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Lots of players' time inStarfieldwill be spent in their ship as they fly through the galaxy. While landing on planets seems to be the usual trend, there are a few other things for players to discover in the orbits around planets.
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The UC Vigilance is a massive ship that has a lot on board, along with being tied to a faction’s quest line. After progressing through the faction’s quest, this ship will also move to another part of the galaxy, making it easy to lose track of despite its size.
Updated On October 24th, 2023 By Joshua Leeds:The UC Vigilance is a major location that is tied to two different factions’s quest lines. As these two factions are currently against each other, it’s important for players to understand the weight of the decision tied to this location. This article has been updated to include additional links to help players know what to expect at this ship.

Where To Find The UC Vigilance
At the start of the game, players canfind the UC Vigilance in the Sol system. Thefourth planet from the sun, Mars,will have amoon called Phobos,with a ship icon for the UC Vigilance near it. Select to travel to Phobos or The UC Vigilance directly to travel to it. The ship will also havemultiple escort ships to protect it,so be warned about approaching if you have a bounty.
After a few missions in either theCrimson Fleet or SysDef quest lines, the UC Vigilance will move. If you’re able to’t find the ship near Phobos,travel to the Aranae system,to the right and slightly down from Alpha Centauri, the system withNew Atlantis. Check theorbit of the planet Aranae II,which will now have the ship icon, making the Vigilance easy to locate and travel to. This ship can be boarded byapproaching it within 500 metes and selecting the “Dock” option.

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What’s On The UC Vigilance
Many players will first find the UC Vigilance byfiguring out it’s also a prison used by the UC.Getting a bounty in the UCand getting caught will bring players to this ship as a prison tobegin theCrimson Fleet quest line.The ship has a lot of NPCs and a main bridge where the leader of SysDef will task the player with infiltrating the Crimson Fleet. Depending on the side you pick, theUC Vigilance will be a recurring locationto stop by throughout the quest line.