Orion

Orion
Orion
Manufacturer	Roberts Space Industries (RSI)
Role	Heavy Mining
Size	Capital
Crew	4 – 7
Cargo capacity	384 SCU
Production state	In concept; Hull concept complete;
Loaner vehicle	Prospector, MOLE
Pledge
Standalone	US$575
Original	US$325
Availability	Time-limited sales
Specifications
Length	~340 m
Beam	~100 m
Height	~100 m
Mass	26,496,000 kg
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The Orion is a capital mining ship manufactured by Roberts Space Industries (RSI). It is a mobile mining platform that has extensive storage for resources, drone docks, and an on-board refinery, which allows the ship to be operated alone for large-scale mining operations without the need of support vessels. It is currently the largest civilian ship sold by RSI, and the largest mining ship in Star Citizen.^[1]^[2]

Store description

Roberts Space Industries’ goal has always been to make the stars available to individual Citizens. Now, with the RSI Orion mining platform, RSI is letting individuals take over a process formerly controlled by mega-corporations. The Orion’s features include high-grade turret-mounted tractor beam arrays, plenty of mineral storage and a cabin designed by the team that brought you the Aurora and Constellation! The listed Cargo Capacity is only for the dedicated Cargo Room and does not account for the mined material capacity in the storage pods which will be detailed later.

Specifications

Avionics
Component	Manufacturer	Model	Size (Max)	# per mount x total
Radars	TBD	L Radar	Large (Large)	1 x 1
Computers	TBD	M Computer	Medium (Medium)	1 x 1

Systems
Component	Manufacturer	Model	Size (Max)	# per mount x total
Power Plants	TBD	C Power Plant	Capital (Capital)	1 x 2
Coolers	TBD	L Cooler	Large (Large)	1 x 4
Shield Generators	TBD	L Shield Generator	Large (Large)	1 x 3

Propulsion
Component	Manufacturer	Model	Size (Max)	# per mount x Total
Fuel Intakes	TBD	L Fuel Intake	Large (Large)	1 x 2
Fuel Tanks		L Fuel Tank	Large (Large)	1 x 2
Quantum Drives	TBD	L Quantum Drive	Large (Large)	1 x 1
Jump Modules	TBD	L Jump Module	Large (Large)	1 x 1
Quantum Fuel Tanks		C Quantum Fuel Tank	Capital (Capital)	1 x 1

Thrusters
Component	Manufacturer	Model	Type	# per mount x Total
Main Thrusters		Main Thruster	Main	x 4
Main Thrusters		Retro Thrusters	Retro	x 2
Maneuvering Thrusters		Fixed Maneuvering Thruster	Fixed	x 20

Weaponry
Component	Manufacturer	Model	Details	Size (Max)	# per mount x Total
Turrets	TBD	TBD	Remote	TBD (5)	2 x 2
Utility Items		Tractor Beam		3 (3)	1 x 2
Utility Items		Mining Laser		4 (4)	1 x 2

Development

The Orion was revealed in its first concept sale on 2015-02-20,^[3] accompanying the design note of the mining game mechanics.^[4] During its whitebox phase in 2017, It was scaled up by close to 100% in size from its original concept for make room for the interior.^[5]