Buoy delivery?

[ty55101 (OP)]

I am a little confused, because I launched a missile intended to deliver a buoy at a jump point but I get a message:
   6x Size 4.73 buoy delivery has no target and no onboard sensors and will therefore self-destruct.

Do I need to put sensors on these delivery systems for them to work?

[Steve Walmsley]

I am a little confused, because I launched a missile intended to deliver a buoy at a jump point but I get a message:
   6x Size 4.73 buoy delivery has no target and no onboard sensors and will therefore self-destruct.

Do I need to put sensors on these delivery systems for them to work?

Was the buoy a second stage and was it delivered before the first stage self-destructed?

[ty55101 (OP)]

Was the buoy a second stage and was it delivered before the first stage self-destructed?

Yes the buoy was a second stage and no it was not delivered before the self-destruction. I have the separation range at 150k so I thought the buoy would be released at 150k and then sit there.

I should also mention I do not have the patch installed.

Here is the missile design:

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Missile Size: 4.73 MSP  (0.2365 HS)     Warhead: 0    Armour: 0     Manoeuvre Rating: 10
Speed: 1600 km/s    Engine Endurance: 364.5 hours   Range: 2 099.6m km
Cost Per Missile: 1.0524
Second Stage: Size 2.4 Buoy x1
Second Stage Separation Range: 150 000 km
Overall Endurance: 15 days   Overall Range: 2099.6m km
Chance to Hit: 1k km/s 16%   3k km/s 0%   5k km/s 3.2%   10k km/s 1.6%
Materials Required:    0.36x Boronide   0.6x Uridium   0.0924x Gallicite   Fuel x5000

Development Cost for Project: 105RP

and the second stage should it be needed:

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Missile Size: 2.4 MSP  (0.12 HS)     Warhead: 0    Armour: 0     Manoeuvre Rating: 10
Speed: 0 km/s    Engine Endurance: 0 minutes   Range: 0.0m km
Thermal Sensor Strength: 0.3    Detect Sig Strength 1000:  300 000 km
EM Sensor Strength: 0.3    Detect Sig Strength 1000:  300 000 km
Cost Per Missile: 0.96
Chance to Hit: 1k km/s 0%   3k km/s 0%   5k km/s 0%   10k km/s 0%
Materials Required:    0.36x Boronide   0.6x Uridium   Fuel x0

Development Cost for Project: 96RP

[MarcAFK]

What version are you playing? The way bouys work was altered when 6 changed engine mechanics. I can't specifically remember how they operated in v5, but I think longevity was based on reactor strength.

[ty55101 (OP)]

What version are you playing? The way bouys work was altered when 6 changed engine mechanics. I can't specifically remember how they operated in v5, but I think longevity was based on reactor strength.

I am using 7.1 without the patch.

[MarcAFK]

7.1 is the latest version....