Approved Starship REC/EWS-01 "Prophet" - Pattern Satellite

[Republic Engineering]

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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create a new type of advanced early-warning satellites.
• Image Source: Space Pineapple | Gian Marayag Blogspot.
• Canon Link: N/A.
• Primary Source: Repurposed Canon Articles, REC Oracle Station.

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Republic Engineering Corporation - Deep-Space Construction Slips, Station-Division.
• Affiliation: Closed-Market, Available for Sale.
• Model: REC/EWS-01 "Prophet" - Pattern Satellite
• Production: Mass-Produced.
• Material: Durasteel, Flexisteel, Armourplast, Reinforced Duraplast, Manganese Brass, Glasteel, Dallorian Alloy, Turadium, Agrinium, Various Satellite Components (Internal and External.)

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Deep Space Satellite.
• Length: 6.2 Metres.
• Width: 6.2 Metres.
• Height: 12.5 Metres.
  Armament: Very Low Rating.
  Four Automated Antimissile Octets.
• Two Automated Point Defence Lasers.

[*]Defences: Very High Rating.

• Standard [Satellite-Class, Civilian Grade] Hull and Armour Plating.
• Primary [Satellite-Class, Civilian Grade] Deflector Shields (Overlaid Ray, Particle and Concussion.)
• Secondary [Satellite-Class, Civilian Grade] Deflector Shields (Overlaid Ray, Particle and Concussion.)
• Standard [Satellite-Class, Civilian Grade] Ionic Shielding.
• Standard [Satellite-Class, Civilian Grade] ECM, Electronic Countermeasures, Chaff, and Flare Launchers, Etc.

[*]Squadron Count: None - Single Satellite Only.
[*]Maneuverability Rating: Very Low Rating.
[*]Speed Rating: Very Low Rating.
[*]Primary Hyperdrive Rating: Class 1.0 - Average Rating.
[*]Secondary Hyperdrive Rating: Class 8.0
[*]Primary Power Plant: Perpetual Charge Power Plant.
[*]Secondary Power Plant: Solar Ionization Conversion Module(s) with Retractable Agrinium Collection Arrays.
[*]Passengers: None.
[*]Crew Complement (Optimal): One Integrated Droid Brain.
[*]Crew Complement (Skeletal): One Integrated Droid Brain.
[*]Escape Craft: None.
[*]Cargo Capacity: None.
[*]Consumables: None.
STANDARD FEATURES

• Standard [Satellite-Class, Civilian Grade] Damage Control and Hazard Systems.
• Standard [Satellite-Class, Civilian Grade] Navigational and Avionics Systems.
• Advanced [Satellite-Class, Civilian Grade] Sensors (Long-Range, and Cronau Radiation Included) and Targeting Systems.
• Standard [Satellite-Class, Civilian Grade] Tractor and Pressor Beams.
• Standard [Satellite-Class, Civilian Grade] Emergency Maneuvering Thrusters.
• Standard [Satellite-Class, Civilian Grade] Anti-Ion Emission Tracer (Anti-Hyperspace Tracking.)
• Standard [Satellite-Class, Civilian Grade] Relativistic and Shift Shielding.
• Standard [Satellite-Class, Civilian Grade] Communications Systems, Holonet Transceiver and Encryption/Decryption Networks with Military Keys.

ADVANCED SYSTEMS

• Internal Shield Generator(s.)
• Internal Power Plant(s.)
• Remote Up-link Antenna(s.)
• Anti-Ordnance EM Probes (Long-Range.)
• Aural-Biological-Chemical Scrambler Probes (Long-Range.)
• Missile Deactivation Transmitter (Short Range.)

Strengths:

• Early Warning Detection System(s) - Long and Short Ranged.
• Listening Post Features - Long and Short Ranged.
• Versatile Deployment - Deep-space or Orbital Positioning [Geosynchronous Orbit Required.]
• Automated Systems and Subsystems, with Self-sustaining Power source - Integrated Droid Brain.
• Possible Slaved Network Detection Grid - Multiple Satellites Required.

Weaknesses:

• No Offensive Armament; Simple Anti-Ordnance Network.
• Exposed Communications Equipment, and Sensor Antenna.
• Partial System-Wide Coverage - Additional Stations and Satellites Required for System, and Sector-Wide Coverage.
• Limited Ionic and EMP Resistance; Proximity Dependent.
• Limited Defensive Countermeasures (Probes.)
• Limited Maneuverability - Requires an External Tugger to be Positioned.

Description: While the Oracle - Pattern Space Station proved to be successful in various star systems across the galaxy, there was an issue regarding affordability, as it was unfeasible to place dozens of stations within a solar cluster. So, the technical architects at the Republic Engineering Corporation sought to condense the massive space station into a smaller, and considerably more affordable frame. Thus, the REC/EWS-01 “Prophet” - Pattern Satellite was conceived and eventually brought into service sometime later.

The design team(s) achieved what they set out to do, but were forced to make some sacrifices along the way. A significant number of starship-grade systems that were present in the Oracle station(s) were ill-suited to a miniaturized frame. Therefore, those sensors and targeting computers were replaced with more suitable starfighter variants that would still be compatible with their larger cousins. With several of these satellites and an Oracle station on hand, a star system would be more than capable of monitoring their incoming, and outgoing transmissions through their link with the various buoys and beacons already established within that alternate dimension.

In addition to this, the Prophet - much like the Oracle - was capable of detecting hyperspace breaches and translations through dedicated cronau radiation sensors. While these sensors weren’t anything like the gemcutters they sought to emulate, they would be enough to detect a vessel coming out of hyperspace; alongside their localized astral position. It wouldn’t be enough to safeguard against their intrusion, but no matter how economical the dimensional translation, the defenders would know that hostile forces were present in their system.

With enough of these stations and satellites networked together, their sphere of technological influence was capable of spreading beyond the limits of a solar system and possibly encompassing an entire sector after that.

If knowledge were indeed the gateway to power, then such lofty heights it would be achieved through the combined efforts of the Prophet satellite(s) and the Oracle station(s.)

 

[Gir Quee]

Approved.