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[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 23 points 4 days ago (11 children)

Huh. I would have thought that once they break orbit that the sun's gravity well would do the heavy ~~lifting~~ pulling.

[–] Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world 36 points 4 days ago (1 children)

If you care to learn orbital mechanics, Kerbal Space Program is a great teacher.

[–] kamen@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That one's been sitting unplayed in my library for a very long time. I guess it's time to give it a shot.

And if you want more complicated orbital mechanics there's a ksp mod: Principia which adds n-body orbital mechanics over ksp's relatively simple patched conic orbital simulation.

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