Editing transponder

In Orbiter, most spacecraft and space stations have '''transponders''' (more realisically ''beacons''). These allow precise velocity and location matching with the Docking [[heads up display|HUD]], usually as a precursor to precision docking with [[instrument docking system|IDS]].

To set a vessel's transponder frequency, using the COM/NAV Receiver [[MFD]] and edit the XPDR line.

To find a vessel's transponder frequency without changing focus to it, use the Object Info window (ctrl-I).

To track a transponder, use the COM/Nav Receiver [[MFD]] to tune a nav receiver to the transponder frequency. Then use the Docking [[MFD]] (with shift-n to select which receiver is in use) or the Docking [[heads up display|HUD]] (with ctrl-R to select the receiver). Note that transponders do not have infinite range.

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-In [[Orbiter]], most spacecraft and space stations have '''transponders''' (more realistically ''beacons''). These allow precise velocity and location matching with the Docking [[heads up display|HUD]], usually as a precursor to precision docking with [[instrument docking system|IDS]].
+In Orbiter, most spacecraft and space stations have '''transponders''' (more realisically ''beacons''). These allow precise velocity and location matching with the Docking [[heads up display|HUD]], usually as a precursor to precision docking with [[instrument docking system|IDS]].
-==Reallife transponders==
-Orbiters '''transponders''' are similar to the tracking beacons used by rockets and planes, which are also called '''transponders'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transponder]. Those devices reply to a special radar signal by emitting a stronger signal of the same way as response, usually encoded with status information, like altitude and speed.
-In orbiter, the beacons are modelled like they transmit vehicle name, radius vector and relative velocity vector to the radar which activates them.
-==Using transponders in orbiter==
 To set a vessel's transponder frequency, using the COM/NAV Receiver [[MFD]] and edit the XPDR line.