If your orders are to "patrol" (ie. not just "deploy to") then you need to be sure to stay within range of the objective star (stock game I think is 50nm). I draw a circle of radius 50nm and make sure to not leave that during the patrol period (ie. until I get the objective done indication). If you stray too far away from the objective mark, the clock gets reset - in other words, it's not a cumulative time spent in the patrol area, it has to be one continues period.
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