The Nor class was a 24th century Cardassian Union 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)
It was also classified as an advanced starbase or tier-3 starbase and could be upgraded to a star fortress. (ST video game: Infinite)
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")
Nor-class space stations were unusual by Federation standards. Starfleet classified them as a "hybrid planar-columnar triradial structure." (PRD video game: Supernova)
It is a typical Cardassian design used in many star systems where they have established a presence to extract natural resources from a specific planet. (TNG novel: Pliable Truths)
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)
In 2378, the crew of the USS Theseus liberated the Orb of Creation from a Nor-class station in the Tong Beak Nebula. (ST - The Red Path comics: "Part 2", "Part 3", "Part 4")
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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")
First Splinter timeline[]
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)
Known stations[]
| Nor-class space stations | ||
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| Cardassian Union, Central Command | Empok Nor • Litvok Nor • Opek Nor • Sentok Nor • Tantok Nor • Terok Nor • Tong Beak Nor | 
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| Federation, Starfleet | Battle Group 1 • Empok Nor • Deep Space 9 |  
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| Klingon-Cardassian Alliance (mirror universe) |
Alliance Nor • Elvok Nor • Empok Nor • Terok Nor | 
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| Terran Rebellion (mirror universe) |
Empok Nor • Terok Nor | 
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| Terran Empire (mirror universe) |
Empok Nor • Terok Nor | 
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| Klingon Empire (alternate reality) |
Dugh naHjej | 
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| Dominion (Kelvin timeline) |
Terok Nor | 
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Appendices[]
Connections[]
Template:Cardassian space station classes
| Space station classes of the Federation and Starfleet | ||
|---|---|---|
| Named classes | E-class • Fleet Starbase • Frontier-class • Helios-class • K-class • Manheim Temporal Research Facility • Nor-class • R1-class (R1 Administrator-class • R1 Artisan-class • R1 Informant-class • R1 Investigator-class • R1 Invictus-class) • Sierra-class • Sigma-class • Strongpoint-class • Unity-class • Watchtower-class • Zenith-class |
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| Other types |
Construction support station • Mining Station 27 type • McKinley type • Spacedock type • Starbase G4 type • unnamed | |
| general type |
Federation advanced starbase • Federation advanced shipyard • Federation defense platform • Federation habitat • 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"
- PRD video game: Supernova
- TNG novel: Pliable Truths
References[]
External link[]
- Nor class article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.