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ISL - Squatina-IO 38 Prospector

A medium size shuttle with a large grid ore detector attached at the rear, designed for surveying asteroids and planet/lunar surfaces for ore.

For a rover fulfilling the same role, try the Prospector-RO 31.

Find the non-DLC version here

The Squatina has limited cargo space, in exchange for extra batteries and a longer range. It is also able to escape planetary gravity, and so can be used as a personal shuttle.

Tools, Scripts & Weapons:
2 front mounted Gatling Guns
PAM Script - For Docking and aligning with gravity
SAM Script - Autopilot
Blarg's Ascent Cruise Control - for power efficient ascent to space

Power:
9 Large Batteries
1 Oxygen tank
1 Hydrogen Generator

Movement & Control:
1 Cockpit
1 Remote Control
3 Gyroscopes
38 Small Atmospheric Thrusters
5 Large Ion Thrusters
45 Small Ion Thrusters

Cargo Space
Connector
2 Small containers - Not designed for carrying cargo

Miscellaneous:
1 (Large Grid) Ore Detector - to be built separately and attached after printing the ship
2 Spotlights
Navigation Lights
Repair Projector

When printing this shuttle using the ISL - Small Ship Printer or a similar set up, please note that projections are not able to extend to subgrids. This means that the large grid ore detector attachment (1 Large Grid Ore Detector & 1 Advanced Rotor Head) will have to be built separately and then attached to the ship. There is enough space between where the detector sits and the thrusters of the squatina to allow the rotor to turn 360 degrees without colliding.

This ship has an empty mass of 62454 kgs, and can fly at a maximum tilt of 90 degrees below horizon.

All Programmable blocks are turned off in this blueprint and all toolbars are the same from the cockpit and remote control.

All ships in this set have a Merge block (front mounted on this ship) and can be printed using a welder wall with one (large grid) piston. However in this design the merge block should be ground down after printing, all blocks that require removal are painted bright red.

Toolbar 1
1. Thrusters All On
2. Thrusters All Off
3. Thrusters Braking On
4. Thrusters Braking Off
5. Lights On/Off
6. Connector Switch Lock
7. Landing Gear Lock
8. Landing Gear Unlock
9.

Toolbar 2
1. Battery Discharge
2. Battery Recharge
3. Camera Front
4. Camera Underside
5. Camera Top
6. Gatling Gun Control
7.
8. Ore Detector On/Off
9. Antenna Broadcast On/off

Toolbar 3
1. PB [PAM] "up"
2. PB [PAM] "down"
3. PB [PAM] "apply"
4.
5. PB [PAM] "Align"
6. PB [PAM] "homepos"
7.
8.
9. H2 Generators On/Off

Toolbar 4
1. PB [SAM] "prev"
2. PB [SAM] "next"
3. PB [SAM] "select"
4. PB [SAM] "screen"
5.
6. PB [SAM] "add"
7. PB [SAM] "remove"
8. PB [SAM] "start"
9. PB [SAM] "stop"

Toolbar 6
1. Ascent Cruise Control On/Off
2.
3.
4. Parachute Hatches Open/Close
5. Repair Projector On/Off