Hutton Orbital

Poor, Small population Extraction economy (Independent, Confederacy)

— In-Game Description

Hutton Orbital is an Outpost located in the Alpha Centauri system. It orbits Eden, which orbits the star Proxima Centauri.

Hutton Orbital is notorious for being extremely far from the system's hyperspace jump arrival point at Alpha Centauri A. The distance is 6,784,404 ls, or 0.22 ly. It takes about an hour and a half at full throttle to get to Hutton Orbital from the arrival point.

Hutton Orbital is the home of two rare commodities: Centauri Mega Gin and The Hutton Mug.

Outfitting[]

Hardpoints[]

Various class 3 fixed, turreted and gimbaled lasers and cannons. No Plasma Accelerators.
Mining Laser 1D, 2D
Torpedo Pylon 1I, 2I
Missile Rack (Dumbfire) 1B, 2B
Missile Rack (Seeker) 1B, 2B
Mine Launcher 1I
Rail Gun 1D
Pulse Laser (Gimballed) 1G, 2F
Pulse Laser (Fixed) 2E
Burst Laser (Gimballed) 1G
Burst Laser (Turret) 2F
Beam Laser (Gimballed) 1E, 2D
Multi-cannon (Gimballed) 1G, 2F
Multi-cannon (Turret) 1G, 2F
Cannon (Gimballed) 1E, 2D
Cannon (Turret) 1F

Utility Mounts[]

Internals[]

Power Plant 2E, 2D, 2C, 2B, 3E, 3D, 3C, 3B
Thrusters 2E, 2D, 2C, 2B, 3E, 3D, 3C, 3B, 4D, 3C, 4A, 5E, 5D, 5B, 5A
Frame Shift Drive 2E, 2D, 2C, 2B, 3E, 3D, 3C, 3B
Life Support 4D, 4C, 4B
Power Distributor 1D, 1C, 1B, 1A, 2D, 2C, 2B, 2A, 3E, 3D, 3C, 3B, 3A
Fuel Tank 1C, 2C, 3C, 4C, 5C, 6C
Refinery 1E, 1D, 1C, 1B, 1A, 2E, 2D, 2C, 2B, 2A
Fuel Scoop 1E
Detailed Surface Scanner 1C
Basic Discovery Scanner 1E
Intermediate Discovery Scanner 1D
Advanced Discovery Scanner 1C
Prospector Limpet Controller 1E, 1D, 1C, 1B, 3E, 3D, 3C, 5E, 5D, 5C, 5B
Hatch Breaker Limpet Controller 1E, 1D, 1C, 1B, 3D, 3C, 3B
Cargo Rack 2E, 3E, 4E, 5E, 6E
Standard Docking Computer 1E
Auto Field-Maintenance Unit 3C, 5D, 6D
Frame Shift Drive Interdictor 1E, 1D, 1C, 2E, 2D, 2C, 2B, 3D, 3C, 3B, 3A, 4D, 4C, 4B, 4A,
Shield Generator 2E, 2C, 3D, 3C, 3B, 4C, 4B, 4A, 5C, 5B, 5A, 6D, 6C, 6B

Notes[]

There was a community vote for a new rare item, and The Hutton Mug idea was submitted and won.^[1] This led to a community goal to ship scrap to Hutton Orbital to start production.^[2] It was a success, in spite of a player-instigated blockade.^[3]
Hutton Orbital has a counterpart in Eol Procul Centauri in the Colonia Region named Hutton Moon. However, Hutton Moon is only 35.27 ls away from the arrival star.
There is a well-known joke that players can get a free Anaconda by simply visiting Hutton Orbital. This is impossible, as Hutton Orbital has no large Landing Pads or Shipyard. The joke is aimed at inexperienced players to try and get them to embark on the lengthy journey to Hutton Orbital and waste their time.
Hutton Orbital is the modern incarnation of the Eden station in classical Elite versions such as Frontier: Elite II. This station also took a very long time to travel to.