The R1 Investigator-class was a type of Federation space station/starbase in use in the 23rd and 24th centuries. The most notable facility of this type was Regula I. (FASA RPG module: Regula-1 Orbital Station Deckplans)
History and specifications[]
Specifications[]
An R1 Investigator-class station was 200 meters wide, 215 meters tall, and weighed 850,000 metric tons. The standard layout included one 6-person transporter, two cargo transporters, and up to 8 shuttlecraft. Power was provided by a type FMAPG-1 matter/antimatter power generator and a type FIPG-1 impulse generator. It had no weaponry and only navigational-type deflector shields.
It could support a staff of 150 and up to 20 visitors. It had a cargo capacity of 10,000 metric tons, making it operational without resupply for up to 18 months. The station was 18+ decks high. Labs were installed on levels 13 and 15, with primary research being conducted on level 15. Level 1 contained a park and botany studies lab.
This class was first of the R1 type stations built by Chiokis Starship Construction Corporation in partnership with Rantura Shipping Lines in the late 23rd century. Construction required Starfleet approval, even if a station was intended to be sold for private or civilian use. By the 2280s, 22 such stations had been built, each of which was towed to the destination by a Starfleet warp tender.
Such stations cost at least 17 billion credits to build. For a privately-owned station, the buyer financed most of the construction costs and paid an annual fee for supply ship services. (FASA RPG module: Regula-1 Orbital Station Deckplans)
History[]
The first R1 Investigator-class station, Lyra Niobe 1, entered service In the late 2260s, on reference stardate 2/0902. (FASA RPG module: Regula-1 Orbital Station Deckplans)
Protomatter was developed at an R1 Investigator-class station in the Saur system. This station was the primary laboratory for the Hanson Project. A failed test in the early 2270s badly damaged the facility and killed 43 people, including Doctor Randolph Hanson, and prompted a Federation Science Council ban on protomatter research on reference stardate 2/1403.22. (Stardate Magazine vol. 3, Issue 4: "Protomatter: Overview and The Banning Question")
In the late 2270s, the R1 Othello 1 station was destroyed under classified circumstances on reference stardate 2/2012. (FASA RPG module: Regula-1 Orbital Station Deckplans)
In 2273, the R1 Kettaract research station was destroyed by the Omega molecule. (VOY episode: "The Omega Directive", ST video game: Legacy mission: Omega)
In 2285, Khan Noonien Singh and his Augments pillaged spacelab Regula I, killing most of the staff and stealing the Genesis Device. (TOS movie, novelization & comic adaptation: The Wrath of Khan)
In the 2360s, R1 Tanuga IV research station orbiting Tanuga IV studied Krieger waves. An accident resulted in the destruction of the station and the death of Doctor Nel Apgar. (TNG episode: "A Matter of Perspective")
Stations[]
| This article or subsection has an associated category. | R1 Investigator class space stations |
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- Aldebaran 1 (Aldebaran) [1]
- Alpha Bootis 1 (Arcturus) [1]
- Arcturus 1 (Arcturus) [1]
- Ariadne 1 [1]
- Beta Darius 1 (Deneva) [1]
- Boundary 1 [1]
- Cassiopeia 1 [1]
- Space Station Diamandis 1 [2]
- DO-2 (Delta Omega system) [3]
- Fillandia 1 (Fillandia) [1]
- Gamma Hydra 1 (Gamma Hydra) [1]
- Gilgamesh 1 [1]
- Hyronalin Base 1 [1]
- Ipicran 1 (Ipicran) [1]
- Kettaract research station (Lantaru sector) [4] [5]
- Landisa 1 [1]
- Lunar Research Station
- Lyra Niobe 1 (Lyra Niobe) [1]
- Miranda 1 (Tarsus) [1]
- Othello 1 [1]
- Pallas 1 [1]
- Regula I (Regula, Mutara sector) [6]
- Research Outpost S31 (Lantaru sector) [7]
- Science Station Tango Sierra (Rachelis) [8]
- Tanuga IV research station (Tanuga IV) [9]
- Unitas 1 [1]
- Vega Prime 1 (Vega) [1]
- Vulcan Annex 1 (Vulcan) [1]
Appendices[]
Connections[]
| 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 Artisan-class • R1 Informant-class • R1 Investigator-class • R1 Invictus-class) • Sierra-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 | |
References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 FASA RPG module: Regula-1 Orbital Station Deckplans
- ↑ ST comic: "Flesh and Stone"
- ↑ FASA RPG module: Operation Shadowfall
- ↑ VOY episode: "The Omega Directive"
- ↑ ST video game: Legacy mission: Omega
- ↑ TOS movie, novelization & comic adaptation: The Wrath of Khan
- ↑ ST video game: Legacy mission: At the Gates
- ↑ TNG episode: "The Child"
- ↑ TNG episode: "A Matter of Perspective"
- Fact Files Issue 90: "File 32, Card 8: Regula 1 Space Laboratory: General Introduction"
- Fact Files Issue 293: "File 32, Card 8A: Regula 1 Space Laboratory: Interior"
- Star Trek: The Magazine vol. 1, Issue 9: "Briefing: Starbases"
- The Official Starships Collection Issue Special Edition 24: "Regula I Space Laboratory"