5. Suppose you want to escape Kerbin altogether and travel to other planets. Show that departing from low- Kerbin orbit

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5. Suppose you want to escape Kerbin altogether and travel to other planets. Show that departing from low- Kerbin orbit

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5. Suppose you want to escape Kerbin altogether and travel to other planets. Show that departing from low- Kerbin orbit (LKO) at an altitude of 70km requires less total AV as compared to transferring to Kerbin Syncronous Orbit (KSO) at 3470 km and then departing from that orbit. (Hint: You must consider the Oberth Effect).
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