Haruspex (Satellite)

Haruspex Surveillance Satellite
Production information
Manufacturer	Galax Launch Systems
Use	System Surveillance, Battlefield Observation
Tech Base	Inner Sphere (Advanced)
Chassis Type (Size)	Satellite (Medium)
Equipment Rating	E/X-X-F-E
Introduced	3065
Technical specifications
Mass	100 tons
Structural Integrity	1
Station Keeping Thrust	0.1g
Power Plant	GLS SK fusion
Fuel (Type/Range)	None
Communications System	Unspecified
Targeting Tracking System	Unspecified
Armament	2x Thunderbolt 15 2x medium pulse laser
Heat Sinks	8
Armor	Galax Advanced Aero Fibre
Barrier Armor Rating (BAR)	10
Crew	None
BV (2.0)	375

Description

The Haruspex is a Federated Suns unmanned surveillance satellite, the first Inner Sphere-built armed unmanned surveillance satellite known to have been built since the fall of the Star League. Built during the FedCom Civil War, it was designed for both system-level surveillance and planetary battlefield oversight, though the few hastily deployed by the end of the war usually struggled with one or the other. The production run was short and small, lasting only through the first years of the Jihad up to the destruction of Galax Launch Systems's facilites on Galax. It is not known how many remain in service.

Equipment & Capabilities

Recognizing that Lyran forces would try to defeat any surveillance satellites, Katherine Steiner-Davion's generals required that the satellite be wholly new and relatively heavily armed. The Haruspex carries two Thunderbolt 15 launchers and two medium pulse lasers, both automated, to push light threats back and force more dangerous attackers to destroy rather than capture the satellite. Advanced electronic surveillance equipment, still at the cutting edge by 3134, allows the Haruspex to serve its purpose.

Bibliography

• Master Unit List
• Technical Readout: Irregulars