General Question Orbital Calculator anywhere?

[XonE32]

Does anyone know of a program or even an MFD that will show the planet positions over time so one can pick a good date for a particular trip? It doesn't have to be Orbiter based like an MFD. I would just like some program that I can run that shows the date and planet positions relative to those dates.

I realize I can sit there in the scenario editor and keep changing the date and watch the planes go round untill I see an alignment that looks favourable, but I was just wondering if there was something else out there that people use for this purpose.

Thanks in advance

XonE 32

 

[Quick_Nick]

Gravity Simulator: http://www.orbitsimulator.com/gravity/articles/what.html
(can simulate the solar system)

Orbita: http://orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=851
(automatically finds a good date)

Ballistic Trajectory Planner: http://astrojava.com/btp/
(accurate porkchop plot)

You'll probably want to check out Orbita and/or the trajectory planner. Orbita is a quick way to get an answer, and the trajectory planner can possibly be more useful if you know what you're doing.

 

[XonE32]

Thanks Quick Nick!

On my way to check em out.

Cheers

XonE 32

 

[tblaxland]

Ballistic Trajectory Planner: http://astrojava.com/btp/
(accurate porkchop plot)

Awesome tool :speakcool:, I hadn't seen that before.