The Nor class was a 24th century Cardassian space station type, a class of ore processing center stations in Cardassian High Command service by the 2340s decade. (DS9 reference: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual)
History and specifications
Nor-class stations were originally of Cardassian design, however individual stations have been under the control of various factions. (TNG novel: The Battle of Betazed, ST video game: Trexels missions: "Intro", "Skirmish", DS9 - Mirror Universe novel: Saturn's Children, STO mission: "Badlands Battlezone")
The Nor-class was marked by a central core surrounded by two rings with a diameter of 1451.82 meters, the outermost of which served as the base for six arching docking pylons, three above and three below, with a total height of 969.26 meters. The majority of Nor-class stations were designed to support mining and refining operations, though they could be adapted to other purposes. (DS9 reference: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual)
Following the destruction of Deep Space 9 in 2383, Starfleet constructed a massive Frontier-class starbase in its place. The spokes of the gyro-shaped new Deep Space 9 deliberately evoked the docking rings of its Nor-class predecessor. (DS9 - The Fall novel: Revelation and Dust)
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Alternate timelines
Mirror universes

In the mirror universe, the Intendant of Bajor resided on Terok Nor, a Nor-class station in the planet's orbit. Bajor was an important member of the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance. (DS9 episode: "Crossover")
In the 2370s decade, the Terran Rebellion seized control of both Terok Nor and Empok Nor. The rebels reconfigured the latter into a shipyard for Defiant-class starships. (DS9 - Mirror Universe novel: Saturn's Children)
Admiral Leeta, leader of a Terran Empire invasion force of the primary universe's Badlands, controlled a pair of former Alliance Nor-class stations, Terok and Empok Nor. (STO - New Dawn missions: "Counterpoint", "Badlands Battlezone")
Kelvin timelines

A wrecked Nor-class station.
In the Kelvin timeline, a wrecked Nor-class station drifted in an area code-named "cryophobe". In 2258, it was present during battles between Federation Starfleet and the Romulan Star Empire. (TOS video game: D-A-C)
In an alternate future where the USS Enterprise went missing-in-action in 2262, the Cardassians were members of the Dominion and had placed their Terok Nor station near the mouth of the Bajoran wormhole by the mid-2370s. The time-displaced Enterprise, seized by Gul Skrain Dukat, was temporarily docked at the station. (TOS comic: "The Q Gambit")
Known stations
Appendices
Connections
Template:Cardassian space station classes
Space station classes of the Federation and Starfleet | ||
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Named classes | E-class • Fleet Starbase • Frontier-class • Helios-class • K-class • Manheim Temporal Research Facility • Nor-class • R1-class (R1 Administrator-class • R1 Informant-class • R1 Investigator-class • R1 Invictus-class) • Sierra-class • Sigma-class • Strongpoint-class • Unity-class • Watchtower-class • Zenith-class | ![]() ![]() |
Other types |
Construction support station • McKinley type • Spacedock type • unnamed | |
general type |
Federation advanced shipyard • Federation mining station • Federation orbital processing facility • Federation phaser turret • Federation relay station • Federation research facility • Federation temporal research facility • Federation sensor platform • Federation science station • Federation shipyard • Federation starbase • Federation torpedo turret • Federation trading station • fleet station • Vulcan research institute |
Appearances and references
Appearances
- DS9 episode & novelization: Emissary (first appearance)
- DS9 reference: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- VOY episode & novelization: Caretaker
- TNG novel: The Battle of Betazed
- ST video game: Star Trek Online
- ST video game: Trexels
- TOS comic: "The Q Gambit"
References
External link
- Nor class article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.