Eli5, Why are planets orbits elliptical and not circular?

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  • But one should just be aware that KSP simplifies by only tracking the strongest source of gravity. This turns all orbits into actual ellipses. But there is a mod called Principia that replaces it with the proper thing, thus allowing for very chaotic (but cool) flight paths using less thrust.

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