Starfleet probes: Difference between revisions

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")
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)

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 * 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")
 * Varieties by 24th century standardization
 ** Class 1