Developed in the early 23rd century for the Free States of Earth, the Mitsudaya-Starbus Eagle Prospector was designed as a dedicated mining ship, equipped with a robust asteroid grinder and an impressive cargo hold. An angled thruster layout prevents thrust against ringroids during approach, and twin main engines provide more than enough thrust for interlunar travel. -In-Game Description
| Make | Mitsudaya-Starbus |
|---|---|
| Low-Stress | 2 |
| Drone hardpoints | 2 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Dry mass | 27,500 kg |
| Cargo bay | 125 m^3 |
| Processed cargo | 14,000 kg |
| New price | 2,539,999 E$ |
| Hull Length | 50.1 m |
| Hull Width | 14.6 m |
| Min. Cargo Bay Width | 4.8 m |
The Eagle Prospector is a dedicated mining ship. It is equipped with an asteroid grinder capable of breaking up and ingesting small asteroids. Angled, rear mounted thrusters stay safely out of the way of mining operations, but become unwieldy when the cargo shifts or fills the front of the cargo bay.
Variants
| Name | High-Stress | Low-Stress | Drone hardpoints | Docking bays | Crew | Dry mass | Cargo bay | Engines | Stripped hull price | Variant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Prospector | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 27,500 kg | 125 m^3 | 2 | 184,099 E$ | |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 29,500 kg | 40 m^3 | 4 | 297,499 E$ | Racing |
| Peacock Prospector | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 27,500 kg | 125 m^3 | 2 | 297,949 E$ | Luxury interior influences crew morale towards happy |
| Vulture Prospector | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 37,500 kg | 90 m^3 | 2 | 455,449 E$ | Drone hardpoints replaced with a high-stress hardpoint |
| Pelican Prospector | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 62,000 kg | 240 m^3 | 2 | 860,449 E$ | Larger cargo bay, grinders replaced with excavator |