Starbase 157 was a Federation starbase in the 24th century, a space station in planetary orbit. Starbase 157's planet was in a system was located in the space of the galaxy's Beta Quadrant, specifically in the Donatu sector of the Eta Eridani sector block. This star system's area was close to the Federation's border with the Romulan Star Empire and the Klingon Empire, in the general vicinity of Acamar, Jouret, and the Paulson Nebula. (ST reference: Star Charts; STO video game: Star Trek Online)
Service history[]
In 2366, this starbase picked up the Federation starship USS Lalo's final distress call prior to its destruction. The Lalo reported encountering a cube-shaped starship that was later identified by the USS Enterprise-D as being Borg in origin. (TNG episode: "The Best of Both Worlds")
In 2371, Romulan Subcommander Nevet spent a year undercover as a spy aboard Starbase 157. (Star Trek Adventures RPG module: The Command Division)
By the year 2409, Starbase 157 hosted a large shipyard facility, and was considered to be an important piece of Federation territory in its place in the Donatu sector along the Federation-Klingon Empire border. (STO video game: Star Trek Online)
Alternate timelines[]
Destroyed by the Borg[]
In the First Splinter timeline, during the invasion of the Borg Collective in 2381, Starbase 157 was one of five simultaneous attacks along with bases 234 and 343 and the planets of Khitomer and Korvat. The USS Enterprise-E received a distress call from 157 and heard as the attacking cube rammed the base and destroyed it. (ST - Destiny novel: Gods of Night)
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Eta Eridani sector block | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aldebaran sector | Aldebaran (Aldebaran A, Aldebaran B, etc.: Aldebaran I • Aldebaran II • Aldebaran III • New Aberdeen Shipyards • Aldebaran IV) • Azha • Beta Leonis Minoris (Beta XII-A) • Deep Space Station K-7 • Sherman system (Sherman's Planet) • Traelus (Traelus II) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Archanis sector | Ajilon system (Ajilon Prime) • Archanis system (Archanis IV) • Ganalda • Otha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Donatu sector | Alhena • Bepi 113 • Cursa system (Cursa) • Donatu (Donatu V) • Drozana (Drozana Station) • Ker'rat system (Ker'rat) • Starbase 157 (Starbase 157 system) • Zibal (Zibalia) |
External link[]
- Starbase 157 article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- 157 Starbase 157 article at The Star Trek Online Wiki.