Titan

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Titan
Base Data
Radius	128.7 km
Gravity	1.35m/s2
Timewarp Height	40 km
Color	Hex: #b38c4d RGB: 179,140,77
Atmospheric Data
Atmospheric height	40 km
Curve	13
Orbit Data
Semi-major axis	48874.8 km
Eccentricity	0°
Argument of periapsis	0°

Titan is the largest moon of Saturn, the second-largest in the Solar System and larger than most of the dwarf planets in the Solar System. It is the only moon known to have an atmosphere, and is the only known object in space other than Earth, which has clear evidence of stable bodies of liquid material.

Titan's lakes and atmosphere visible here.

Geography

Titan has a moderately mountainous surface, similar to Venus or Ganymede, with small patches of flat terrain, such as the one at the Shangri La Ocean landmark.

Liquid Oceans

There are three large unnamed "oceans" of liquid present on the surface of Titan, spread approximately equally apart from one another. Unlike real Titan lakes, which are on average usually tens of meters deep at most, some of the in game lakes are a few hundred meters deep.

Landmarks

There are three landmarks (Fensal Ocean, Senkyo Ocean, Shangri La Ocean) on the surface of Titan. Despite their real life counter parts being dry, dark deserts (low albedo regions), the landmarks do have liquid at or near them.

A rocket floating in one of Titan's oceans.

Atmosphere

Titan's atmosphere is extremely thick and dense, making it extremely ideal for aerobraking and aerocaptures. These maneuvers need to be limited to the upper atmosphere, as lower altitudes will slow the craft enough to deorbit completely.

Due to the high drag, parachutes opened early will cause crafts to descend at very slow speeds, analogous to the atmosphere of Venus. With timewarp, descents can take quite long. Thus, it is recommended to open parachutes at lower altitudes.

Orbit

In SFS, Titan's orbit is perfectly circular. It orbits Saturn at a distance of approximately 49,000 km.

Uses

Titan's high gravity (compared to other objects in the Saturn system) makes it very idea for gravity assists. Titan assists can be used to decelerate a spacecraft before performing a Saturn orbit insertion, increase or decrease a craft's orbit, or eject a spacecraft out of Saturn's SOI entirely. For example, the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft used numerous Titan assists to alter its trajectory to perform flybys of other moons. It also used a Titan assist as part of is Grand Finale retirement sequence, where a Titan assist lowered Cassini's periapsis between Saturn's atmosphere and the inner rings.