Constellation Taurus Guide, Specs & Features
What to know
The Constellation Taurus is the freighter variant of the large multi-crew Constellation series manufactured by Roberts Space Industries. With the Constellation Taurus, usable cargo space and direct loading access make freight easier to load, secure, and deliver.
Constellation Taurus specifications
Turn the Constellation Taurus around efficiently
The Constellation Taurus treats loading, transit, and unloading as one transport job, with the 174-SCU hold and tractor-beam turret at the centre of the route. Twelve hydraulic lifts serve the extended 174-SCU hold, while the QuikHitch system helps the crew release cargo efficiently at the destination. The Constellation Taurus can jettison dangerous or unstable cargo quickly without exposing the rest of the hold for longer than necessary.
Move cargo through the Constellation Taurus
With the Constellation Taurus, usable cargo space and direct loading access make freight easier to load, secure, and deliver.
Development note: The Constellation Taurus is flight ready and entered the live game in Alpha 3.14.0. Because Star Citizen remains in active development, specifications, features, and imagery may change over time.
Plan around the hold and its doors
The Constellation Taurus turns the 174-SCU hold and tractor-beam turret into working cargo capacity through direct loading access, secure transit, and a simple unload.
Twelve hydraulic lifts serve the extended 174-SCU hold, while the QuikHitch system helps the crew release cargo efficiently at the destination.
The Constellation Taurus can jettison dangerous or unstable cargo quickly without exposing the rest of the hold for longer than necessary.
A separate scan-resistant hold protects sensitive freight without creating an obvious blind spot around the ship.
The hold's shape and access points matter as much as its total cargo capacity.
Ramps, lifts, clamps, or tractor beams determine how quickly the crew can load and secure freight.
The Taurus cargo and loading system
The extended Taurus hull carries 174 SCU above twelve hydraulic lifts. A lower tractor-beam turret assists loading, while the QuikHitch release system and separate secure hold give the crew practical options for ordinary, sensitive, or unstable freight.
174 SCU, a tractor-beam turret, and rapid cargo release
Match the load carried by the 174-SCU hold and tractor-beam turret to the container sizes and equipment available at both ends of the Constellation Taurus's route.
Keep the load carried by the 174-SCU hold and tractor-beam turret restrained, balanced, and clear of the access the crew still needs.
Arrange the load carried by the 174-SCU hold and tractor-beam turret in the order the destination can receive it so unloading stays straightforward.
Plan the cargo run around 174-SCU hold and tractor-beam turret
A successful freight run in the Constellation Taurus begins with the customer and loading order, keeps the 174-SCU hold and tractor-beam turret secure in transit, and ends at a destination equipped to unload it.
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Choose the Constellation Taurus' cargo and destination
Contract value, container size, route risk, and port access all belong in the Constellation Taurus' loading plan.
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Prepare the load
Loading the Constellation Taurus in delivery order keeps the first delivery accessible and the access routes clear.
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Keep the Constellation Taurus' delivery route open
The Constellation Taurus' operator watches clearance and access around the 174-SCU hold and tractor-beam turret while loading, transit, and unloading remain part of one job.
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Unload the Constellation Taurus in delivery order
After unloading, the crew checks access, restraints, and equipment before the Constellation Taurus accepts more cargo.
The Constellation Taurus, from loading to delivery
The Constellation Taurus uses its 174-SCU hold and tractor-beam turret to keep cargo moving from loading and secure transport to delivery at the destination.
A lower manned turret replaces its guns with a pair of tractor beams for moving cargo on and off the ship.
Four Size 5 gun mounts, a manned turret with two Size 2 guns, and twenty-four Size 2 missiles give the Taurus substantial defensive firepower for a freighter.
Good access turns the Constellation Taurus' capacity into freight that can be loaded and delivered on time.
The Constellation Taurus' crew balances and restrains the load without blocking controls, doors, or the first delivery.
Loading the Constellation Taurus for a clean delivery
Aboard the Constellation Taurus, container choice, loading access, transit, and unloading all belong to the same delivery plan.
Plan the Constellation Taurus' hold around the destination
Cargo handling aboard the Constellation Taurus begins with the 174-SCU hold and tractor-beam turret and ends with a clear, orderly unload.
Container size and destination equipment decide whether the Constellation Taurus can complete the delivery without rebuilding the load halfway through.
The crew uses the manifest to place each load where the Constellation Taurus can carry and unload it safely.
The next cargo job starts after the Constellation Taurus is cleared, its restraints are checked, and every loading route is open again.
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