Deneb
Deneb - Medium freighter 
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| Manufacturer | Albr Corp | |
| Ship statistics | ||
| Price | 424,104 Cr | |
| Hull Mass | 175 t | |
| Capacity | 430 t | |
| Cargo capacity | 360 t | |
| Crew | min. 2 | max. 3 |
| Equipment | ||
| Hyperdrive mount | yes | Default class: 4 |
| Scoop mounts | 2 | |
| Max cabins | 50 | |
| Weapon mounts | 2 | |
| Max missiles | 2 | |
| DeltaV | ||
| Fuel tank capacity | 225 t | |
| Exhaust Velocity | 23,900 km/s | |
| deltaV | empty: 19,758 km/s | full: 7,557 km/s |
| Acceleration | ||
| Forward acceleration | empty: 2.1 G | full: 2.06 G |
| Reverse acceleration | empty: 1.81 G | full: 1.41 G |
| Up acceleration | empty: 2 G | full: 1.76 G |
| Down acceleration | empty: 1.3 G | full: 1.35 G |
| Lateral acceleration | empty: 1.3 G | full: 1.35 G |
| Angular acceleration | empty: - | full: - |
| Atmospheric characteristics | ||
| Atmo. shield mount | yes | |
| Atmo. pressure limit | 5.7 atm | |
| Lift coefficient | 0.81 | |
| Aerodynamic stability | 2.1 | |
| Frontal drag | 0.08 | |
| Sideways drag | 0.25 | |
| Top drag | 0.89 | |
Description
The Deneb was designed as a low cost, no frills, atmospheric capable shuttle for ferrying goods (or passengers if the cargo hold is pressurised and seats fitted) from a planet's surface to orbital stations or large cargo ships in a low orbit and vice versa.
Its large cargo bay doors allow it to be loaded / unloaded quickly, meaning less time spent docked between trips.
The Deneb is not a fast ship but its engine is very fuel efficient and reliable. Couple this with the fact that it can glide from a low orbit to a planet’s surface using virtually no fuel, even landing at larger airports runways, make this ship a very attractive purchase for independent courier companies on a tight budget.
Improvements and changes
Later versions were fitted with crew cabins allowing the Deneb to be used for longer inter-planetary trips. This also allowed the Deneb to be fitted with a hyperdrive for inter-system travel.
With longer travel distances and slow acceleration, the Deneb became a preferred target for pirates, so a gun point was also added and 8 missile slots making it a risky target for all but the most determined pirates.
Other uses
Other common aftermarket configurations include:
- Lush cabins fitted for use as an executive shuttle
- Sensor arrays and science labs fitted for deep space research missions
The military has also been known to fit long range ECM / jamming / sensing equipment for "electronic warfare" roles and fitting multi missile launchers to turn the Deneb into a "missile boat".
