PRODUCTION CALCULATOR

Satellite Body

Compare exact approaches, set machines or an output target, then trace every dependency to its source.

EXACT RECIPE + PRODUCER

Production option

OUTPUT TARGET

Throughput input mode

1 machine at 100%

5/min total output

UPSTREAM PREVIEW

Trace the full production chain

Expand branches as needed; compare exact v1/v2 choices inline.
UPSTREAM MACHINE SETAll released machines
Use upstream recipes from
  • Satellite BodyFacturerSatellite Body1 machine5/min
    • Onboard InstrumentsAssemblerOnboard Instruments1 machine @ 75%15/min
    • Scanner
      Production approach for Scanner
      1 machine @ 50%5/min
    • Ion ThrustersConstructorizerIon Thrusters1 machine @ 83.3%5/min
    • Rocket EngineFacturerRocket Engine2 machines @ 66.7%5/min
    • Heat ShieldMega PressHeat Shield2 machines @ 62.5%15/min
How automatic choices work

Automatic choices use a disclosed throughput-first preview, not a whole-factory optimum. Ore remains a terminal mined resource, so node purity is never guessed.

SECONDARY DETAILSDirect machine step & utilitiesTotal output5/min

DIRECT PRODUCTION STEP

Machine-bank flow

IN

Required inputs

  • Onboard Instruments15/min per machine15/min
  • Scanner5/min per machine5/min
  • Ion Thrusters5/min per machine5/min
  • Rocket Engine5/min per machine5/min
  • Heat Shield15/min per machine15/min

PRODUCER

Facturer

Satellite Body
Machines
1
Cycles/min
5
OUT

Machine-bank output

  • Satellite Body5/min per machine5/min

VERIFIED UTILITIES

Machine-bank demand

Power
850850 each
Core load
650650 each

FULL-CHAIN TOTALS

Production summary

Sustained source inputs and whole production machines for the currently selected chain.
Resource types
7
Production machines
96 machines
IN

Resources required

Repeated source branches are combined in items/min.

  • Calcium OreSource resource118.896/min
  • Crude OilSource resource4/min
  • Goethite OreSource resource12.904/min
  • Helium-3Source resource370.833/min
  • Sulphur OreSource resource288.021/min
  • Titanium OreSource resource431.212/min
  • Wolfram OreSource resource128.703/min

Extraction quick reference

Convert sustained demand into source nodes.

Ore extractor tier

Counts are alternatives assuming every tap uses the same purity.

Resource-node estimates by ore purity
ResourceNeedImpureNormalPure
Calcium Ore118.896/min260/min each1120/min each1240/min each
Titanium Ore431.212/min860/min each4120/min each2240/min each
Wolfram Ore128.703/min360/min each2120/min each1240/min each
Fixed-rate sources
  • Crude OilOil Extractor1×10/min each
  • Goethite OreLaser Drill1×15/min each
  • Helium-3Helium-3 Extractor2×240/min each
  • Sulphur OreSulfur Extractor2×240/min each

Machines to build

Ordered from source processing toward final production.

  • Compounder v.2Pressurized Helium · 88.4% sustained load1×
  • Pyro ForgeGoethite Ingot · 37.4% sustained load1×
  • Pyro ForgeTitanoferrite Ingot · 26% sustained load1×
  • Pyro ForgeWolfram Steel Ingot · 22.6% sustained load1×
  • RefineryRefined Oil · 40% sustained load1×
  • SmelterCalcium Block · 59.1% sustained load2×
  • SmelterTitanium Bar · 95.6% sustained load6×
  • SmelterWolfram Bar · 79% sustained load2×
  • Fabricator v.2Calcite Sheets v2 · 46.5% sustained load1×
  • Fabricator v.2Titanium Beam v2 · 99% sustained load2×
  • Fabricator v.2Titanium Rod · 68.9% sustained load3×
  • Fabricator v.2Titanium Sheet · 65.7% sustained load1×
  • Fabricator v.2Wolfram Plate · 33.3% sustained load1×
  • Fabricator v.2Wolfram Wire · 66.4% sustained load2×
  • Furnace v.2Calcium Powder · 72.6% sustained load1×
  • Furnace v.2Heat Resistant Sheet (Alternative) · 52.1% sustained load2×
  • Furnace v.2Wolfram Powder · 41.5% sustained load1×
  • Mega PressGoethite Lattice · 33.3% sustained load1×
  • CompounderGoethite Powder · 66.7% sustained load1×
  • Fabricator v.2Rotor · 87.2% sustained load3×
  • Fabricator v.2Tube (Alternative) · 40.6% sustained load1×
  • Furnace v.2Ceramics · 31.9% sustained load1×
  • Furnace v.2Chemicals (Alternative) · 42.4% sustained load1×
  • Furnace v.2Glass (Alternative) · 22.7% sustained load1×
  • Furnace v.2Titanium Housing v2 · 68.1% sustained load2×
  • Compounder v.2Sulphuric Acid · 97.9% sustained load1×
  • Fabricator v.2Applicator v2 · 50% sustained load1×
  • Fabricator v.2Stabilizer v2 · 99% sustained load2×
  • Fabricator v.2Stator · 55.2% sustained load2×
  • Furnace v.2Inductor v2 · 55.6% sustained load1×
  • Furnace v.2Synthetic Silicon v2 · 36.1% sustained load1×
  • Mega PressReinforced Frame · 50% sustained load1×
  • Mega PressReinforced Housing · 16.7% sustained load1×
  • Furnace v.2Electronics v2 · 66.7% sustained load1×
  • Furnace v.2Hardening Agent · 100% sustained load1×
  • Mega PressImpeller · 87.5% sustained load4×
  • Mega PressNozzle · 78.1% sustained load4×
  • AssemblerOnboard Instruments · 75% sustained load1×
  • Compounder v.2Liquid Helium · 68.8% sustained load2×
  • Compounder v.2Synthetic Resin · 50% sustained load1×
  • Mega PressBattery · 66.7% sustained load1×
  • Mega PressTurbine · 81.3% sustained load4×
  • Mega PressValve · 87.5% sustained load4×
  • AssemblerAccumulator · 25% sustained load1×
  • AssemblerGenerator · 75% sustained load1×
  • CompounderAerogel · 100% sustained load1×
  • CompounderBasic Fuel · 100% sustained load2×
  • Compounder v.2Epoxy v2 · 25% sustained load1×
  • Compounder v.2Lens v2 · 66.7% sustained load1×
  • Compounder v.2Nanofibre v2 · 33.3% sustained load1×
  • Mega PressPump · 100% sustained load2×
  • AssemblerPressure Tank · 100% sustained load1×
  • AssemblerResonator · 50% sustained load1×
  • AssemblerUberfilament · 66.7% sustained load1×
  • ConstructorizerRocket Fuel · 100% sustained load2×
  • Constructorizer v.2Scanner · 50% sustained load1×
  • Constructorizer v.2Condenser · 50% sustained load1×
  • Mega PressHeat Shield · 83.3% sustained load2×
  • ConstructorizerIon Thrusters · 83.3% sustained load1×
  • FacturerRocket Engine · 66.7% sustained load2×
  • FacturerSatellite Body · 100% sustained load1×

Identical recipe assignments are consolidated before whole-machine rounding. Extraction estimates are planning references and are not included in the production-machine total.

As of Update 2 · hotfix 0.3.2
Data provenance

Recipes include Creepy Jar’s Update 2 balance changes. Other catalog details retain the earlier dataset until they are checked again.

Public hotfix build
Steam build 25118010
Claimed data build
Update 2 · Steam build 25052139
Source snapshot
ea-u2-build25052139__official-overlay-1__20260905T000000Z
Catalog revision
catalog-fd341e9be99f7d96178cb1d6a29a0e66a05ce847acc8cda979e4a9732ef51692
Captured
Sep 5, 2026, 12:00:00 AM UTC