Full Spectrum Analyzer/Stellar Probe

[ExplorerBob]

In SAIS, you can obtain the FSA or Stellar Probe, which allow you to select a star, which it then tells you about -- what type of planet it is, and possibly the fleet in orbit, as well.

I've had the idea of trying to work this basic feature out, perhaps using the XPLR command, but after a cursory glance, it seems unlikely that this idea will work.

Is my (brief) look wrong; is there a way to replicate these devices' functionality?