Orbital Security Station Six

"Orbital Security Station Six to Coruscant Control. Checking in. Nothing to see here but stars..."

- Femi

Orbital Security Station Six was a security satellite orbiting Coruscant, the capital of the Galactic Republic, in 3,653 BBY. Its mission was to circle the planet and monitor starship traffic. At that time, the galaxy was locked in the Great Galactic War, a conflict between a resurgent Sith Empire and the Republic, but, as a gesture of peace from the Sith, the two factions met on the planet Alderaan to negotiate an end to hostilities. In reality, this was just a ruse to allow the Sith fleet to directly attack Coruscant. Orbital Security Station Six was the first to encounter the mass of ships, requesting clearance codes from the Sith flotilla. Moments later, the satellite was destroyed before the fleet descended upon the planet.

Description
Orbital Security Station Six was orbital satellite used by Coruscant Security to monitor starship traffic on and off the capital of the Galactic Republic, the planet Coruscant. The vessel was painted red and gray and was quite bulky, roughly resembling the Aurebesh sigil in form. The dorsal side of the craft was adorned with two cylinders lined with blue and black viewports. There was a way to easily transfer workers aboard the ship on and off-planet as their shifts changed. On the inside of the ship, there were designated rooms from which workers would monitor the skylanes and several instruments, such as various computers, assisted them with this task. A subspace transceiver was equipped, allowing the crew to communicate with Coruscant Control and ships when it was required.

History
Orbital Security Station Six was in orbit above the planet Coruscant around the year 3,653 BBY, monitoring starship traffic on and off Coruscant for Coruscant Security. Femi, a female Rutian Twi'lek who worked aboard the craft, checked into a dispatcher over a radio, reporting that there was nothing in her vicinity. Femi then noticed a Sith armada enter Coruscanti space and nervously requested clearance codes from them. The reformed Sith Empire and Galactic Republic were currently meeting at Alderaan to discuss terms for ending the Great Galactic War, a galaxy-wide conflict that had been taking place between them for a century, and the unexpected arrival of their fleet caught Femi off-guard. Rather than transmit a response back to her, the satellite was destroyed and the crew killed, after the Sith Lord Angral, leader of the assault, ordered his ship to fire upon the vessel. This began the Sacking of Coruscant, a battle which would have great repercussions upon the Republic. The galactic government would take heavy casualties among their armed forces alongside their allies, the Jedi, whose main Temple was ransacked by the Sith. The battle, which had very little impact upon the Sith force, was ended with the Treaty of Coruscant, an agreement which ended the war with great favor to the Sith Empire, forcing the Republic to cede many outlying worlds to their enemies. This would set the stage for a stalemate between the two nations that would last for three decades.

Significant crew
The satellite had two known crewmembers. Femi was responsible for checking into traffic control. Alongside her was a fair-skinned Humanoid worker who serviced other panels aboard the vessel.

Behind the scenes
Orbital Security Station Six was created for the first issue of the opening arc of Star Wars: The Old Republic, Threat of Peace, a webcomic serving as a prequel to Star Wars: The Old Republic, a Massively multiplayer online role-playing game being made by BioWare.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Old Republic, Threat of Peace Act 1: Treaty of Coruscant

Notes and references
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