Outpost

File:Outpost.png

An Outpost

Outposts, sometimes called Orbital Outposts to distinguish them from ground-based facilities like Surface Ports and Settlements, are relatively small and modular space stations. They differ significantly from the vastly larger Starports and Asteroid Bases, which are usually the major hubs within a system. Outposts have between three and five Landing Pads, no docking support for large ships, and minimal security emplacements and patrols. They also lack any rotating habitation structures to simulate gravity for occupants, and docked ships are held in place magnetically.

Outpost Types

There are seven Outpost variants, each built to serve a specific economic role: Civilian, Commercial, Industrial, Military, Mining, Scientific, and Unsanctioned.

Name	Example	Image
Commercial Outpost		File:Commercial-Outpost.png
Civilian Outpost		File:CivilianOutpost 001.jpg
Scientific Outpost	Canonn Institute, Col 285 Sector IX-T d3-43	File:Outpost-Col-285-Sector-IX-T-d3-43-A-1-Canonn-Institute.png
Mining Outpost	Robigo Mines, Robigo	File:Robigo-Mining-Outpost.png
Industrial Outpost	al-Din Prospect, Alpha Centauri	File:AlphaCentaurial-DinProspect.png
Military Outpost		File:Outpost Military.jpg
Unsanctioned Outpost		File:Unsanctioned-Outpost-Pirate.png

Colonization Resources

Outposts are Tier 1 in Colonization. If selected as the main (first) station, it can be constructed with the following resources delivered to the colony ship within 4 weeks.

Material	Tons
Water	621
Copper	218
Food Cartridges	94
Semiconductors	58
Power Generators	19
Computer Components	50
Ceramic Composites	497
Insulating Membrane	311
Medical Diagnostic Equipment	13
Titanium	4843
Fruit and Vegetables	50
Polymers	497
Superconductors	100
Water Purifiers	38
Non-Lethal Weapons	13
Liquid Oxygen	1553
CMM Composite	3912
Steel	5588

Notes

• Based on the population data of systems that contain one Outpost and no other habitable structures, Outposts have an estimated population capacity ranging from as low as 10 to as high as 150,000, depending on their size and configuration.
• Unsanctioned Outposts are usually run by Anarchy minor factions and almost always have an active black market. Coupled with Outposts' bare-bones security, they make ideal hubs for Smugglers looking to sell illegal goods or take on missions that involve retrieving illegal salvage. It is also one of the few places that sells E-Breaches.

Videos

• File:Elite Dangerous Low Earth-Like Orbit, Time Lapse
• File:Exploring the Frontier in Elite Dangerous

Gallery

• Outpost inside
  Outpost inside
• Civilian Outpost
  Civilian Outpost
• Military Outpost
  Military Outpost
• Commercial Outpost
  Commercial Outpost
• Scientific Outpost
  Scientific Outpost
• Mining Outpost
  Mining Outpost
• Industrial Outpost
  Industrial Outpost
• Military Outpost
  Military Outpost
• Unsanctioned Outpost in the CR Draco system
  Unsanctioned Outpost in the CR Draco system
• Outpost
  Outpost
• Hauler and Outpost
  Hauler and Outpost
• Asp Explorer and Outpost
  Asp Explorer and Outpost
• Outpost icon
  Outpost icon