Earth

Earth is an M class planet in the Sol system that borders on O class. Its native sentient species include Humans and Cetaceans. Earth is the primary political subdivision of United Earth, one of the five founding Member States of the United Federation of Planets, and Earth itself is the capaital planet of the Federation.

Earth has one moon, known as Luna.

Earth experienced First Contact with an alien species in 2063 after Zefram Cochrane's warp flight. 88 years later, Earth launched it's first warp five starships, known as the NX class; in particular, the Enterprise NX-01 proved to be one of the most important starships in the history of the galaxy, establishing United Earth as a legitimate interstellar power and paving the way for the founding of the Federation.

Starfleet Academy and Starfleet Command are located in San Francisco. Starfleet Engineering Academy is located in the city of New York. The Federation's seat of government, the Palais de la Concorde, is located in the Federation capital city of Paris. There are shipyards located in San Francisco, Oakland and Marin County in the California province, and Naples in the Italian province. Cities such as London house state dinners, and the embassies of various foreign states and Federation Member States can be found throughout the globe. The Federation News Service maintains offices in Tokyo, and Starfleet Command maintains secondary command facilities in Mexico City.