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Collision track. Approach speed at 12.88 m/s. Pod momentum 18.03 kg·m/s, Clamp limit 8.4 kg·m/s. Currently pod momentum is over by 9.632 kg·m/s.TUNINGPOD MOMENTUMCLAMP LIMIT12.88 M/S
t = 0.0s

Pod momentum

18.03kg·m/s

Clamp limit

8.4kg·m/s

12.88 m/s

Collision track. Approach speed at 12.88 m/s. Pod momentum 18.03 kg·m/s, Clamp limit 8.4 kg·m/s. Currently pod momentum is over by 9.632 kg·m/s.

What has to balancep=mvp = mv

What is happening

You arrive at a docking clamp catching a drifting supply pod.

The pod will bounce off instead of latching. The clamp absorbs at most 8.4 kg·m/s, and the 1.4 kg pod is closing too fast.