Sensors and Scanners have multiple uses in the game. I listed the Benefits below. The max amount of Scanners/sensors allowed on a ship is 5.
Name
| Size
| Scanning Bonus
| Scanning Per Size
| Cost
| Upkeep CR
|
Proximity Sensor
| 5
| +4
| 0.800
| 500 CR
| 25
|
Proximity Sensor - Mark II
| 10
| +9
| 0.900
| 1,000 CR
| 50
|
EM Scanner
| 20
| +20
| 1.000
| 1,500 CR
| 75
|
EM Scanner - Mark II
| 22
| +26
| 1.181
| 2,250 CR
| 112.5
|
EM Scanner - Mark III
| 24
| +32
| 1.333
| 3,375 CR
| 168.75
|
Wideband Scanner
| 28
| +46
| 1.642
| 7,600 CR, 152 Dynite
| 380
|
Wideband Scanner - Mark II
| 30
| +53
| 1.766
| 11,400 CR, 228 Dynite
| 570
|
Wideband Scanner - Mark III
| 32
| +62
| 1.937
| 17,000 CR, 34 Chrisium
| 850
|
Multiwave Sensor
| 36
| +80
| 2.222
| 38,400 CR, 77 Chrisium
| 1,920
|
Multiwave Sensor - Mark II
| 38
| +90
| 2.368
| 58,000 CR, 12 Darrinyte
| 2,900
|
Multiwave Sensor - Mark III
| 40
| +100
| 2.500
| 87,000 CR, 17 Darrinyte
| 4,350
|
Subspace Sensor
| 44
| +124
| 2.818
| 194,620 CR, 39 Darrinyte
| 9,731
|
Subspace Sensor - Mark II
| 46
| +138
| 3.000
| 300,000 CR, 12 Hydium
| 15,000
|
Subspace Sensor - Mark III
| 48
| +152
| 3.166
| 440,000 CR, 18 Hydium
| 22,000
|
Quantum Resonance Sensor
| 52
| +186
| 3.576
| 990,000 CR, 20 Erixion
| 44,500
|
Quantum Resonance Sensor - Mark II
| 54
| +206
| 3.814
| 1,490,000 CR, 30 Erixion
| 74,500
|
Quantum Resonance Sensor - Mark III
| 56
| +226
| 4.035
| 2,200,000 CR, 44 Erixion
| 110,000
|
Sub-Dimensional Sensor
| 60
| +272
| 4.533
| 5,000,000 CR, 20 Pawlacite
| 250,000
|
Sub-Dimensional Sensor - Mark II
| 62
| +298
| 4.806
| 7,500,000 CR, 30 Pawlacite
| 375,000
|
Sub-Dimensional Sensor - Mark III
| 64
| +324
| 5.062
| 11,200,000 CR, 45 Pawlacite
| 560,000
|
Tachyon Sensor
| 68
| +382
| 5.617
| 25,000,000 CR, 50 Dieterion
| 1,250,000
|
Tachyon Sensor - Mark II
| 70
| +414
| 5.914
| 38,000,000 CR, 76 Dieterion
| 1,900,000
|
Tachyon Sensor - Mark III
| 72
| +446
| 6.194
| 57,000,000 CR, 57 Dysillon
| 2,850,000
|
X-Manifold Detector
| 76
| +516
| 6.789
| 128,000,000 CR, 107 Dysillon
| 6,400,000
|
X-Manifold Detector - Mark II
| 78
| +554
| 7.102
| 192,000,000 CR, 220 Dysillon
| 9,600,000
|
X-Manifold Detector - Mark III
| 80
| +592
| 7.400
| 290,000,000 CR, 30 Kurenite
| 14,500,000
|
Hyperflux Sensor
| 84
| +670
| 7.976
| 650,000,000 CR, 90 Kurenite
| 32,500,000
|
Hyperflux Sensor - Mark II
| 86
| +712
| 8.279
| 970,000,000 CR, 200 Kurenite
| 48,500,000
|
Hyperflux Sensor - Mark III
| 88
| +756
| 8.591
| 1,500,000,000 CR, 400 Kurenite
| 75,000,000
|
Continuum Analyzer
| 92
| +836
| 9.086
| 2,500,000,000 CR, 40 Aidonium
| 125,000,000
|
Continuum Analyzer - Mark II
| 94
| +895
| 9.521
| 3,200,000,000 CR, 60 Aidonium
| 160,000,000
|
Continuum Analyzer - Mark III
| 96
| +960
| 10.0
| 4,900,000,000 CR, 90 Aidonium
| 245,000,000
|