Orbital collector can't be started (activated)

[NoRTHeR1945]

After producing the orbital collector, i can't get it started, although i press the F3 button.

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what you mean you place them on gas planet equator and they mine by them self

[raveman]

You need to use logistic stations on planets to demand the orbital station products.

[mreed2]

An orbital collector may only be place on a gas giant where it must be deployed on the equator. If you aren't on a gas giant, you won't be able to even try to place it.

In addition to being on a gas giant, you must not be in the sail mode. Point yourself directly at the planet and move forward until the "Sail mode Ended" message still appears. Another way to check that you aren't in sail mode is that your position (latitude and longitude, as appears next to the mini-map in the lower left) remains constant when you don't press the movement keys.

[Bobingabout]

1. "Land" on a gas giant (you float above the surface like when you're above water on a planet)
2. Travel to the equator.
3. Place the Orbital collector. You can fit 40 if you space them exactly 10 tiles apart.
4. Back at home, use an interplanetary logistic station to request their products (Hydrogen and either Deuterium or Fire-ice), make sure you have ships in it, those ships will fly to the gas giant and pick up the product.

Note: by default (you can change settings), they'll only fly to a collector to pick up the resources if it will fill the ship, so it may take a while before a ship sets off.

[mikeydsc]

In the past, I had seen an image of a world with a green band at the equator. I have not been able to do it in game yet. Is there a hot key or button to click to see it?

OR

Is that a modded game?

[phillip_lynx]

Originally posted by mikeydsc:

In the past, I had seen an image of a world with a green band at the equator. I have not been able to do it in game yet. Is there a hot key or button to click to see it?

OR

Is that a modded game?

There is a green band at the equator of giants, but sometimes they are hard to see.

Look in the lower left and navigate with Long/Latt values.

[NoRTHeR1945]

thanks problem solved.