SSTO Tylo No Refueling Or Docking

Temporary Kerbal Maps has the highest point at about 50 degrees south latitude, at an elevation of 11,280-ish metres. The better part is that from the map, it appears that everything in the immediate area slopes at five degrees or less. However, there are some cliffs to the northeast, which may provide a jumping-off point for a rover-turned-rocket, if we're still entertaining that idea. I've never visited this area, so the map is all I have right now. In theory, Tylo's orbital speed is, where we assume circular orbits to start, GM is the standard gravitational parameter for Tylo (2.82528x10^12), Tylo's surface radius is 600,000 m, and ^(1/2) is understood as taking the square root:

At 0 m:

v = (GM / a)^(1/2)

v = (2.82528x10^12 / 6x10^5)^(1/2)

v = 2170 m/s

At 11,280 m:

v = (GM / a)^(1/2)

v = (2.82528x10^12 / 6.1128x10^5)^(1/2)

v = 2150 m/s

Which saves twenty metres per second on landing and another twenty on takeoff. That does not sound like much but remember that we're at the absolute edge of capability: we still don't know whether this is technically possible. For example, one thing I intend to explore is the touch-and-go landing where the landing gear contact the ground but the vessel does not stop before taking off again.SSTO Tylo No Refueling Or Docking

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