Laythe is the innermost of the five natural satellites of Jool. Although mostly covered in seas, Laythe has numerous rocky, sandy islands. Laythe is tidally locked to Jool. Synchronous orbits around Laythe are not possible, as they would lie outside of its SOI, at a …

Sep 23, 2024 · Laythe is the innermost moon in the Jool system. With a similar size and gravity well as Kerbin, as well as liquid water and an atmosphere with comparable pressure and composition, it is naturally a desirable location for the Kerbals to colonize the outer reaches of …

Jul 8, 2020 · Basically, just test the lander/rover design on Kerbin from around 85km orbit. The biggest difference between Laythe and Kerbin is atmospheric height, as Laythe has a 50km atmosphere. 15t payload or wet mass... Seems a bit high Use wings and control surfaces just as a help for not going all spinny.

Mar 10, 2022 · I've been planning my first manned Laythe mission and want to ask the pro players here for advice :) I have been playing KSP for over 200 hours, I guess, so I'm not a newbie. My plan is to fly with this SSTO to LKO, refill it there, dock with a transfer stage and then fly to Laythe, land there and fly back using the SSTO.

Dec 4, 2018 · Standard KSP mission, you have a massive starting ship, which brings you all the way to Laythe. The entire ship lands, gets back into orbit, then back to Kerbin. This method is a lot simpler, but the fuel planning is going to be difficult as you'll need a lot more fuel.

Oct 19, 2016 · Going to Jool and want to save fuel without burning up in the atmosphere? You've come to the right place! This tutorial will show how to get directly to Laythe, aerobrake and return to an orbit around Jool. If you want to know how to get directly to Jool, click here.

Laythe is the closest moon of Jool, and is a notably Kerbin-like world. It has large oceans and some small islands. Laythe has an atmosphere, and a parachute can be used to slow down a lander.

Laythe is is the innermost moon of Jool, and the second-largest moon in the Kerbolar System after Tylo. It is also the only moon with an atmosphere in the Kerbolar System. Although in the analogous position of Io, it has more in common with the Saturnian moon Titan, due to …

Apr 3, 2015 · My laythe lander is a 16T rocket based SSTO which should be able to do the round trip. 2 basic jet engines and a LV30. I've added some small chutes to help reducing speed (I'll still need a boost to avoir crashing).

May 15, 2013 · Getting from Kerbin to Laythe can be done fairly cheaply, I think 3,000dv should be more than adequate assuming you go for the optimal transfer window, are careful with your trajectory while en route to Jool and you aerobrake.