Hyperdrive pod

Hyperdrive pods,Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded also known as hyperspace pods, probot pods, or pod ships,Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles were single-use hyperspace-capable pods that delivered probe droids to their destinations. Consisting of little more than a powerful hyperdrive and a sublight engine housed in a protective shield packed with sensors, such pods were designed to come down rapidly, mimicking a crashing meteorite in order to avoid detection. Cushioned snugly inside the pod with its arms retracted, the probe droid used an umbilical to monitor the status and location of its transport. To prevent damage to the droid, said umbilical was withdrawn right before landing.Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 9 X3-13s were specialized hyperdrive pods used to deploy E-XD-series infiltrator droids.
==Appearances==
*The High Republic: Into the Dark 
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*Star Wars (2015) 68
*Star Wars (2015) 69
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*Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization
*Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Screen Comix
*Star Wars: Hunters
*Shadow of the Sith 
==Sources==
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*Ultimate Star Wars
*Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded 
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*Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 9
*Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles 
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==Notes and references==
Category:Starship types