Kerbal Space Program 1.12.5.3190 Utility

CommNet Calculator

Check the required signal strength for any DSN connection, and scale the power of your probes and relays to maintain contact with the KSC.

Mission setup

01 / Route

Destination

Tracking Station level

DSN range modifier

Use extra groundstations Enabled: the selected Tracking Station strength is the Kerbin-side endpoint. Disabled: use a player-built relay satellite in Kerbin orbit.

Use Kerbin relay satellite?

Receiver probe

02 / Far end

Stock antenna preset

Antenna count

Kerbin relay satellite

03 / Home end

Relay antenna preset

Relay antenna count

Planning note: This is a range-budget calculator, not a network simulator. Line of sight, body occlusion, terrain, relay placement, and the local Kerbin-orbit leg to the Tracking Station still need mission-design attention.