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The Caspian Explorer from Elite Dangerous docked in a station bay.
Exploration / Elite Dangerous

Caspian Explorer

BY Zorgon Peterson ↗

A large exploration ship that works with several Mk II modules, with a laden FSD range of 19.38 LY.

Crew
1 + 3 multi-crew seats
Length
126.7 m
Role
Exploration
Class
Large
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MISSION PROFILE

Built to go far.

Frontier says the Caspian Explorer integrates with several Mk II modules, giving it a long hyperjump range, optimised orbital glides, thruster control and a large FSD supercharge capacity. Its store page credits Zorgon Peterson with packing in plenty of internal module slots.

The ship is listed for large landing pads, with three extra multi-crew seats.

BEST FOR
Long-range exploration, per Frontier.
TRADEOFF
Manoeuvrability is rated 2 out of 10, and it needs a large landing pad.

Technical manifest

Top speed
205 m/s
Boost speed
283 m/s
Manoeuvrability
2 / 10
FSD range, laden
19.38 LY
FSD range, unladen
21.83 LY
Shields
196
Armour
621
Mass
825 T
Cargo capacity
96 T
Fighter bay
Available
Landing pad
Large
Dimensions (L × W × H)
126.7 × 104.5 × 27.6 m
Elite Dangerous Gamestore, checked 2026-11-06 ↗

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