Sythan: Create pre-release Large Planetary Vehicle Hangar article

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Create pre-release Large Planetary Vehicle Hangar article

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{{Article status
|status=Upcoming Content
|mode=Live
|version=Announced for the 2 September 2026 Rhino update; page reflects official pre-release information available on 29 August 2026
|reviewed=2026-08-29
|reviewer=Sythan
|source_quality=Official Frontier Rhino first-look article and August 2026 developer log
|uncertainty=Final outfitting behaviour, purchase locations, prices, and released-game module details are not yet verified.
}}
{{Article header|section=Ships & Equipment|context=Modules|deck=Upcoming vehicle hangar module required to deploy the Rhino SRV.}}
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The '''Large Planetary Vehicle Hangar''' is an announced ship module used to deploy the [[Rhino]] [[Surface Recon Vehicles|Surface Recon Vehicle]]. Frontier has stated that the Rhino is too large to deploy through the regular cargo hatch like other SRVs and instead drops from the new large planetary vehicle hangar.<ref name="frontier-first-look">[https://www.elitedangerous.com/news/beneath-surface-your-first-look-rhino Beneath the Surface - Your First Look at the Rhino], Frontier Developments, 6 August 2026.</ref><ref name="frontier-august-dev-log">[https://www.elitedangerous.com/news/elite-dangerous-august-dev-log-2026 Elite Dangerous: August Dev Log 2026], Frontier Developments, 27 August 2026.</ref>

== Compatibility ==

Frontier announced the following pre-release compatibility for the Large Planetary Vehicle Hangar:<ref name="frontier-august-dev-log" />

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
! Ship
! Supported module class
|-
| [[Alliance Crusader]] || Class 5-6
|-
| [[Anaconda]] || Class 5-7
|-
| [[Beluga Liner]] || Class 5-6
|-
| [[Caspian Explorer]] || Class 5-7
|-
| [[Federal Corvette]] || Class 5-7
|-
| [[Federal Gunship]] || Class 5-6
|-
| [[Imperial Cutter]] || Class 5-7
|-
| [[Keelback]] || Class 5
|-
| [[Krait Mk II]] || Class 5-6
|-
| [[Panther Clipper Mk II]] || Class 5-7
|-
| [[Type-9 Heavy]] || Class 5-7
|-
| [[Type-10 Defender]] || Class 5-7
|-
| [[Type-11 Prospector]] || Class 5-6
|}

== See also ==

* [[Planetary Vehicle Hangar]]
* [[Surface Recon Vehicles]]
* [[Rhino]]
* [[Surface Mining]]

== References ==

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[[Category:Ship modules]]
[[Category:Surface Recon Vehicles]]

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Sythan: Create pre-release Large Planetary Vehicle Hangar article