Our tried-and-true 3-satellite communications network is coming to Minmus. Successful use of the constellation around both Kerbin and Mun have deterred engineers from implementing more complex solutions, although they certainly thought about them. The satellite will carry two dishes and one antenna. The antenna will serve for the local omni network while the dishes allow for direct comms to Mun and indirect comms to Kerbin, routed through the IP ComSats. A lofty 1,150km orbit will provide for a very stable constellation once all satellites are in place. The transfer stage contains a probe core that will allow for any remaining fuel to be used to send the stage into Minmus for impact experiments in the future.
We are on are way down for a close pass of Minmus and want to make a vert small 0.2m/s correction burn along the way to get us closer to 15km, the more precise we can make our initial placement of the satellite the longer it will be before we have to perform any orbital maintanence on the constellation as things slowly drift out of place.
