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[–] buckykat@hexbear.net 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

An orbit will always pass through the altitude of last impulse.

[–] knightly@hexbear.net 10 points 1 week ago

Yeah, impacts might throw debris into more steeply elliptical orbits but unless another impact at apogee gives the debris more momentum then the average level of the orbit would remain the same.

[–] Des@hexbear.net 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

you're right i completely forgot you have to circularize to actually create a new higher orbit it was way too late at night when i realized that

don't tell the other old timers on the kerbal space program forums i made this mistake

[–] buckykat@hexbear.net 2 points 1 week ago

[Jeb saluting while grinning madly]