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Diagram of the Mariner 2 probe.
A probe was an automated spacecraft which were used to gather information. Starships were often equipped with probes, as they could perform tasks a starship couldn't, or go into areas that no manned vessel could. (TNG reference: Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual)
Starfleet probe types[]
- class-1 probe
- class-2 probe
- class-3 probe
- class-4 probe
- class-5 probe
- class-6 probe
- class-7 probe
- class-8 probe
- class-9 probe
- class-10 probe
- class-A probe
- Series Alpha sensor probe
- Model 331-9A probe
Other Federation probes[]
- atmospheric probe
- deep space probe
- gravimetric microprobe
- helicopter probe
- interface probe
- microprobe
- multispatial probe
- Quadros-1 probe
- questing missile
- sensor probe
- tele-probe
- Vega Nine probe
Ancient Earth probes[]
- Earth-Saturn probe
- Explorer 1
- Friendship 1
- Mariner 2
- Mariner 5
- Mariner 6
- Mariner 10
- Nomad
- Pioneer 5
- Pioneer 10
- Pioneer Venus Probe
- Sputnik 1
- Venus atmospheric balloon
- Viking 1
- Viking 2
- Voyager 1
- Voyager 2
- Voyager VI
Alien probes[]
- Barzan probe
- C/2018-G2
- Cetacean Probe
- Conqueror VI
- Cytherian probe
- Iconian probe
- Ilia probe
- Janvar Five
- Kataan probe
- Kelvan Expeditionary Return Probe
- Kukulkan's probe
- "Pups"'s probe
- orbital probe
- Tan Ru
- transwarp probe
Appendices[]
External links[]
- Probe article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.