanned, you have to make sure that you circularize a first low orbit while still in direct range of KSC. If it's your first launch, I suggest to make this a manned mission so you have full control of your vessel while trying to establish an orbit. The first satellite should be placed directly atop KSC. This network approach relies on the usage of geosynchronous satellites as relays. The planet Kerbin blocks the signal, so the effective range looks like a half-sphere. The range of the antenna is depicted in green. The KSC (Kerbal Space Center), depicted on the left of Kerbin has an invisible 5Mm omni-antenna that always is powered. The probe still has enough fuel left to do be deorbited back to Kerbin.Ī diagram of a RemoteTech satellite network In fact, this satellite was used for the Mun Relay positions, as the available thrust is more than sufficient to complete the entire injection from LKO (75 km orbit) to the Mun tandem position. The example satellite on the right shows that a relay satellite can be super small and doesn't require much at all. Before launch, enable your satdishes and link them up properly, then you can safely discard the antenna during ascent and don't have useless weight to carry around. Tip: Attach the antenna to your first launcher stage. As SatDishes are disabled by default, you'll immediately lose contact to the vessel right on the launchpad if no antenna is mounted. Remark on interplanetary probes: Interplanetary probes will require a satellite link for most of their travel time. It also might be a good idea to include a docking port somewhere, should it become necessary to expand the array of dishes on your relay sat later on. Makes sense to place 2-4 on your Keo-Relay network satellites, as these are the base for any endeavour, really.
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