Orca

Orca
Overview
Manufacturer	Saud Kruger
Years Produced	3300-Present
Type	Passenger Liner
Cost	48,539,887 CR
Specifications
Landing Pad Size	Large
Dimensions	130.4m x 50.8m x 22.7m
Pilot Seats	2
Multicrew	Yes
Fighter Hangar	No
Hull Mass	290 t
Mass Lock Factor	13
Armour	396
Armour Hardness	55
Shields	233 MJ
Fuel Capacity	32 t
Manoeuvr-ability	1
Top Speed	308 m/s (default) 348 m/s (upgraded)
Boost Speed	390 m/s (default) 441 m/s (upgraded)
Unladen Jump Range	10.52 ly (default) 36.17 ly (upgraded)
Cargo Capacity	72 t (default)
Outfitting
Hardpoints	4× Utility Mounts 2× Medium Hardpoints 1× Large Hardpoint
Internal Compartments	1× Class 1 Compartment 2× Class 2 Compartments 1× Class 3 Compartment 1× Class 4 Compartment 3× Class 5 Compartments 1× Class 6 Compartment

The Orca is a high-end passenger ship manufactured by Saud Kruger, the market leader in civilian-transport vessels. Like Saud Kruger's other ships, the Orca can accommodate a luxury-tier passenger cabin, allowing it to transport passengers in comfort and style. The Orca has not been designed for combat or exploration, however, and its internal compartments cannot accommodate military modules.

— In-Game Description

The Orca is a ship manufactured by Saud Kruger. One of the galaxy's most popular passenger liners, the Orca combines Saud Kruger's signature sleek aesthetics and luxury accommodations into a relatively affordable package in the large-size ship range. As with other Saud Kruger vessels, it is capable of equipping Luxury-class Passenger Cabins, a manufacturer-exclusive feature. Although the Orca's initial specifications are not especially impressive given its heavy focus on passenger transport, with the right modules and engineering it can be transformed into a surprisingly manoeuvrable ship with above-average jump range. In most roles other than combat, the Orca can get the job done in style.

Overview

The Orca is essentially a passenger carrier version of the Type-7, sacrificing many of its upsides to focus on the passenger aspect, similar to what the Dolphin was to the Type-6.

Where officially its maneuverability is slightly better than an Anaconda and worse than a Beluga Liner, in practice the Orca handles far better than this rating suggests. It has a remarkably high turn rate, high acceleration and max speed, and is very good at strafing. However, its relatively small power plant and limited hardpoint capacity prevent it from becoming a great combat ship. It doesn't help that its large size makes it an easy target, its shield and armor hitpoints are mediocre for a ship of this size. One of the biggest downsides to the ship is the hardpoint placement; all of which are on the underside of the ship making it easy for ships to stay out of the Orca's firing range. This hasn't stopped a handful of Commanders setting up groups dedicated to combat in Orcas, and like any ship, it is still formidable with engineering and skilled pilots.

The Jump range can reach a rather impressive average of 36lys making it a very good explorer. This comes at a fraction of the price of the Anaconda, making the Orca a better ship for large distance than most others and this contributes heavily to its role as a cruise ship, letting luxury missions spanning many lightyears possible. Its range is still less than that of a Diamondback/Asp Explorer, which are both a fraction of the price and much better at self-defense.

As a trader or miner the Orca is a very bad option. In both aspects, the Type-7 is a far better option especially due to the Orca's huge pricetag. At only 192T of possible cargo it has the lowest of any large ship as well as low compartment space.

The biggest downside the Orca has is its pricetag; it is only slightly better at its roles than the Dolphin or Type 7 but at more than ten times the cost. It is also worse than the Beluga Liner at everything but jump range, commanders looking for passenger missions may choose it instead. The Orca is very good at carrying passengers long range, however because of the weight it's ill-advised to bring bulk passengers long range; at which point the Dolphin outclasses the Orca.

The hardpoint placement of the ship is as follows: all 3 hardpoints are located on the underside of the ship. The large hardpoint is placed in front of the front landing gear, whereas the 2 medium hardpoints are located side by side behind the large hardpoint.

The Orca's heat dispersion capabilities are relatively poor, so caution must be taken when adding or engineering modules with a high thermal load. The ship is especially prone to overheat when scooping fuel.

The bridge is located on the bottom of massive window in the front of the ship, with the pilot's seat, on the left side. From there the pilot enjoys excellent viewing angles in all directions but down.

Purchase Locations

System	Station	Date Seen	Discount
Shinrarta Dezhra	Jameson Memorial	Always available	10% discount
Brestla	i Sola Prospect	Always available	20% surcharge
Lalande 4268	Lowry Ring	Mar. 3, 2019	15% discount
Momus Reach	Ralphus	Mar. 3, 2019	15% discount
Lembava	Goldstein Port	Mar. 3, 2019	15% discount
Ix	Scully-Power Station	Mar. 3, 2019	15% discount
Kruger 60	Kepler Gateway	Mar. 3, 2019
Atagat	Glashow City	Mar. 3, 2019
Cemiess	Shoemaker City	Mar. 3, 2019
Exioce	Macmillan Depot	Mar. 3, 2019
Mizar	Judson Station	Mar. 3, 2019
Alkaid	Camus Orbiter	Mar. 3, 2019

Outfitting

Main article: Outfitting

All ships are highly customisable through the Outfitting menu of Station Services. Listed below is the default load-out for the Orca.

Category	Default System	Default Rating	Default Class	Max Class
Medium Hardpoint	Pulse Laser (L)	F	1	2
	Pulse Laser (L)	F	1	2
Large Hardpoint	Empty	--	--	3
Utility Mount	Empty	--	--	0
	Empty	--	--	0
	Empty	--	--	0
	Empty	--	--	0
Bulkheads	Lightweight Alloys	I	1	8
Reactor Bay	Power Plant	E	5	5
Thruster Mounting	Thrusters	E	6	6
Frame Shift Drive Housing	Frame Shift Drive	E	5	5
Environment Control	Life Support	E	6	6
Power Coupling	Power Distributor	E	5	5
Sensor Suite	Sensors	E	4	4
Fuel Store	Fuel Tank [x32]	C	5	5
Internal Compartments	Cargo Rack [x32]	E	5	6
	Cargo Rack [x16]	E	4	5
	Cargo Rack [x16]	E	4	5
	Shield Generator	E	5	5
	Cargo Rack [x8]	E	3	4
	Empty	--	--	3
	Empty	--	--	2
	Empty	--	--	2
	Supercruise Assist	E	1	1
	Planetary Approach Suite (H)	I	1	1

• (L) = Loaned Module
• [x#] = Capacity
• (H) = Requires Elite Dangerous: Horizons, reserved solely for Planetary Approach Suite

Trivia

• Initially decals could not be fitted. Now they can and even some basic paint jobs are available (Vibrant pack, Tactical pack, and Military pack)
• A 'fasten seatbelt' tone will sound in the cabin when using this ship's boost.
• According to the Newsletter #84, with 0.016% of players piloting it the Orca is the least popular ship in the game.
• Beyond Chapter Four removes restrictions from the restricted module slots on the Beluga Liner, Dolphin and Orca. This allows them to equip modules other than Passenger Cabins in those slots.

Videos

Ship Introducing Orca - Elite Dangerous Short cinematic video

The Orca Elite Dangerous

Gallery

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Orca docked

Passenger ships

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Orca Sunglare 02

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Orca Sunglare 03

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Cockpit view.

Orca cockpit sideview

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Orca with the Black Friday paintjob.

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Orca Over Earth-Like Planet

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Orca Landed On Planet

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Orca mining within an Ice Ring.

Saud Kruger Orca Blueprint

Orca and Coriolis station

Orca and an Earth-like planet

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Orca atmospheric landing fan art

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Orca & SRV for scale.

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Orca rear side and a gas giant

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Orca and an Earth-like, terrestrial planet

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Orca ship underside

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Ember Red to match my Rickenbacker FireGlo