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| name = Overwatch Station
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| name = Jupiter
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| registry = DS-404
| affiliation = [[United Federation of Planets]]
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| class = [[Jupiter Class|''Jupiter''-class research station]]
| operator = [[Starfleet]]
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| affiliation = *[[United Federation of Planets]]
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*[[Starfleet]]
| role = Research Facility
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*[[Fourth Fleet]]
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| system = Zeta Asteropes
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| expectedRefit = 10 years
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| quadrant = [[Beta Quadrant]]
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*Subspace Telescope Array
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| squadron = Saratoga Squadron
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| co = [[bfms_char:89806|Captain Serel Nal]]
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}}'''Deep Space 404''', code-named '''Overwatch Station''', is a Federation [[Jupiter Class|''Jupiter''-class research station]] located on the extreme spinward edge of Federation space coreward of the [[Romulan Free State]] and near the [[Talvath Cluster]]. Operating under the auspices of Starfleet Stellar Cartography, this station is the control facility for the Daren Subspace Radio Telescope Array, currently being built by the Starfleet Corps of Engineers to study the Talvath Cluster. This all-Starfleet facility orbits New Java (Zeta Asteropes IIIA), an uninhabited O-class moon being considered for possible Cetacean colonization which, in turn, orbits Cyclops, a class-J gas giant with a circular eternal storm at the equator. The station’s presence, though well within Federation space, is a point of contention between the Federation and the Romulan Free State, as the Tal’Shiar believe the subspace telescope could easily be used to spy on Romulan worlds.  
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| energyWeapons = 12 Type-IX Phaser Arrays
 
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* 1 ventral
 
| torpPayload = 100 Photon Torpedoes
 
| shields = Multi-Layered Shielding System
 
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A highly modular design, the Jupiter-class station is found in many different configurations around the Federation, though it is primarily used as a research base. First constructed in the 2330s, this design is one of the most common space stations in Federation space because of its ease of construction and versatility.
 
  
== Mission Parameters ==
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== Facilities ==
Most Jupiter-class stations, like the original over Jupiter in the Sol system, are research facilities. They conduct research that is too dangerous to be undertaken on a planet’s surface or requires microgravity conditions. Unlike the smaller Regula-class, they are more spacious, more modern, but less adaptable, as they are comprised of a small number of large modules rather than a large number of small modules. Examples of missions for this class in the research configuration include research & development, high orbit observation of primitive species, and biological research.
 
  
Another available configuration is as a hospital station, given that this base can be quickly transported and deployed over a planet encountering a pandemic or other health crisis. These stations can hold several thousand patients without requiring as large a crew as a medical ship, making them ideal for long-term medical situations.
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=== Overwatch Station ===
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Overwatch Station itself is a standard two-stack Jupiter-class research station equipped with sufficient habitation space for the engineers constructing the Daren Array and for the scientists studying the Talvath Cluster and the oceans of New Java. It sits just inside New Java’s unusually powerful magnetic field, which shields it from the intense radiation generated by the gas giant. This position makes it impossible to approach the station from outside the system without raised shields and it was chosen specifically to hamper the ability of cloaked Romulan vessels to reach the station. The station itself is also equipped with powerful shields, but it is not armed. Overwatch Station was towed into position in segments and came online in early 2400.
  
Several Jupiter-class stations are in use as trade outposts where a larger base would be impractical or unnecessary, serving as an orbital depot to handle cargo movement between ground and orbit. In addition, this configuration is used as a customs inspection point on minor trade routes within the Federation.
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==== Layout ====
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Functions are highly localized within Overwatch Station, as each of the six saucers is dedicated to a particular function or department. Navigation within the station is accomplished through a simple letter-number scheme, with one stack consisting of saucers Alpha-1 through Alpha-3 and the other stack consisting of Beta-1 through Beta-3. The three interconnecting bridges are also numbered. Both stacks have a lower utility module above a combination reactor and fuel spire, Alpha-4 and Beta-4. Engineering control is centralized on interconnecting Bridge 2, with two small modules connected to the station's prominent energy collection and communication arrays.
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{| class="wikitable"
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|+Overwatch Station Saucer Functions
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!Stack Alpha
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!Stack Beta
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|-
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|'''A1: General Operations'''
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* Station Operations
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* Security
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* Senior Officers' Quarters
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* Main Infirmary
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|'''B1: Telescope Operations'''
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* Telescope Array Control Center
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* Space Sciences Division
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* Senior Scientists' Quarters
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|-
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|'''A2: Habitat'''
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* Crew Quarters
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* New Java Lounge
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* Cyclops Bar & Grill
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* Arboretum
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|'''B2: Habitat'''
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* Crew Quarters
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* The Subspace Bistro
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* Ocean View Lounge
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* Arboretum
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|-
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|'''A3: Planetary Studies'''
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* Planetary Sciences Division
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* Cetacean Operations
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|'''B3: General Science'''
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* General Science Labs
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* Cargo Bays
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|}
  
A handful of these bases have been built as subspace relay stations and monitoring posts around the Federation where a simple relay station would be insufficient. Their processing capacity allows them to efficiently serve as a hub in the subspace relay network and a base from which Starfleet Intelligence can collect signals intelligence.
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=== Daren Subspace Radio Telescope Array ===
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[[File:DarenArraySeal.png|alt=The seal for the Daren Subspace Telescope Array project.|thumb|The seal for the Daren Subspace Telescope Array project.]]
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Construction on the Daren Subspace Radio Telescope Array (“the Daren Array”) began in 2400 and is projected to last through 2405. It is intended to collect information about the Talvath Cluster. The array is approximately 20% complete and is already beginning to collect data. Similar to the Argus Array in basic function, the Daren Array takes advantage of unique subspace properties in the Zeta Asteropes system to enhance its total overall resolution. The array is in polar stationary orbit “above” Cyclops and maintains its control linkage to Overwatch Station through a network of small satellites which keep themselves in position for line-of-sight transmissions between the two structures. The station is fully automated.
  
Given that this base is highly modular, though, the possibilities for individual stations are nearly limitless, and each Jupiter is (generally speaking) a unique construction tailored to a particular mission profile.
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== Zeta Asteropes System ==
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The Zeta Asteropes system consists of a G-type yellow star and three planets. Zeta Asteropes I and II are molten terrestrial worlds orbiting at .1 and .2 AUs respectively. Zeta Asteropes III, nicknamed Cyclops, is a large class-J gas giant with several dozen moons. The largest of these moons, Zeta Asteropes IIIA, is nicknamed New Java and is an uninhabited but life-sustaining class-O ocean world. Starfleet and the Federation are evaluating this world’s potential for colonization by Cetaceans and other aquatic species, as it is less than 1% land by area. Overwatch regularly sends away teams to the planet to collect samples and an entire saucer of the station is devoted to studying the moon.
  
== Engineering ==
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== Support Craft ==
Jupiter-class stations are made up of saucer-shaped modules joined together with bridges and attached to reactor spires. The main modules contain habitation space, as well as cargo holds, science labs, and whatever facilities the base needs to carry out its primary mission, whether that be scientific, commercial, or (rarely) defensive, while the connecting pieces provide structural support and contain systems like the power and shield generators, communications arrays, and sensors. Most Jupiter-class stations consist of two stacks of three saucers joined by interconnecting bridges at all three levels and reactor spires attached to both stacks, though there are many permutations, ranging from a single saucer with a reactor spire to four stacks of saucers joined together, depending on the specific needs of individual bases. The saucer modules are structurally similar to the saucers used aboard Ambassador-class ships, but it is a common misconception that they are actually discarded starship components.  
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[[File:NewAtlanticRunabout2.jpg|thumb|The ''Oceanus Procellarum'' on an away mission to a frozen moon orbiting Cyclops further away than New Java.]]
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Overwatch Station has a complement of six [[New Atlantic Class|''New Atlantic''-class runabouts]] assigned to the station on a permanent basis. All six of these craft are named for lunar maria (a.k.a lunar seas) from Earth's moon. They are the station's primary line of defense and enhance its scientific capabilities. Two of them are used on a regular basis for long-distance missions to help calibrate the Daren Subspace Telescope Array. The crew commonly refer to them by the equivalent Federation Standard word.
  
The long spires attached to the saucer stacks contain the station’s primary fusion reactors, which provide main power. Engineering control is maintained from smaller disk-shaped modules between the saucer stack and the reactor spire. Communications equipment is also attached to these spires. The top of the station also contains aerials for communication and sensor equipment.
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* USS ''Mare Cognitum'' — "The Knowledge" — Research
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* USS ''Mare Imbrium'' — "The Fire" — Patrol
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* USS ''Mare Insularum'' — "The Islands" — Patrol
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* USS ''Mare Serenitatis'' — "The Serenity" — Telescope Calibration
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* USS ''Mare Tranquillitatis'' — "The Tranquility" — Telescope Calibration
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* USS ''Oceanus Procellarum'' — "The Storms" — General Purpose
  
Secondary power is provided through solar panel arrays attached either to the interconnecting bridges for multi-tower set-ups or to the central column of the saucer stacks, limiting the need to resupply distant outposts.
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== Attached Ship ==
  
== Docking and Cargo Facilities ==
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The [[USS Dyson|USS ''Dyson'']] is a [[Edison Class|''Edison''-class]] that has been attached to Overwatch Station.  
Jupiter-class stations do not have internal starship berths, and while they do have standard docking ports, most do not have the docking booms required for large ships to dock safely with them. Beyond this, they also don’t hold large supplies of fuel or other consumables to resupply starships, so they make poor waystations for that purpose.
 
  
Shuttle and runabout facilities are located between the saucers, and these stations carry a small complement of each. For the variants of this type used as commercial facilities, these bays are the primary transfer hubs from orbiting freighters to the station’s cargo holds for items that cannot be transported, with large cargo elevators spanning the height of the station and connecting to holds in the center of each saucer.
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==Notable Crew==
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===Commanding Officers===
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*[https://bravofleet.com/command/68681 2400 - 2401] : [[bfms_char:35454|Captain Iro Rakan]]
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*[https://bravofleet.com/command/89802 2401 - Present] : [[bfms_char:89806|Captain Serel Nal]]
  
== Defensive Capabilities ==
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== In-Play ==
Most Jupiter-class facilities are either located within systems with another Starfleet presence to keep them safe or don’t engage in operations that require weapons, and so most have limited armaments. They have robust shield systems, which allow them to wait for help if they are attacked, but are often only potential targets if they house advanced technology or potentially valuable information. As such, their defensive capabilities are focused on deterring or repelling potential raiders rather than resisting military assault. They can be equipped with phaser arrays on their saucer sections through purpose-built modules or attached tactical pods, but they rely more heavily on their secondary ships or nearby Starfleet support for protection. In general, it is always preferable to build nearly any other type of station when the need for defenses is anticipated.
 
  
== Civilian Population ==
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* ''Overwatch'' Station is a flag station command assigned to [[bfms_user:10|Commodore Imya Jori]], but members may feature it in their stories in accordance with [[Command_Policy#4_-_Flag_Stations|Section 4 of the Command Policy]].
Most ''Jupiter''-class stations are either purely Starfleet or a mix of Starfleet and Federation civilian specialists and do not house substantial civilian populations. This isn’t the sort of space station that’s a city in space; it’s a specialized research, trade, or observation post. Any civilians that are onboard are invited onboard to work in roles like managing lounges and restaurants or other crew support roles if they aren’t mission specialists.
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* Unlike most starbases, ''Overwatch'' Station is strictly a Research Facility and Subspace Telescope Array. While starships are able to visit, the station is unable to conduct repairs, resupply, or fuel to visiting starships. Starships do routinely bring the station supplies.
 
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* The Daren Subspace Radio Telescope Array or ''"Daren Array"'' is currently under construction by Starfleet Corps of Engineers, it is able to study the Talvath Cluster. While well within Federation space, there has been some contention between the Federation and the Romulan Free State.
== Station Life ==
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* Due to the nature of ''Overwatch'' Station, there is no civilian population onboard the station.
Life on board a ''Jupiter''-class is often very comfortable. Crew are expected to often commit long-term to research projects aboard, sometimes deep within Federation space where resources are plentiful and citizens expect a higher standard of living. Personal quarters are generous; junior enlisted have their own bedrooms but share living space with one to three others, while more senior crew have their own living space and separate sleeping areas. All but the most resource-intensively configured ''Jupiters'' are built with a saucer module heavily dedicated to recreation facilities, which include holodeck space for personal use, an arboretum, a gymnasium, and room for a small handful of civilian-run eateries.
 
 
 
The crew of a ''Jupiter''-class often live far from danger in a facility purpose-built for their area of professional expertise, and the staff are normally deeply committed to a life of generally unvaried work far from wider society. Serving aboard a ''Jupiter''-class offers an intellectually-fulfilling lifestyle alongside like-minded colleagues, but even by Starfleet standards a healthy work-life balance can be difficult.
 
 
 
== History ==
 
The first constructed was the eponymous ''Jupiter'' Station, replacing an aging facility in the Sol System that predated the founding of the Federation. Though built to develop computer science technology, the designers knew that inhabitants would expect it to offer space and comfort due to its proximity to Earth, and a whole saucer module of Jupiter Station itself is committed to recreation and hospitality. Other stations constructed in the wake of Jupiter Station's success may not share these luxuries, but the need for modernity and comfort has largely persisted across designs.
 
 
 
In 2399, ''Jupiter''-class stations are deployed either as research outposts in safe frontiers, or development facilities within secure Federation borders.
 
 
 
== ''Jupiter''-class Stations of the Fourth  Fleet ==
 
The following ''Jupiter''-class stations have been assigned to support operations of Starfleet's [[Fourth Fleet]]:
 
 
 
* [[Cormorant Station]], near the border with the [[Romulan Republic]]
 
 
 
== ''Jupiter''-class Stations In Play ==
 
* Due to their modular design, each ''Jupiter''-class is different depending on its research purpose. There is variety in laboratory space and use, recreation facilities, and sensor arrays and capabilities.
 
* Expected to often house a significant population of non-Starfleet researchers, sometimes deep within Federation space, ''Jupiter''-classes are usually modern and comfortable.
 

Revision as of 03:18, 15 October 2023

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Overwatch Station
Information
Registry DS-404
Class

Jupiter-class research station

Affiliation
Status Active
Commissioned 2400
Location
System Zeta Asteropes
Quadrant Beta Quadrant
Assignment
Role
  • Research Facility
  • Subspace Telescope Array
Unit Task Force 93
Squadron Saratoga Squadron
Personnel
Commanding Officer Captain Serel Nal
Executive Officer Commander Xiang Meihui
Station Populations

500 Starfleet

OverwatchPatch.png
Template:Starbase

Deep Space 404, code-named Overwatch Station, is a Federation Jupiter-class research station located on the extreme spinward edge of Federation space coreward of the Romulan Free State and near the Talvath Cluster. Operating under the auspices of Starfleet Stellar Cartography, this station is the control facility for the Daren Subspace Radio Telescope Array, currently being built by the Starfleet Corps of Engineers to study the Talvath Cluster. This all-Starfleet facility orbits New Java (Zeta Asteropes IIIA), an uninhabited O-class moon being considered for possible Cetacean colonization which, in turn, orbits Cyclops, a class-J gas giant with a circular eternal storm at the equator. The station’s presence, though well within Federation space, is a point of contention between the Federation and the Romulan Free State, as the Tal’Shiar believe the subspace telescope could easily be used to spy on Romulan worlds.

Facilities

Overwatch Station

Overwatch Station itself is a standard two-stack Jupiter-class research station equipped with sufficient habitation space for the engineers constructing the Daren Array and for the scientists studying the Talvath Cluster and the oceans of New Java. It sits just inside New Java’s unusually powerful magnetic field, which shields it from the intense radiation generated by the gas giant. This position makes it impossible to approach the station from outside the system without raised shields and it was chosen specifically to hamper the ability of cloaked Romulan vessels to reach the station. The station itself is also equipped with powerful shields, but it is not armed. Overwatch Station was towed into position in segments and came online in early 2400.

Layout

Functions are highly localized within Overwatch Station, as each of the six saucers is dedicated to a particular function or department. Navigation within the station is accomplished through a simple letter-number scheme, with one stack consisting of saucers Alpha-1 through Alpha-3 and the other stack consisting of Beta-1 through Beta-3. The three interconnecting bridges are also numbered. Both stacks have a lower utility module above a combination reactor and fuel spire, Alpha-4 and Beta-4. Engineering control is centralized on interconnecting Bridge 2, with two small modules connected to the station's prominent energy collection and communication arrays.

Overwatch Station Saucer Functions
Stack Alpha Stack Beta
A1: General Operations
  • Station Operations
  • Security
  • Senior Officers' Quarters
  • Main Infirmary
B1: Telescope Operations
  • Telescope Array Control Center
  • Space Sciences Division
  • Senior Scientists' Quarters
A2: Habitat
  • Crew Quarters
  • New Java Lounge
  • Cyclops Bar & Grill
  • Arboretum
B2: Habitat
  • Crew Quarters
  • The Subspace Bistro
  • Ocean View Lounge
  • Arboretum
A3: Planetary Studies
  • Planetary Sciences Division
  • Cetacean Operations
B3: General Science
  • General Science Labs
  • Cargo Bays

Daren Subspace Radio Telescope Array

The seal for the Daren Subspace Telescope Array project.
The seal for the Daren Subspace Telescope Array project.

Construction on the Daren Subspace Radio Telescope Array (“the Daren Array”) began in 2400 and is projected to last through 2405. It is intended to collect information about the Talvath Cluster. The array is approximately 20% complete and is already beginning to collect data. Similar to the Argus Array in basic function, the Daren Array takes advantage of unique subspace properties in the Zeta Asteropes system to enhance its total overall resolution. The array is in polar stationary orbit “above” Cyclops and maintains its control linkage to Overwatch Station through a network of small satellites which keep themselves in position for line-of-sight transmissions between the two structures. The station is fully automated.

Zeta Asteropes System

The Zeta Asteropes system consists of a G-type yellow star and three planets. Zeta Asteropes I and II are molten terrestrial worlds orbiting at .1 and .2 AUs respectively. Zeta Asteropes III, nicknamed Cyclops, is a large class-J gas giant with several dozen moons. The largest of these moons, Zeta Asteropes IIIA, is nicknamed New Java and is an uninhabited but life-sustaining class-O ocean world. Starfleet and the Federation are evaluating this world’s potential for colonization by Cetaceans and other aquatic species, as it is less than 1% land by area. Overwatch regularly sends away teams to the planet to collect samples and an entire saucer of the station is devoted to studying the moon.

Support Craft

The Oceanus Procellarum on an away mission to a frozen moon orbiting Cyclops further away than New Java.

Overwatch Station has a complement of six New Atlantic-class runabouts assigned to the station on a permanent basis. All six of these craft are named for lunar maria (a.k.a lunar seas) from Earth's moon. They are the station's primary line of defense and enhance its scientific capabilities. Two of them are used on a regular basis for long-distance missions to help calibrate the Daren Subspace Telescope Array. The crew commonly refer to them by the equivalent Federation Standard word.

  • USS Mare Cognitum — "The Knowledge" — Research
  • USS Mare Imbrium — "The Fire" — Patrol
  • USS Mare Insularum — "The Islands" — Patrol
  • USS Mare Serenitatis — "The Serenity" — Telescope Calibration
  • USS Mare Tranquillitatis — "The Tranquility" — Telescope Calibration
  • USS Oceanus Procellarum — "The Storms" — General Purpose

Attached Ship

The USS Dyson is a Edison-class that has been attached to Overwatch Station.

Notable Crew

Commanding Officers

In-Play

  • Overwatch Station is a flag station command assigned to Commodore Imya Jori, but members may feature it in their stories in accordance with Section 4 of the Command Policy.
  • Unlike most starbases, Overwatch Station is strictly a Research Facility and Subspace Telescope Array. While starships are able to visit, the station is unable to conduct repairs, resupply, or fuel to visiting starships. Starships do routinely bring the station supplies.
  • The Daren Subspace Radio Telescope Array or "Daren Array" is currently under construction by Starfleet Corps of Engineers, it is able to study the Talvath Cluster. While well within Federation space, there has been some contention between the Federation and the Romulan Free State.
  • Due to the nature of Overwatch Station, there is no civilian population onboard the station.