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A '''telemetry probe''' is a tracking device utilized by the [[UNSC]]. | [[File:HE-TelemetryProbe1.png|thumb|250px|Dr. [[Henry Glassman]] introducing the most recent model of telemetry probe as of September 2558]] | ||
A '''telemetry probe''' is a tracking device utilized by the [[UNSC]].<ref name="GoO">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 83''</ref> | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
A telemetry probe uses a local stellar configuration to determine its location, then transmits this location back to its point of origin in a small memory canister fired through a miniature [[slipspace]] field.<ref name="esc19">'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 19|Issue 19]]''</ref> They can also be attached to a [[Covenant]] ship and track it through slipspace. In [[2537]], at the [[Battle of New Harmony]], the prowler {{UNSCShip|Razor's Edge}} managed to attach one to a Covenant warship at the battle, and track it to [[K7-49]], a Covenant shipyard facility seventeen light years from the UNSC outer colonies.<ref name="GoO"/> | |||
By [[2558#September|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 on [[Operation: ATHENA]] to relay the [[Absolute Record]]'s location back to the UNSC, but the probe was destroyed when the [[Breath of Annihilation|ship it was on]] suffered heavy damage.<ref name="esc19"/> | |||
Their purpose is similar to that of the [[Covenant spy probe]]. | |||
==Gallery== | |||
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File:HE-TelemetryProbe2.png|Dr. Glassman explaining the probe's function. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
Revision as of 02:16, June 26, 2015
A telemetry probe is a tracking device utilized by the UNSC.[1]
Overview
A telemetry probe uses a local stellar configuration to determine its location, then transmits this location back to its point of origin in a small memory canister fired through a miniature slipspace field.[2] They can also be attached to a Covenant ship and track it through slipspace. In 2537, at the Battle of New Harmony, the prowler UNSC Razor's Edge managed to attach one to a Covenant warship at the battle, and track it to K7-49, a Covenant shipyard facility seventeen light years from the UNSC 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 on 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]
Their purpose is similar to that of the Covenant spy probe.
Gallery
Dr. Glassman explaining the probe's function.
List of appearances
- Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
- Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
- Halo: Escalation
