Telemetry probe
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A telemetry probe is a tracking device utilized by the United Nations Space Command.[1]
Overview[edit]
Telemetry probes are similar in concept to relay mites and malakost trackers used by the Covenant. They can be discretely attached to an enemy spacecraft, then proceeding to track its position via analysis of the stars in the sky. Once a sufficient amount of data has been gathered, the probe then fires a small memory canister through a miniature slipspace field for retrieval and analysis by the UNSC.[2] They can also track an enemy spacecraft through slipspace. In 2537, at the Battle of New Harmony, the prowler UNSC Razor's Edge managed to attach one to a Covenant starship at the battle, and track it to K7-49, a Covenant shipyard facility seventeen light-years from humanity's Outer Colonies.[1]
By September 2558, the newest model of UNSC telemetry probe could fit into a small handheld case. A vast improvement over previous models, this new model's micro slipspace drive no longer requires days to charge, and is completely reliable. It is also noted as being extremely expensive. This type of telemetry probe was to be used in Operation: ATHENA to relay the Absolute Record's location back to the UNSC, but the probe was destroyed when the ship it was on suffered heavy damage.[2]
Gallery[edit]
Dr. Glassman explaining the probe's function.
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo: Ghosts of Onyx (First appearance)
- Halo: Escalation
- Halo: Point of Light[3]
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, chapter 8
- ^ a b Halo: Escalation, issue 19
- ^ Halo: Point of Light, chapter 29
