Orbital jumper

Orbital jumper "It's borrowed, but I've taken kind of a fancy to it."

- Etahn A'baht

The Poranji orbital jumper was a light shuttle produced by Poranji.

Characteristics
The orbital jumper was a 3-meter long light shuttle designed for short-range applications such as intercontinental travel or transit from the ground to orbital facilities such as space stations or skyhooks. Unmodified units had only repulsorlift engines for primary motive power and had limited ion drives for maneuvering, and so they were unable to travel beyond orbital space. They were generally unarmed, and were able to carry a total of four Human-sized beings including the pilot. The Poranji orbital jumper was the smallest ground-to-orbit craft licensed for use on Coruscant.

Some models were upgraded to leave orbit and were capable of traveling as far as a nearby moon. This was not common, as there were numerous alternative methods of in-system travel which were faster, less expensive, and more efficient.

History
Poranji's orbital jumper model was first known to be used around 16 ABY. They were considered a coveted status symbol among the youth of the Core Worlds. One vehicle of this class was parked at Ackbar's residence on Victory Lake in the early stages of the Black Fleet Crisis. General Etahn A'baht found the ship appealing, and he was able to borrow it for his transit from Coruscant to his flagship, Intrepid. He quickly took a liking to the craft, and asked his deck officer, Marty, to take good care of it.

Leia Organa Solo also had an orbital jumper, which she used to visit Mon Mothma later in the crisis.

Behind the scenes
The ship A'baht flies the jumper to is identified once as the Glorious, but the Glorious had already been established as being away from Coruscant in pursuit of the Teljkon Vagabond and A'baht's flagship was identified as the Intrepid both earlier and later in the book.

Appearances

 * Before the Storm
 * Tyrant's Test