Difference between revisions of "Autopilot"

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Revision as of 20:46, 19 December 2006

Orbiter supports a few basic autopilot modes, which make it easier to perform many important maneuvers.

  • Killrot - kill all rotational velocities. Makes the vehicle stop its rotation in the global frame.
  • Prograde - orient in direction of flight
  • Retrograde - orient against direction of flight
  • Normal - orient 90° to the orbit plane.
  • Anti-normal - orient -90° (opposite direction of normal) to the orbit plane.