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* Standard varieties of probes in use by Starfleet | * Standard varieties of probes in use by Starfleet | ||
* Class 1 | * Basic structure designed to be compatible with standard torpedo launch systems | ||
* Class 2 | * Known references | ||
* Class 3 | ** Series Alpha (MA Short Story: "Things Fall Apart") | ||
* Class 4 | *** Intended for investigation of areas deemed too dangerous for direct starship investigation due to spatial conditions, radiation, etc. (MA Short Story: "Things Fall Apart") | ||
** Largely intended for investigation of stellar phenomena (TNG: "Relics", "Rascals"; DS9: "If Wishes Were Horses", "Rejoined"; VOY: "Elogium") | * Varieties by 24th century standardization | ||
** Has atmospheric variant (SCE Short Story: "Wildfire, Book 2") | ** Class 1 | ||
** Detection suite includes [[magneton scanner]] (SCE Short Story: "Wildfire, Book 2") | ** Class 2 | ||
** Class 3 | |||
** Class 4 | |||
*** Largely intended for investigation of stellar phenomena (TNG: "Relics", "Rascals"; DS9: "If Wishes Were Horses", "Rejoined"; VOY: "Elogium") | |||
*** Has atmospheric variant (SCE Short Story: "Wildfire, Book 2") | |||
*** Detection suite includes [[magneton scanner]] (SCE Short Story: "Wildfire, Book 2") | |||
** Class 5 | |||
** Class 6 | |||
*** Designed for long-term observation, transmission | |||
*** Commonly used for warning buoys around dangerous phenomena (''TNG Technical Manual'') | |||
** Class 7 | |||
** Class 8 | |||
*** Designed for long-distance travel via warp sustainer coils allowing continued travel at launch velocity up to warp 9 (TNG: "The Emissary") | |||
** Class 9 | |||
*** Emergency log capsules capable of independent travel at high warp velocity (''TNG Technical Manual'') | |||
*** More commonly referred to as log buoys (''TNG Technical Manual'') | |||
[[Category:Probes]] | [[Category:Probes]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:39, 17 May 2020
- Standard varieties of probes in use by Starfleet
- Basic structure designed to be compatible with standard torpedo launch systems
- Known references
- Series Alpha (MA Short Story: "Things Fall Apart")
- Intended for investigation of areas deemed too dangerous for direct starship investigation due to spatial conditions, radiation, etc. (MA Short Story: "Things Fall Apart")
- Series Alpha (MA Short Story: "Things Fall Apart")
- Varieties by 24th century standardization
- Class 1
- Class 2
- Class 3
- Class 4
- Largely intended for investigation of stellar phenomena (TNG: "Relics", "Rascals"; DS9: "If Wishes Were Horses", "Rejoined"; VOY: "Elogium")
- Has atmospheric variant (SCE Short Story: "Wildfire, Book 2")
- Detection suite includes magneton scanner (SCE Short Story: "Wildfire, Book 2")
- Class 5
- Class 6
- Designed for long-term observation, transmission
- Commonly used for warning buoys around dangerous phenomena (TNG Technical Manual)
- Class 7
- Class 8
- Designed for long-distance travel via warp sustainer coils allowing continued travel at launch velocity up to warp 9 (TNG: "The Emissary")
- Class 9
- Emergency log capsules capable of independent travel at high warp velocity (TNG Technical Manual)
- More commonly referred to as log buoys (TNG Technical Manual)