Small port weapon, it travels 5k meters at 200 m/s in direction shot then pops (small self-destruct). The effect is to extend radar range to operator and group like a member of a group would. Launcher holds 10.

Intended use is for fog sectors and a tool to thwart radar occlusion in roid fields.

What would be the range of the ping it sends out? Would it be temporary or would things pinged stay pinged until every player leaves the sector or the things pinged leave or are destroyed?

as in the projectile is providing shared group radar functionality as it travels and for the duration of it's life? I think that is a great idea.

If its treated like an NPC entity, it could also be used as a decoy from unrats, or with players in occluded sectors...

Why not launch in a ship with a group radar extender and a storm range extender. In a group, everyone would get the radar results.

Anyways, with a 25 second lifespan, i don't see any real use. I'm curious what combat situation led to this suggestion. I am also curious what negatives you foresee with this add on.

+1 anyways for more items in game.

Small port weapon, it travels 5k meters at 200 m/s
For a small port thats a bit ludicrous and 5k meters i can understand 2.5k with the same speed.
2.5k meters at 200m/s that'll get my +1.
Aside that there should be a addon that counteracts this sp/lp drone.