Well yeah, that’s how orbits work. You accelerate down to your periapse, the closest point to the body you’re orbiting, then slow down on the way up to your apoapse, the furthest point. Thus the probe will keep accelerating until it gets to its closest point to the sun.
Well yeah, that’s how orbits work. You accelerate down to your periapse, the closest point to the body you’re orbiting, then slow down on the way up to your apoapse, the furthest point. Thus the probe will keep accelerating until it gets to its closest point to the sun.
Thanks, Jimmy Neutron