Federation Space Stations
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Known Stations
![]() Amargosa Observatory |
General descriptionThe Amargosa Observatory was a small Starfleet science outpost located in the Amargosa system as of 2371. |
Known stationsNo further name given |
AnnotationsThere is a scale diagram published in the Generations and First Contact Sketchbook where the width of the observatory is defined as the length of the front of the Galaxy Class to the middle of the saucer section. This gives us 192.5m. |
SpecificationsWidth: 190m |
![]() Argus Array type |
General descriptionThe Argus Array is a huge subspace radio telescope located three light years from Cardassian space. |
Known stationsNo further name given |
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SpecificationsUnmanned |
![]() Deep Space 9 |
General descriptionThe space station Terok Nor was put under common control of the Provisional Bajoran Government and Starfleet after the end of the Cardassian occupation in 2369.Gallery: Cardassian Starships |
Known stationsDeep Space 9 (formerly: Terok Nor) |
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AnnotationsSee Cardassian Ships |
Class specificationsDiameter: approx. 1kmMax. accommodation capacity: 7000 |
![]() Drydock type 1 |
General descriptionThis type of drydock is capable of servicing a ship of the size of a Constitution class. |
Known stationsNo name given |
AnnotationsWe see this drydock in "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" as the place from where the upgraded Enterprise is launched, presumably part of the San Francisco Fleet Yards. |
SpecificationsLength: approx. 420m |
![]() Drydock type 2 |
General descriptionThis type of drydock is capable of servicing a ship of the size of an Excelsior class. |
Known stations(Name unknown) NAR-30974 |
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SpecificationsLength: approx. 500m |
![]() Drydock type 3 |
General descriptionThis type of drydock is capable of servicing starships as large as a Galaxy class or Nebula class. |
Known stationsNo name given |
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SpecificationsLength: 705m |
![]() Drydock type 4 |
General descriptionThis type of drydock is capable of servicing starships as large as a Sovereign class. |
Known stationsNo name given |
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SpecificationsLength: approx. 900m |
![]() Drydock type 5 |
General descriptionThis drydock at Utopia Planitia consists of seven segments and an attached engineering/administration complex. |
Known stationsNo name given |
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Class specificationsNone available |
![]() Epsilon IX type |
General descriptionEpsilon IX was a large monitoring station located near the Klingon border as of 2271, when it was destroyed by V'ger.Gallery: Federation Space Stations |
Known stationsNo further name given |
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AnnotationsThere may be several more stations of this type along the Klingon and maybe the Romulan border, considering that it seems to be a typical Cold War installation. An "Epsilon IX Sector" is mentioned in TNG, suggesting that "Epsilon IX" is not the type name plus serial number, but the location of the station (unless the sector was later named in honor of the destroyed array). |
SpecificationsNone available |
![]() Jupiter Station |
General descriptionJupiter Station consists of two stacks with three saucer hulls each.Gallery: Federation Space Stations |
Known stationsNo further name given |
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AnnotationsRick Sternbach said that he intentionally laid out Jupiter Station to use saucer hulls of the Ambassador type. The window arrangement and the lifeboats look as on a typical Federation ship of the 24th century. Since the saucer hulls don't match that of the Ambassador exactly, we may assume that the hulls are actually taken from a yet unknown older starship class. They were either available for the construction of the station after the ships had been retired, or the ship yards delivered new saucer hulls of the same type for a fast and efficient construction of the station. There may be further stations built in the same fashion, but within the "kitbash" principle there may be many variants. |
SpecificationsWidth: approx. 720mHeight: approx. 660m |
![]() K-7 type |
General descriptionDeep Space K-7 is a Federation outpost near the Klingon border in 2267. The station consists of a central core and three radial arms. Most of the internal volume is dedicated to storage and industrial processing facilities. A shuttlebay is located at the bottom of the central core. |
Known stationsDeep Space K-7 |
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SpecificationsDiameter: approx. 450m |
![]() MIDAS Array |
General descriptionMIDAS is the prototype of a long-range communications array.Gallery: Federation Space Stations |
Known stationsNo further name given |
AnnotationsMIDAS being a prototype, we may assume that there are no further arrays (yet). |
SpecificationsUnmanned |
![]() Orbital office complex |
General descriptionThe orbital office complex is a comparably small station in Earth's orbit.Article: Redresses of the Orbital Office Complex Gallery: Federation Space Stations |
Known stationsNo name given |
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SpecificationsWidth: approx. 210mHeight: approx. 200m |
![]() Particle fountain |
General descriptionThis is an experimental station generating a strong forcefield aimed at the surface of the planet Tyrus VII-A. The particle fountain is part of a new mining technique.Article: Analysis of the Qualor II Surplus Depot Gallery: Federation Space Stations |
Known stationsNo name given |
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SpecificationsNone available |
![]() Regula type |
General descriptionThis is a type of space station preferably used for scientific purposes in the 23rd and 24th century. It is equipped with escape pods.Article: Redresses of the Orbital Office Complex |
Known stationsDeep Space 5Regula I Research Station Tanuga IV Science Station Tango Sierra |
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SpecificationsHeight: approx. 200mWidth: approx. 100m (narrow side) |
![]() Subspace relay |
General descriptionTo avoid subspace signals to decay and resurface (which considerably slows them down), they need to be amplified every 20 light years within the limits of the technology of the mid-24th century. This is accomplished with largely automated subspace relays. There may be different types of these stations which have in common the basic fourfold structure of a temporary habitat, a fusion reactor, a subspace antenna and a transceiver module. |
Known stationsRelay Station 47 |
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SpecificationsCrew complement: 2 |
![]() Remmler Array |
General descriptionThe Remmler Array serves to perform a baryon sweep, a maintenance measure that is periodically necessary on ships traveling at warp speeds. The array consists of two separate halves whose distance is adjustable to house starships of different widths.Gallery: Federation Space Stations |
Known stationsNo further name given |
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SpecificationsLength: approx. 1100mUnmanned |
![]() Spacedock study model |
General descriptionThis appears to be a large starbase-like space station.Article: Analysis of the Qualor II Surplus Depot |
Known stationsNo name given |
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SpecificationsNone available |
![]() Spacedock type |
General descriptionThe spacedock is the largest known type of space station in the Federation. The upper portion of the mushroom-shaped spacedock may house several large starships.Gallery: Federation Space Stations |
Known stationsEarth SpacedockLya Station Alpha Starbase 74 Starbase 84 Starbase 133 |
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SpecificationsDiameter: approx. 3.8kmHeight: approx. 5.5km |
![]() Starbase type |
General descriptionSeveral smaller Federation starbases share this common design.Article: Redresses of the Orbital Office Complex |
Known stationsStarbase 173 (variant)Starbase 257 Starbase 375 |
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SpecificationsNone available |
![]() TOS starbase type |
General descriptionThis large Starfleet starbase is in use in the 2260s. It is equipped with six docking arms for starships. |
Known stationsStarbase 6 |
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SpecificationsDiameter: approx. 560m |
![]() Utopia Planitia type |
General descriptionThis type of large orbital stations with a double mushroom structure is in use at Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards.Gallery: Federation Space Stations |
Known stationsNo name given |
AnnotationsAt least three orbital stations of this large type appear in orbit of Mars in VOY: "Relativity". |
SpecificationsNone available |
Uncertain Stations
![]() Station on painting |
General descriptionThis may be another type of Federation space stations. |
Known stationsNo name given |
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SpecificationsNone available |
Unknown Stations
Deep Space 3, mentioned in TNG: "Interface"
Deep Space 4, mentioned in TNG: "The Chase"
Deep Space 12, preliminary destination of La Sirena in PIC: "Broken Pieces", to have Dr. Jurati arrested
Drexler Outpost,
referred to on a desktop display in VOY: "The Gift"
The text on the display reads like this: "According to arrival/departure
log from the Drexler outpost in sector Omega exploration vessel 'Jefferies'
left that location in 2354. No flight plan was filed and no further contact was
ever established. Last known heading was 237/47." The rest is just
inane blurb, but we might accept the useful part nonetheless. The
"Jefferies" later became the Raven.
Hubble Space Telescope, listed on a display in TNG: "Inheritance"
This is likely a new installation, named in honor of the current Hubble Space Telescope
Star Station India, mentioned in TNG: "Unnatural Selection"
Starbases 2, 4, 6, 9, 10, 12, 27, 200, mentioned in TOS
None of these starbases could be seen, but we may assume that starbases usually have spaceborne facilities. The name "Starbase 6", mentioned in TOS: "The Immunity Syndrome", was also given to the previously unnamed station in TOS-R: "The Ultimate Computer" (see above).
Starbase 11, shown as a facility on planet M-11 in TOS: "Court Martial" and TOS: "Menagerie"
I assume that this seemingly important starbase has orbital facilities too.
Starbases 12, 14, 23, 24, 36, 39-Sierra, 47, 67, 73, 82, 83, 87, 97, 103, 105, 117, 118, 123, 129, 152, 153, 157, 185, 211, 212, 214, 218, 219, 220, 227, 231, 247, 260, 295, 301, 310, 313, 324, 328, 336, 343, 416, 440, 495, 514, 621, 718, mentioned in TNG
None of these starbases could be seen, but we may assume that starbases generally have spaceborne facilities. In particular, this should apply to Starbase 152, where the Enterprise was to undergo repairs after the Gomtuu attack in TNG: "Tin Man".
Starbases 41, 58, 63, 137, 201, 401, mentioned in DS9
None of these starbases could be seen, but we may assume that starbases usually have spaceborne facilities.
Starbases 6, 179, 515, shown as planetside facilities in TNG
I assume that these starbases have orbital facilities too.
Starbase 234, drydock type 3 shown in TNG: "Redemption"
This starbase probably consists of more facilities than the type-3 drydock, considering that not only the shown Nebula-class USS Sutherland, but several more ships were being prepared for launch there.
Starbase Earhart, interior shown in TNG: "Tapestry"
Starbase G-6, mentioned in TNG: "Hide and Q"
Starbase Lya III, mentioned in TNG: "The Defector" and TNG: "The Hunted"
Lya III probably denotes the planet where the starbase is located. It is possible that this station is identical to the stardock called "Lya Station Alpha", or that the latter is part of the starbase Lya III which may include a "Station Beta" too.
Station Lya IV, mentioned in TNG: "The Most Toys"
Since it seems to be located in the same system as the above Starbase Lya III, it is safe to assume that this is a Federation (trade) station.
Starbase Montgomery, shown as a planetside facility in TNG: "The Icarus Factor"
Station Nigala IV, Federation station, mentioned in TNG: "Déjà Q"
Station Salem One, Federation station, mentioned in TNG: "The Enemy"
Xendi Starbase 9, mentioned in TNG: "The Battle"
Maybe the Xendi are a member race of the Federation and this is their ninth starbase, which would explain the strange nomenclature.
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