The Arakyd Industries Probe-Mate hyperspace pod was a streamlined hyperdrive- and sublight drive-equipped pod used to transport Viper probe droids through hyperspace.
Specifications[]
A Viper probe droid schematic, featuring the hyperspace pod
The pod was equipped with a fully automated droid brain with astrogation capabilities. It could carry one droid and land at a specific location, though its internal navigation computer was limited to one hyperspace jump. It was routinely launched from an Imperial-class Star Destroyer before entering hyperspace en route to a designated star system.[3]
It was 3.4 meters in length with consumables of up to one month; it had a maximum descent speed through atmosphere of 1,200 kph; and it was equipped with a variety of sensory functions, including a sensor baffler making it difficult to detect. Upon landing on a designated world, the pod was discarded, allowing the Viper probe droid to begin its search.[3]
Typically, Arakyd marketed the pod at 22,500 credits.[3]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization
- Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance
Sources[]
- The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook (First identified as Probe-Mate hyperspace pod)
- The DarkStryder Campaign
- Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back, Second Edition
- Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition
- Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
- Rebellion Era Sourcebook
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 4 (HOT2, The Battle of Hoth)
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 6 (PRO1–2, Arakyd Viper Probe Droid – Probot)
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 11 (STA4, Imperial Star Destroyer) (Indirect mention only)
Star Wars Trading Card Game — The Empire Strikes Back (Card: Probe Droid) (backup link)- Star Wars Trading Card Game — The Empire Strikes Back (Card: Probe the Galaxy) (backup link) (Picture only)
- The Making of The Empire Strikes Back (First identified as probot pod)
- Star Wars Character Encyclopedia