Thruster

Thrusters are one of the most important items when it comes to building SV, HV and CV. They are used to move the vessel opposite to the direction they are pointing. Hover Vessels move in two dimensions, so they should have thrusters facing forward, backward, left and right. Other vessels move in three dimensions, so in addition you also need thrusters facing upward and downward.

There are several different thrusters that you can make for each type of vessel. Their specs are listed below, as well as relevant measurements in efficiency.

Hover Vessel

Name	Unlock Level	CPU	Energy In (PU)	Force (kN)	Mass (kg)	Thrust Efficiency (kN/PU)	Thrust-to-Weight (kN/kg)
Thruster S (HV)	3	40	15	55	183	3.67	0.301
Thruster M (HV)	5	88	30	130	268	4.33	0.485
Thruster M (T2) (HV)	10	120	58	185	485	3.19	0.381
Thruster L (HV)	7	145	45	235	390	5.22	0.603
Thruster L (T2) (HV)	12	198	80	345	473	4.31	0.729
Thruster Jet (1x3x1)	12	180	54	250	743	4.63	0.336

Small Vessel

Name	Unlock Level	CPU	Energy In (PU)	Force (kN)	Mass (kg)	Thrust Efficiency (kN/PU)	Thrust-to-Weight (kN/kg)
Thruster S SV	5	56	20	75	184	3.75	0.408
Thruster M SV	7	123	32	170	282	5.31	0.603
Thruster M T2 SV	10	168	36	230	520	6.39	0.442
Thruster L SV	10	203	38	275	406	7.24	0.677
Thruster L T2 SV	12	277	43	380	842	8.84	0.451
Thruster Jet S 1x3x1 SV	10	220	52	300	743	5.76	0.404
Thruster Jet M (2x5x2)/Jet II	12	1470	216	2080	1240	9.63	1.677
Thruster Jet L (3x7x3)/Jet II	15	4680	360	7240	2430	20.11	2.979
Thruster Jet XL (3x10x3)/Jet II	17	6750	425	11000	3060	25.88	3.595
Thruster Jet XXL (3x13x3)/Jet II	20	8870	500	15300	4830	30.60	3.168

Capital Vessel

Name	Unlock Level	CPU	Energy In (kPU)	Thrust Force (MN)	Mass (t)	Thrust Efficiency (MN/kPU)	Thrust-to-Weight (MN/t)
Thruster S CV	7	5336	0.45	7.2	2.36	16	3.051
Thruster M CV	10	13340	0.72	18.1	9.5	25.14	1.905
Thruster L	15	133400	4.61	192	14.8	41.65	12.97
Thruster XL	20	553600	12.4	920	62.9	74.19	14.63

See Also

• RCS