The Type 15, 15A, and 16 Shuttlepods are small shuttle vehicles carried aboard almost all Federation starships. Most shuttlepods are only capable of carrying two people and are limited to sublight travel across relatively short interplanetary distances.
PRODUCTION BASE: Starbase 134 Integration Facility, Rigel VI
TYPE: Light short-range sublight shuttle
ACCOMMODATION: Two; pilot and systems manager
POWER PLANT: Two 500 millicochrane impulse driver engines, eith DeFl 657 hot gas RCS thrusters. Three sarium krellide storage cells.
DIMENSIONS: Length, 3.6 m; beam, 2.4 m; height, 1.6 m
MASS: 0.86 metric tonnes
PERFORMANCE: Maximum delta-v, 12,800 m/sec
ARMAMENT: Two Type IV phaser emitters
Type 15 Shuttlepods:
PRODUCTION BASE: Starbase 134 Integration Facility, Rigel VI
TYPE: Light short-range sublight shuttle
ACCOMMODATION: Two; pilot and systems manager
POWER PLANT: Two 500 millicochrane impulse driver engines, eight DeFl 657 hot gas RCS thrusters. Three sarium krellide storage cells
DIMENSIONS: Length, 3.6 m; beam, 2.4 m; height, 1.6 m
MASS: 0.97 metric tonnes
PERFORMANCE: Maximum delta-v, 13,200 m/sec
ARMAMENT: Two Type IV phaser emitters
Type 15A Shuttlepods:
PRODUCTION BASE: Starbase 134 Integration Facility, Rigel VI
TYPE: Medium short-range sublight shuttle
ACCOMMODATION: Two; pilot and systems manager
POWER PLANT: Two 750 millicochrane impulse driver engines, eight DeFl 635 hot gas RCS thrusters. Four sarium krellide storage cells.
DIMENSIONS: Length, 4.8 m; beam, 2.4 m; height, 1.6 m
MASS: 1.25 metric tonnes
PERFORMANCE: Maximum delta-v, 12,250 m/sec
ARMAMENT: Two Type IV phaser emitters
Type 16 Shuttlepods:
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