Changes: Orbital 6

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For the spacecraft encountered by USS Voyager, please see Orbital 1.

Orbital 6 was an United Earth inspection pod that was in service with Starfleet in the mid-22nd century. It was attached to Shipyard Ops of the Orbital Drydock Facility.

In 2151, Orbital 6 was used by Charles Tucker and Jonathan Archer to inspect the NX-class starship Enterprise before its launch. Tucker, after being distracted, accidentally scratched the paint on the Enterprise's hull with Orbital 6. (ENT: "Broken Bow")

Background information

Inspection pod sketch — A concept sketch of *Orbital 6* by John Eaves

Orbital 6 was originally to have been numbered "05", in homage to travel pod 05 from Star Trek: The Motion Picture, but its number in dialogue was ultimately changed to 6. The craft may have still been numbered 05 on the hull though along with the Shipyard Ops and Orbital Drydock Facility signage. [1]^(X)

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 {{sidebar starship
-| image       = Orbital inspection pod.jpg
+| image       = Inspection pod.jpg
-| imagecap    = ''Orbital 6'' traveling near the ''Enterprise''
+| imagecap    = ''Orbital 6'' traveling near ''Enterprise''
-| Name        = Orbiter 6
+| Name        = ''Orbital 6''
-| Class       = [[Orbital inspection pod|Orbital Inspection Pod]]
+| Class       = [[Inspection pod]]
 | Registry    = 06
 | owner       = [[United Earth]]
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 | Status      = Active
 | Datestatus  = 2151
+}}
-}}{{Disambiguate| the spacecraft encountered by USS ''Voyager''|Orbital 1{{!}}''Orbital 1''}}
+{{Disambiguation|the spacecraft encountered by USS ''Voyager''|Orbital 1}}
+'''''Orbital 6''''' was an [[United Earth]] [[inspection pod]] that was in service with [[Starfleet]] in the mid-[[22nd century]]. It was attached to [[Shipyard Ops]] of the [[Orbital Drydock Facility]].
+In [[2151]], ''Orbital 6'' was used by [[Charles Tucker III|Charles Tucker]] and [[Jonathan Archer]] to inspect the {{class|NX}} [[starship]] {{NX|Enterprise}} before its launch. Tucker, after being distracted, accidentally scratched the paint on the ''Enterprise''{{'}}s [[hull]] with ''Orbital 6''. ({{ENT|Broken Bow}})
-'''''Orbital 6''''' was an [[United Earth]] [[orbital inspection pod]] that was in service with [[Starfleet]] in the mid-[[22nd century]]. It was attached to [[Shipyard Ops]] of the [[Orbital Drydock Facility]]. {{incite|where is Shipyard Ops or Orbital Drydock Facility mentioned?}}
+{{clear}}
-In [[2151]], ''Orbital 6'' was used by [[Charles Tucker III|Charles Tucker]] and [[Jonathan Archer]] to inspect the {{ShipClass|NX}} [[starship]] [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'']] before its launch. Tucker, after being distracted, accidentally scratched the paint on the ''Enterprise''{{'}}s [[hull]] with ''Orbital 6''. ({{ENT|Broken Bow}})
+==Background information==
+[[File:Inspection pod sketch.jpg|thumb|left|A concept sketch of ''Orbital 6'' by [[John Eaves]]]]
-== Background ==
+''Orbital 6'' was originally to have been numbered "05", in homage to [[travel pod 05]] from {{film|1}}, but its number in dialogue was ultimately changed to 6. The craft may have still been numbered 05 on the hull though along with the Shipyard Ops and Orbital Drydock Facility signage. {{DrexFiles|2009/01/20/inspection-pod}}
-[[File:Orbital inspection pod sketch.jpg|thumb|A concept sketch of ''Orbital 6'' by [[John Eaves]]]]
-''Orbital 6'' was originally to have been numbered "05", in homage to [[travel pod 05]] from {{film|1}}, but its number was ultimately changed to 6. [http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/01/20/inspection-pod]
 [[de:Orbital 6]]