Standard Science Probes

Class I Sensor Probe

Range	200.000 km
Delta-v limit	0,5c
Powerplant	Vectored deuterium micro-fusion propulsion
Sensors	Full EM/Subspace and interstellar chemistry pallet for in-space applications
Telemetry	12.500 channels at 12 megawatts

Class II Sensor Probe (Modified Class I)

Range	400.000 km
Delta-v limit	0,65c
Powerplant	Vectored deuterium micro-fusion propulsion, with extended deuterium fuel supply
Sensors	Same instrumentation as a Class I Probe, with addition of enhanced long-range  particle and field detectors and imaging system
Telemetry	15.650 channels at 20 megawatts

Class III Planetary Probe

Range	1.200.000 km
Delta-v limit	0,65c
Powerplant	Vectored deuterium micro-fusion propulsion
Sensors	Terrestrial and gas giant sensor pallet with material smaple and return capability,  and an on-board chemical analysis sub-module
Telemetry	13.250 channels at approximately 15 megawatts
Additional,Data	Limited SIF hull reinforcement. Full range of terrestrial soft landing to subsurface  penetrator missions. Gas giant atmosphere missions survivable to 450 bar pressure.  Limited terrestrial loiter time

Class IV Stellar Encounter Probe (Modified Class III)

Range	3.500.000 km
Delta-v limit	0,60c
Powerplant	Vectored deuterium micro-fusion propulsion supplemented with continuum driver coil,  and an extended maneuvering deuterium supply
Sensors	Triply redundant stellar fields and particles detectors, stellar atmosphere analysis suite
Telemetry	9.780 channels at 65 megawatts
Additional,Data	Six ejectable and survivable radiation flux subprobes.  Deployable for non-stellar energy phenomena

Class V Medium-Range Reconnaissance Probe

Range	43.000.000.000 km
Delta-v limit	Warp 2
Powerplant	Dual-mode matter / antimatter engine.  Extended duration at sub-light,  and limited duration at warp
Sensors	Extended passive data-gathering and recording systems, with full  autonomous mission execution and return system
Telemetry	6.320 channels at 2,5 megawatts
Additional,Data	Planetary atmosphere entry and soft landing capability.  Low observability coatings and hull materials.  Can be modified for tactical applications with addition of custom  sensor countermeasure package

Class VI Communication Relay/Emergency Beacon (Modified Class III)

Range	43.000.000.000 km
Delta-v limit	0,8c
Powerplant	Microfusion engine with high output MHD power tap
Sensors	Standard pallet
Telemetry	9.270 channel RF and subspace transceiver operation at 350 megawatts peak radiated power. 360 omni antenna coverage, 0,0001 arc-second high-gain antenna pointing resolution
Additional,Data	Extended deuterium supply for transceiver power generation and planetary orbit plane changes

Class VII Remote Culture Study Probe (Modified Class V)

Range	450.000.000 km
Delta-v limit	Warp 1,5
Powerplant	Dual-mode matter / antimatter engine
Sensors	Passive data gathering system plus subspace transceiver
Telemetry	1.050 channels at 0,5 megawatts
Additional,Data	Applicable to civilizations up to technology level III.  Low observability coatings and hull materials.  Maximum loiter time: 3,5 months.  Low-impact molecular destruct package tied to anti-tamper detectors

Class VIII Medium-Range Multimission Warp Probe (Modified Photon Torpedo Casing)

Range	120 light years
Delta-v limit	Warp 9
Powerplant	Matter / antimatter warp field sustainer engine. Duration 6,5 hours at warp 9.  MHD power supply tap for sensors and subspace transceiver
Sensors	Standard pallet plus mission-specific modules
Telemetry	4.550 channels at 300 megawatts
Additional,Data	Applications vary from galactic particles and fields research to  early-warning reconnaissance missions

Class IX Long-Range Multimission Warp Probe (Modified Photon Torpedo Casing)

Range	760 light years
Delta-v limit	Warp 9
Powerplant	Matter / antimatter warp field sustainer engine. Duration 12 hours at warp 9. Extended fuel supply for Warp 8 maximum flight duration of fourteen days
Sensors	Standard pallet plus mission-specific modules
Telemetry	6.500 channels at 230 megawatts
Additional Data	Limited payload capacity. Isolinear memory storage of 3.400 kiloquads. Fifty-channel transponder echo. Typical application is emergency log-message capsule on homing trajectory to nearest starbase or known Starfleet vessel position

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