Jump range
Jump range is a ship statistic that displays the maximum length of a Hyperspace jump. If the distance to a system is greater than the ship's jump range, then the ship is not able to jump there. A pilot can check their ship's current jump range in the Ship tab of the Internal Panel of the HUD.
Factors
Jump range is primarily determined by the total mass of the ship and the installed Frame Shift Drive (FSD), which can be increased by the following means:
- Frame Shift Drive (SCO)
- Installing a higher class and/or higher grade FSD
- Installing lower-mass versions of other ship modules
- Installing a Guardian Frame Shift Drive Booster
- Engineering an FSD for increased jump range, and other modules for reduced mass
- Carrying less or no cargo
- Carrying less fuel (increasing the frequency of refuelling at stations or fuel scooping)
- FSD Injections
- FSD Supercharging
Ships with lower mass will achieve higher jump ranges with less effort, while ships with higher mass will require more effort just to achieve average jump ranges.
Jump range comparison
Notable documented jump ranges for certain ships are listed below, including some non-pilotable vessels. The Mandalay can achieve a theoretical jump range of at least 99.38 ly assuming it carries only the fuel necessary for a single jump, which represents the current ceiling for jump range potential among conventional ships without FSD injection or overcharging; larger vessels, such as Fleet Carriers, Megaships, and Starports, have proportionally higher jump ranges.
| Vessel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | With optimal module selection | With Engineered modules & Guardian FSD Booster | With FSD Supercharging | |
| Sidewinder Mk I | 8.15 ly | 27.41 ly | ~52 ly | ~208 ly |
| Asp Explorer | 14.10 ly | 32.01 ly | ~80 ly | ~320 ly |
| Diamondback Explorer | 17.03 ly | 46.00 ly | ~83 ly | ~332 ly |
| Krait Phantom | 9.78 ly | 42.27 ly | ~87 ly | ~348 ly |
| Anaconda | 9.66 ly | 45.19 ly | ~98 ly | ~392 ly |
| Mandalay | 33.38 ly | 49.71 ly | ~99 ly | ~396 ly |
| Drake-Class Carrier | 500 ly (max) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| The Gnosis | 500 ly (max) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Dredger | ~500 ly (max) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Freedom Class Survey Vessel CTC-023 | 7,928 ly (Rohini - Gandharvi jump) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Jaques Station | 21,890 ly (Gliese 1269 - Colonia jump) | N/A | N/A | N/A |