List of orbital units in CivBE

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List of Orbital units in Civilization: Beyond Earth

Unit	Requirements		Resources	Duration (turns)	Radius	Effect
All-Seer	Dark Networks	200	4 1	30	1	Removes and prevents all Covert Agents and Intrigue from cities in range
Comm Relay	Communications	100	-	60	5 ^[1]	Provides orbital coverage within a 5 tile radius
Deep Space Telescope	Orbital Automation	200	2 1	60	2	Discovers The Signal, part of the Contact Victory +25% for cities in range
Holomatrix	Civil Support	130	3 1	60	1	+2 on tiles you own in range -50% Intrigue increases on cities in range
Lasercom Satellite	Orbital Networks	130	2 1	60	1	Contacts Old Earth, part of the Emancipation and Promised Land Victories +15% for cities in range
Miasmic Condenser	Alien Ecology	130	3 1	10	2	Generates Miasma, starting from the center
Miasmic Repulsor	Ecology	80	-	10	2	Clears Miasma, starting from the center
Orbital Fabricator	Geoscaping	130	2 1	60	1	+1 on tiles you own Generates 1 to 2 new strategic resources ranging 1-4 in quantity^[2]
Orbital Laser	Cybernetics	130	2	60	3	Attacks units within range ( 70)
Paean	Biology	130	-	30	1	Tiles provide +1 Health when worked by a City but not past the City's local Health limit
Phasal Transporter	Cybernetics	130	2 1	30	1	Enables units to perform a one-way Phasal Transport from any friendly City to any affected tile
Planet Carver	Astrodynamics	200	4 1	30	2	Attacks units within range ( 120)
Rocktopus	Designer Lifeforms 9	280	2 1	10	2	Can move between deployments Attacks units within range ( 60)
Solar Collector	Photosystems	80	-	60	1	+1 on tiles you own within range +20% for cities within range
Spy Satellite	Tactical Robotics	100	-	45	6 ^[3]	Provides visibility of all locations within a 6 tile radius, not counting invisible units
Station Sentinel	Ballistics	80	-	60	0	Doubles trade route yields from the station underneath it. Also doubles this station's defense, and prevents it from being abandoned.
Tacnet Hub	Communications	80	-	60	2	+20% , +20% , and +5 HP heal for all friendly units in range
Weather Controller	Climate Control	130	2 1	60	1	+1 on tiles you own Generates 1 to 2 new Basic Resources^[2]
Xeno Siren	Biochemistry	80	-	30	2	Attracts nearby alien units to the affected area

Notes[]

↑ The Comm relay only takes up 1 one tile in the orbital layer, but it effects 5 tiles out
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 On unimproved tiles across unit's lifespan. Territory ownership and miasma don't matter, tiles with strategic resources present won't be increased
↑ The Spy Satellite only uses up one tile in the orbital layer, but it can see 6 tiles out

Introduced in the Rising Tide expansion pack.

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[1] The Comm relay only takes up 1 one tile in the orbital layer, but it effects 5 tiles out

[Generate-2] 2.0 ^2.1 On unimproved tiles across unit's lifespan. Territory ownership and miasma don't matter, tiles with strategic resources present won't be increased

[3] The Spy Satellite only uses up one tile in the orbital layer, but it can see 6 tiles out

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