Chapter 203: Discovery
“Celia, notify the repair crew to perform a final check on the satellites, then deploy them,” Captain Reggie ordered once the ship stabilized.
“Understood.”
The Cat’s Ear Spaceship measured 360 meters in length but had a diameter of less than 10 meters. Since it relied primarily on a solar sail spanning tens of kilometers for propulsion, maneuvering was extremely challenging, necessitating a design that minimized its collision surface. As long as the ship itself avoided impacts, minor solar sail damage was acceptable, as those components were repairable.
About ten minutes later, a hatch on the Cat’s Ear Spaceship opened, releasing a small 20-meter-long craft. It deployed satellites, each approximately three meters in size, into their designated orbits.
With the satellites in place, the command center became a hub of activity. Dozens of crew members busied themselves at their stations, carefully analyzing the incoming data displayed on their monitors and reporting their findings to Captain Reggie, seated at the center of the hall.
“Strange,” Captain Reggie murmured to himself.
The Cat’s Ear Spaceship was coated in an advanced stealth material. Unlike the Swarm’s optical camouflage, its primary function was to absorb various electromagnetic waves, making radar detection ineffective. However, it offered little advantage against visual observation.
Reggie had expected Planet T853’s civilization to have reached a level of technological sophistication capable of utilizing radar systems, given its use of fusion reactors. Thus, the approach had kept him somewhat on edge.
Despite his confident demeanor earlier, he wasn’t entirely sure the Riken’s technological edge would completely overwhelm T853’s civilization. If the stealth coating failed and they were detected, a barrage of nuclear missiles might prove too much for the Cat’s Ear Spaceship’s limited evasive capabilities.