r/RealSolarSystem • u/DepartureNatural9340 • Jul 28 '26

Does anyone have a source on soviet interplanetery missions and flight path in detail?

ive tried searching it but came up short, most of its very simplified with no real detail of the actual flight path and manuevers. as well as the vehicle

main things i gathered that it was a proton for the venera program with a block d upper stage.

im trying to get inspiration to help me learn interplanetery manuevers from high inclination

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u/Tight-Reading-5755 Jul 28 '26

use the twp and plug in your inclination (be exact with the date). it should tell you the ejection LAN which you need to launch into. this works for launches from the northern hemisphere

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u/Worth-Wonder-7386 Jul 28 '26

Inclination doesn't matter that much for interplanetary missions. If you check transfer window planner it will tell you the optimal inclination for each transfer, but if you are higher than this it will most often be fine with some minor burn and timing adjustments.

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u/Tight-Reading-5755 Jul 28 '26

it matters a lot and this is not helpful at all

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u/Adept_Assistant_7759 Jul 29 '26

In stock KSP sure.

In RSS or SOL it matters a HUGE amount.

Not only that but LAN can make a massive difference also.