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'''Alpha Probe''' is a generic [[UNSC]] term referring to one of the [[Slipstream Space]] probes used by [[Remote Scanning Outpost]]s. It sends out radio pings and analyzes the spectrum from radio to X-ray.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 136''</ref> The Alpha Probe, like all probes used by the RSOs, is designed to be able to survive the transition from slipspace to normal space in order to collect data.

In [[2552]], the Alpha Probe of the ''[[Archimedes]]'', a remote scanning outpost at the edge of the [[Sigma Octanus System]], detected a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Covenant fleet|fleet]] en route to the planet [[Sigma Octanus IV]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 137''</ref> The Alpha Probe of the RSO ''[[Fermion]]'' in the [[Epsilon Eridani System]] was also the first to detect the silhouette of the incoming [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] in [[2552#August|August 30, 2552]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 137''</ref>