Total cost of ownership: Eidolon Lightsail Prototype

Commissioning a Eidolon Lightsail Prototype starts at ₡3,400 million. That buys a Experimental prototype with a 1 tonnes payload and a 265,000 AU reach.

Operating costs are kept down by the Laser-pushed lightsail (no onboard propellant); Helium-3 trim thrusters drive, which uses roughly 0.02 tonnes per 100 AU. At typical fuel prices, that makes this one of the cheapest ships in its class per tonne-AU.

Staffing is lean: 1 helmsman/helmsmen and 4 total crew. Fewer people aboard means lower wages, less consumables and more room for revenue cargo.

Our finance team can model five-, ten- and twenty-year ownership scenarios for your routes. Ask your account manager for a quote.