Can facilities provide scanning ability? I've never tested this one. Of course, it would allow you to see all ships in the system as well. I don't know if that's a perk or a problem.
It's probably a reasonable benefit--if you can detect 10kt space mines, you should be able to see 2500kt starbases.
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