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Possible Situations/Configurations:Example:Approach Types:Methodology:
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Ship ManeuverabilityEagle vs. T96s / 1 Mm/sFull Throttle until 6s ETA, then Blue Zone, Full Throttle at 1 Mm/s
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Gravity wellAsteroid belt, small planet, earthlike, gas giantBraking Helix
Full Throttle until 3-4s ETA, then Braking Helix (circling the target at full pitch, steering with roll/yaw to keep ETA at 4-5s), then close Planet Flyby, then if necessary more Braking Helix, then TMFA*
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Distance from star --> initial approach speed100 ls vs. 1000 ls5s Braking LoopFull Throttle until 4-5s ETA, then close Planet Flyby, loop**, then close Planet Flyby, then TFMA
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Full Throttle LoopFull Throttle until 1s ETA, then close Planet Flyby, loop**, full Throttle until 1s ETA, close Planet Flyby (repeat if necessary), then TFMA
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maybe Loops at different throttle down ETAs
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*TFMA = Throttle managed final approach
Blue Zone until 0.1 ls, then Full Throttle "kicks" to match the following distance-ETA combinations: <30 Mm - 5s; <20 Mm - 4s; <15 Mm - 3s; <7 Mm - 2s; Full Throttle at 1-1.3 Mm/s
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**loop throttle settings:50 % during initial turn (best turn rate), back to full throttle at 50-80° pitch to target to accelerate again
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Station candidates***:System/Station:
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Asteroid beltPleione/Stargazer
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Small/light planet 140 lsEpsilon Indi/Mansfield Orbiter
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Small/light planet 500-1500 lsVega/Taylor City
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Earthlike/Volcanic (medium size) 110 lsAulin/Aulin Enterprise
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Earthlike/Volcanic (medium size) 700 lsDelta Pavionis/Schneider Orbiter
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Gas Giant 20-200 ls
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Gas Giant 500-1500 ls
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***Criteria: relatively unobstructed initial approach (clean orbit); station neither too close nor too far away from planet; no moons/binaries
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