So you know how, in RPG, What satellites a ship can have is independent of ship class? You should add that to Frontier, maybe balance it by making satellites weigh ships down if it's made for a ship class above it, e.g. a frigate/destroyer that can equip M2 satellites will get weighed down if it uses them, a cruiser that fits M3s gets weighed down, when using M3 sats, etc.
For balance, ships with the bigger satellites perk get weighed down more for bigger satellites, e.g. a frigate that can equip M3 satellites using the perk gets weighed down more than a ship that can already fit M3 satellites.
So you know how, in RPG, What satellites a ship can have is independent of ship class? You should add that to Frontier, maybe balance it by making satellites weigh ships down if it's made for a ship class above it, e.g. a frigate/destroyer that can equip M2 satellites will get weighed down if it uses them, a cruiser that fits M3s gets weighed down, when using M3 sats, etc.
For balance, ships with the bigger satellites perk get weighed down more for bigger satellites, e.g. a frigate that can equip M3 satellites using the perk gets weighed down more than a ship that can already fit M3 satellites.