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ERP Launch Platform (ERP-LP)

Note: This is an outdated design. I will upload a newer version soon.

This is called an Exploration Relay Probe - Launch Platform (ERP-LP), but can basically be used as a remote controlled (or manually flown) platform that can be used for any purpose. It moves sluggishly as it's not meant to be used as a ship for travel (although when it does get up to top-speed it will go anywhere you want) rather it's more of a way to have a modular and movable set of space station platforms. I currently use this "Launch Platform" as a small base to prep and launch my ERPs so as to set them off on autopilot to their assigned position in my 3D grid probe network.

-The ship has become much more than a simple "launch platform" for "Exploration Relay Probes (ERPs). It is an exploration, though slow accelerating, in its own right and can haul along the small ships that it finds.
-Added a connector to the bottom so that it can connect to a station/large-ship (great for adding it's solar-array power capacity)
-Added 4 pistons with 3 Connectors (a.k.a. "Triple Ship Docking Hubs") on each giving the platform the abilty to dock 12 small-ships that have a connector (space available once pistons are expanded)
-The cockpit and antennae complex has been reworked above the hub that houses the 4 "Triple Ship Docking Hubs" pistons

Expected Updates:
Will experiment with adding more forward accelerating thrusters and batteries to manage the extra power load (if needed)

Here is a link to the page where I go through my methodology for quickly finding derelicts:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=398301468

Exploration Farm (GPS Version): <--Where you will find THIS ship GPS pin-pointed
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=399347585

Here is a link to my SE Steam Workshop where you can browse through EVERY exploration finds as well as a few designs of my own:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/id/abordoli/myworkshopfiles/?appid=244850

Derelict Summary and Spawn Rarities:
Batch 1-3: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/app/244850/discussions/0/617328967247045667/
Batch 4-?: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/app/244850/discussions/0/617328967248217785/

DarkExcalibur42's "Exploration Ships" Link:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=373064835