Editing Space Station

'''Space Stations''' are (semi-)immobile facilities in space that fill many roles including zero-g production, habitation, and even defense. Many space stations orbit planets or moons, and can be categorized into several groups including low-orbit, geosynchronous-orbit, or stable-point.<ref>''Total Warfare'', p. 26</ref> Others are deep-space stations far from any planetary body; this is particularly true for recharge stations at [[jump point]]s.

==Classification==
Although there is no formal classification of space stations, a few particularly common "classes" have emerged:

===Cargo/Passenger Terminal===
The most common type of space stations, they can be found either in planetary orbit or at the nadir/zenith jump point.  Their primary purpose is to facilitate the transfer of goods and people between ships and the surface.<ref name=BSS21>''BattleSpace'', p. 21</ref>

===Factory/Shipyard===
Orbital factories and shipyards provide for the manufacture and maintenance of JumpShips and [[DropShips]].<ref name=BSS21/>

===Battle Stations===
Carrying an impressive array of weaponry and facilities for the repair and launching of [[aerospace fighters]] and [[small craft]], battle stations are primarily designed to defend a planet from attack, whether in planetary orbit or at a jump point. Most were destroyed during the course of the [[Succession Wars]].<ref name=BSS21/>

===Space Habitat===
Most space habitats were constructed during the [[First Exodus]] to serve as stepping-stones for the exploration and terraforming of new worlds; in the succeeding centuries, many were abandoned and cannibalized for their parts and technology. Of those which remain, most are either in close planetary orbit or located at a [[w:Lagrangian point|Lagrangian point]]. The [[Clans]] built space habitats to house ''[[sibko]]s'' for their aerospace and naval bloodlines.<ref name=BSS21/>

===Recharge Stations===
Also known as a "jump station", these space stations are found at jump points, as their primary purpose is to recharge [[JumpShips]].<ref name=BSS21/> The most well-known of these is the [[Olympus|''Olympus''-class]]. Recharge stations use solar collectors similar to [[jump sail]]s and store the collected energy in power banks. A recharge station will typically hold four to six such banks, and each one can fully recharge the largest [[Kearny-Fuchida drive]]. While energy transfer is not instantaneous, it will still cut down idle recharging time for the valuable JumpShips, and possibly allow for simultaneous recharging of a drive core and a [[lithium-fusion battery]].

The most common transfer method is for the energy to be beamed to the JumpShip via its jump sails, with full recharge taking 150 hours. This only makes sense at dim stars where it would otherwise take the JumpShip longer than 150 hours to recharge via its own jump sail though.

Another method involves the JumpShip physically connecting to the station, whereupon its drive can be quick-charged. This can theoretically damage or destroy the K-F drive as if the ship were to use its own power plant to quick-charge the drives,<ref>''BattleSpace'', p. 47</ref><ref>''DropShips and JumpShips - Operations Manual'', p. 34</ref> but the overall risk is much reduced when using a jump station, and even the most cautious (and thus slowest) recharging in this fashion cuts down recharge time. The physical connection can be established by directly docking the JumpShip to the station, but the use of a cable connection is more common.

==Space Station Production==
{| class="wikitable"
! Brand
! Planet
! Company
|-
| ''[[BattleSat]]''
| [[Luthien]]
| [[BBP Industries]]
|-
| ''[[Capitol]]''
| [[Galax]]
| [[Federated-Boeing Interstellar]]
|}

==Known stations==
* [[Alyina]] zenith recharge station: in [[Clan Jade Falcon]] space. Still operative in 3060.<ref>''Natural Selection'', p. 315</ref>
* [[Algorab]] zenith and nadir recharge stations: in [[Wolf Empire]] space. Both destroyed in the Jihad. Zenith station rebuilt by the Republic of the Sphere.<ref>''Dark Age Republic Worlds'', p. 174</ref>
* [[Alkaid]] recharge station. <ref>''Dark Age Republic Worlds'', p. 174</ref>
* [[Andurien]] zenith recharge station, still operative in 3058.<ref name=ACtA04>''Double Blind'', p. 75</ref>
* [[Arcturus]] system, in [[Lyran Commonwealth]] space, had a zenith recharge station, still operative in 3142, taken intact by [[Clan Jade Falcon]] forces.<ref>''A Bonfire of Worlds'', p. 177</ref>
* [[Blue Star (system)]] nadir recharge station, mentioned by an anonymous ship captain, apparently a Blakist.<ref>''Jihad Conspiracies'', p. 50</ref>
* [[Coventry]] nadir recharge station, still operative in 3058, used by the Jade Falcons during the [[Jade Falcon Incursion (3058)|Battle of Coventry]].{{cn}}
* [[Delacruz]] system, in [[Draconis Combine]] space, had both zenith and nadir recharge station, The first, named ''[[Admiral Horusho Kensai]]'', still operative in 3039, was scuttled by Combine defenders during the [[War of 3039]] and destroyed.<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 53</ref>
* [[Gambilon]] nadir recharge station, still operative in 3069.<ref name=TCp75>''Total Chaos'', pp. 75–76: "Seed of Discontent"</ref>
* [[Gatchina]] zenith recharge station, still operative in 3058.<ref name=ACtA5>''Double Blind'', p. 159</ref>
* [[Goito]] nadir recharge station, reportedly destroyed during [[Ronin Wars]] but listed as operative (still or again) by [[3079]].<ref>''Objectives: The Clans'', p. 34: "Goito"</ref>
* [[Grand Base]] zenith recharge station, in the [[Capellan Confederation]]. Taken by [[Andurien]] marines during the [[Andurien Wars]].<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 53</ref>
* [[Granera]] zenith recharge station, still operative in 3058.<ref name=ACtA6>''Double Blind'', p. 157</ref>
* [[Great X]] system, in [[Lyran Commonwealth]] space, had a recharge station, still operative in 3055.<ref>''Natural Selection'', p. 209</ref>
* [[Gulf Breeze]] system, in the Lyran Commonwealth, has the largest habitat outside [[Terra]]. It was originally created as part of Star League era mining operations.<ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 81: Gulf Breeze - Station mentioned</ref>
* [[Harrow's Sun]] system, in [[Federated Suns]] space, had a recharge station, still operative in 3139.<ref>''Redemption Rift'', p. 260</ref>
* [[Kanzaka]] system, in [[Draconis Combine]] space, had a nadir recharge station, still operative in 3067, but destroyed total or partially so due to scuttling by Draconis forces, destroying the [[Clan Snow Raven]] WarShip ''[[White Cloud]]''.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 65</ref>
* [[Kessel]] system, in [[Draconis Combine]] space, had a zenith recharge station: ''Simla Station'', still operative in 3039, taken intact by Davion troops during the [[War of 3039]].<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 260</ref>
* [[Kittery]] zenith recharge station, still operative in 3059.{{cn}}
* [[Hesperus II]] station, assaulted and captured in 3057 by a mercenary team led by [[Grayson Carlyle]], as part of the Lyran offensive against the [[Free Star Republic]].<ref name=ACtA07>''Operation Excalibur'', pp. 252–310</ref>
* [[Marlowe]] system, in [[Federated Suns]] space, had a zenith recharge station, still operative in 3139.<ref>''Kill Zone'' ''Redemption Rift'', p. 260</ref>
* [[Mica Majority]] recharge station, in the Periphery. Unknown whether it was ''Olympus'' class.<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 109</ref>
* [[Milnerton]] system, in [[Free Worlds League]] space, had a nadir recharge station, still operative in 3137.<ref>''To Ride the Chimera'', p. 13</ref>
* [[Nashuar]], in the [[St. Ives Compact]], had both zenith and nadir recharge station, still operative in 3062, and used by the Capellan forces during the [[Capellan-St. Ives War]].{{cn}}
* [[New Home]] station: Recharge station at the nadir jump point, located in the [[Chaos March]]. Still operative in 3058.<ref name=ACtA08>''Double Blind'', p. 49</ref>
* [[Northwind]] zenith and nadir recharge stations: Still operative at the beginning of the [[Jihad]].<ref>''Dawn of the Jihad'', p. 85</ref>
* [[Procyon]] system, in the [[Chaos March]], had a zenith recharge station, still operative in 3057.<ref>''Chaos March'', p. 22</ref>
* [[Rest Stop]] system, in the [[Deep Periphery]], had no habitable planets, but a nadir recharge station, a rest and recharge place, still operative in the [[Dark Age]].<ref>''Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3'', p. 71</ref>
* [[Romita]] zenith recharge station, still operative in 3058.<ref name=ACtA09>''Double Blind'', p. 157</ref>
* [[Ross 248]] system had both nadir and zenith recharge station operative in the [[Dark Age]].<ref>''Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3'', p. 25</ref>
* [[Ryerson]] recharge station, still operative in 3058.<ref name=ACtA10>''Double Blind'', p. 155</ref>
* [[Shimoseki]] recharge station, in [[Draconis Combine]] space, had a recharge station, still operative in 3058.<ref>''Black Dragon'', p. 121</ref>
* [[St. Loris]] zenith recharge station, in the [[St. Ives Compact]], still operative in 3062 and used by Capellan forces during the [[Capellan-St. Ives War]].<ref name=ACtA011>''The Killing Fields'', p. 134</ref>
* [[Gondola Station]], at zenith jump point of the [[Skye]] system, was still operative in 3134 until it was attacked and almost destroyed by a WarShip of [[Clan Jade Falcon]] during their final attack on Skye in 3134.<ref name=BotIp15>''Blood of the Isle'', p. 161</ref>
* [[St. Jean]] had a station at the zenith jump point, but it is unclear whether it was a (functional) recharge station.<ref>''Trial of Faith''</ref>
* [[Terra]] system had a least three stations, named ''Versailles'', at the zenith point, ''Brandenburg'', at the nadir (still operative in 3058), and [[Aphrodite Station]] in orbit of Venus.<ref name=TCp12>''The Fall of Terra'', p. 57</ref><ref name=H:LoTv2p63>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 63: "Killing Aphrodite: Venus"</ref>
* [[Thuban]] system, in [[Lyran Commonwealth]] space, had a recharge station, still operative in the 3055.<ref>''Natural Selection'', p. 195</ref>
* [[Wapakoneta]] system, in [[Federated Suns]] space, had a recharge station, still operative in the 3139.<ref>''Kill Zone'' ''Redemption Rift'', p. 260</ref>
* [[Zhongshang]] system, in [[Lyran Commonwealth]] space, had a nadir recharge station, still operative in the 3055.<ref>''Natural Selection'', p. 148</ref>

==See also==
*[[:Category:Space Station classes|List of Space Station classes]]

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[BattleSpace]]''
* ''[[DropShips and JumpShips]]''
* ''[[Total Warfare]]''


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