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[[File:Erickson's probe.jpg|thumb|A [[22nd century]] probe]]
 
[[File:Erickson's probe.jpg|thumb|A [[22nd century]] probe]]
 
[[File:Probe launch meridian.jpg|thumb|A probe launched by the {{USS|Defiant|2370}} in [[2371]]]]
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[[File:Mister Tricorder.jpg|thumb|The Mark V torpedo casing of a [[solar probe]] in 2371 behind [[Data]]]]
 
:''You may be looking for the [[Pocket Books]] [[novels|novel]], ''[[Probe (novel)|Probe]]''.''
 
:''You may be looking for the [[Pocket Books]] [[novels|novel]], ''[[Probe (novel)|Probe]]''.''
 
A '''probe''' was an automated spacecraft used to gather information. Probes were often used for tasks that [[starship]]s were not suited to handle.
 
A '''probe''' was an automated spacecraft used to gather information. Probes were often used for tasks that [[starship]]s were not suited to handle.
   
Such tasks included:
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Such tasks included:
 
*Collecting information in environments that were too small for starships to examine
 
*Collecting information in environments that were too small for starships to examine
 
*Collecting information in environments that were too dangerous for starship to examine
 
*Collecting information in environments that were too dangerous for starship to examine
*Extreme long-term deep [[space]] exploration.
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*Extreme long-term deep [[space]] exploration
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*Recording and transmitting remote sensor telemetry to a starship or base that is occupied with other mission objectives.
   
 
The [[United Earth Space Probe Agency]] (or UESPA) was an [[Earth]] organization responsible for the exploration of space during the early [[22nd century]], and was later combined with [[Starfleet]]. ({{ENT|Demons}})
 
The [[United Earth Space Probe Agency]] (or UESPA) was an [[Earth]] organization responsible for the exploration of space during the early [[22nd century]], and was later combined with [[Starfleet]]. ({{ENT|Demons}})
   
Several probes used by Starfleet were modified [[torpedo]] casings with extended [[sensor]] equipment and no [[warhead]]. Some deep [[space]] probes had casings that contained [[radioactive]] material that could potentially contaminate the [[biosphere]] of [[planet]]s if they entered and remained in the [[atmosphere]]. ({{TNG|Thine Own Self}})
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Some probes used by Starfleet were modified [[photon torpedo]] casings with extended [[sensor]] equipment and no [[warhead]]. ({{TNG|The Emissary}}; {{film|7}}) [[Deep space probe]]s had casings that contained [[radioactive]] material that could potentially contaminate the [[biosphere]] of [[planet]]s if they [[crash land]]ed on the surface. ({{TNG|Thine Own Self}})
   
 
Two probes were deployed by the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} to scan the region of space close to a [[cosmic string]], which led to the discovery of a [[species]] of [[two-dimensional lifeform]]s. ({{TNG|The Loss}})
 
Two probes were deployed by the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} to scan the region of space close to a [[cosmic string]], which led to the discovery of a [[species]] of [[two-dimensional lifeform]]s. ({{TNG|The Loss}})
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A probe was launched by the {{USS|Defiant|2370}} into the [[corona]] of the [[Trialan sun]] in order to scan the [[sun]]'s core. ({{DS9|Meridian}})
 
A probe was launched by the {{USS|Defiant|2370}} into the [[corona]] of the [[Trialan sun]] in order to scan the [[sun]]'s core. ({{DS9|Meridian}})
   
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Probe was also the designation of some manned space craft, such as the [[Borg probe]], a starship class used by the [[Borg Collective]], ({{VOY|Dark Frontier}}) and the [[Earth-Saturn probe]], the first manned flight to [[Saturn]]. ({{TOS|Tomorrow is Yesterday}})
== Starfleet probe types ==
 
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[[File:Probe launch meridian.jpg|thumb|Probe launched by the {{USS|Defiant|2370}} ({{DS9|Meridian}})]]
 
 
== Starfleet probe classes ==
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[[File:Class 1 probe.jpg|thumb|The [[class 1 probe|class-1]], [[class 3 probe|class-3]] and [[scanner probe]]s shared a similar structure]]
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[[File:Class 2 probe.jpg|thumb|A [[class-2 probe]]]]
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[[File:Class 5 probe.jpg|thumb|A [[class-5 probe]]]]
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[[File:Class 8 probe.jpg|thumb|A [[class-8 probe]]]]
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[[File:Atmospheric probe.jpg|thumb|An [[atmospheric probe]]]]
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[[File:Multispatial probe, Extreme Risk.jpg|thumb|The advanced [[multispatial probe]]]]
 
*[[Class-1 probe]]
 
*[[Class-1 probe]]
 
**{{TNG|Where Silence Has Lease}}
 
**{{TNG|Where Silence Has Lease}}
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**{{TNG|The Enemy}}
 
**{{TNG|The Enemy}}
 
*[[Class-4 probe]]
 
*[[Class-4 probe]]
**{{TNG|The Most Toys}}
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**{{TNG|Relics}}
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**{{DS9|If Wishes Were Horses}}
 
*[[Class-5 probe]]
 
*[[Class-5 probe]]
 
**{{TNG|Chain of Command, Part I}}
 
**{{TNG|Chain of Command, Part I}}
 
**{{VOY|False Profits}}
 
**{{VOY|False Profits}}
*Class-6 probe
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*Class-6 probe (see: [[Warning buoy]])
*Class-7 probe
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*Class-7 probe (see: [[Reconnaissance probe]])
 
*[[Class-8 probe]]
 
*[[Class-8 probe]]
 
**{{TNG|The Emissary}}
 
**{{TNG|The Emissary}}
*Class-9 probe
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*Class-9 probe (see: [[Log buoy]])
*Class-A probe
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*[[Class-A probe]]
**{{TNG|The Emissary}}
 
 
**{{TNG|Ship in a Bottle}}
 
**{{TNG|Ship in a Bottle}}
   
 
=== Other Federation probes ===
 
=== Other Federation probes ===
 
*[[Atmospheric probe]] ({{DS9|Starship Down}})
 
*[[Atmospheric probe]] ({{DS9|Starship Down}})
*[[Class-5 intelligence drone]] ({{DS9|For the Uniform}})
 
*[[Class V planetary probe]] ({{VOY|Blink of an Eye}})
 
 
*[[Deep space probe]] ({{TNG|Thine Own Self}})
 
*[[Deep space probe]] ({{TNG|Thine Own Self}})
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**[[Quadros-1 probe|''Quadros 1'']] ({{DS9|Emissary}})
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**[[Vega Nine probe|''Vega 9'']] ({{TNG|Tin Man}})
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*[[Hydraulic probe]] ({{TNG|Home Soil}})
 
*[[Interface probe]] ({{TNG|Interface}})
 
*[[Interface probe]] ({{TNG|Interface}})
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*[[Long-range impact probe]] ({{TNG|Night Terrors}})
 
*[[Microprobe]] ({{VOY|The Cloud|Eye of the Needle}})
 
*[[Microprobe]] ({{VOY|The Cloud|Eye of the Needle}})
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**[[Gravimetric microprobe]] ({{DS9|Playing God}})
 
*[[Multispatial probe]] ({{VOY|Extreme Risk}})
 
*[[Multispatial probe]] ({{VOY|Extreme Risk}})
*[[Quadros-1 probe]] ({{DS9|Emissary}})
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*[[Reconnaissance probe]] ({{TNG|Force of Nature}})
*[[Scanner probe]] ({{Where Silence Has Lease}})
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*[[Scanner probe]] ({{TNG|Where Silence Has Lease}})
*[[Sensor probe]] ({{ENT|Sleeping Dogs}})
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*[[Sensor drone]] ({{film|1}})
*[[Vega Nine probe]] ({{TNG|Tin Man}})
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**[[Class-5 intelligence drone]] ({{DS9|For the Uniform}})
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*[[Sensor probe]] ({{TNG|The Last Outpost}})
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*[[Solar probe]] ({{film|7}})
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**[[The Egg|''The Egg'']] ({{TNG|Evolution}})
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*[[Telemetry probe]] ({{TOS|The Immunity Syndrome}})
   
 
== Ancient Earth probes ==
 
== Ancient Earth probes ==
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***''[[Ranger 5]]''
 
***''[[Ranger 5]]''
 
*''[[Sputnik I]]''
 
*''[[Sputnik I]]''
*''[[Voyager 6]]''
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*[[Voyager series|''Voyager'' series]]
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**''[[Voyager 6]]''
   
 
== Alien probes ==
 
== Alien probes ==
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[[File:icoprobe.jpg|thumb|An [[Iconian probe]]]]
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[[File:Kataan probe.jpg|thumb|The [[Kataan probe]]]]
 
*[[Barzan probe]] ({{TNG|The Price}})
 
*[[Barzan probe]] ({{TNG|The Price}})
 
*[[Iconian probe]] ({{TNG|Contagion}})
 
*[[Iconian probe]] ({{TNG|Contagion}})
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*[[Kukulkan's probe]] ({{TAS|How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth}})
 
*[[Kukulkan's probe]] ({{TAS|How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth}})
 
*"[[Pup]]"'s probe ({{DS9|The Forsaken}})
 
*"[[Pup]]"'s probe ({{DS9|The Forsaken}})
*[[orbital probe]] ([[Romulan]]) ({{TNG|The Defector}})
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*[[Orbital probe]] ([[Romulan]]) ({{TNG|The Defector}})
*[[science probe]] ({{DS9|The Alternate}})
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*[[Science probe]] ([[Bajoran]]) ({{DS9|The Alternate}})
 
*[[Whale Probe]] ({{film|4}})
 
*[[Whale Probe]] ({{film|4}})
 
*[[Tan Ru]] ({{TOS|The Changeling}})
 
*[[Tan Ru]] ({{TOS|The Changeling}})
 
*[[Transwarp probe]] ({{VOY|Pathfinder}})
 
*[[Transwarp probe]] ({{VOY|Pathfinder}})
 
*Possible alien probe destroyed by a [[Cardassian ATR-4107]] ({{VOY|Dreadnought}})
 
*Possible alien probe destroyed by a [[Cardassian ATR-4107]] ({{VOY|Dreadnought}})
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*[[Extra galactic probe]] encountered by {{USS|Greyhound}} ({{TNG|The Last Outpost|Datalore|Conspiracy}})
   
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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*[[Assault probe]], a fictional device described by the [[Kyrian]]s
 
*[[Bio-probe]], a multi-purpose Vidiian device
 
*[[Bio-probe]], a multi-purpose Vidiian device
 
*[[Borg probe]], a starship
 
*[[Borg probe]], a starship
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*The "class V planetary probe" in "Blink of an Eye" is the same graphic as the "multiphasic probe" in "Extreme Risk".
 
*The "class V planetary probe" in "Blink of an Eye" is the same graphic as the "multiphasic probe" in "Extreme Risk".
   
 
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Revision as of 21:22, 19 November 2015

Erickson's probe

A 22nd century probe

Probe launch meridian

A probe launched by the USS Defiant in 2371

Mister Tricorder

The Mark V torpedo casing of a solar probe in 2371 behind Data

You may be looking for the Pocket Books novel, Probe.

A probe was an automated spacecraft used to gather information. Probes were often used for tasks that starships were not suited to handle.

Such tasks included:

  • Collecting information in environments that were too small for starships to examine
  • Collecting information in environments that were too dangerous for starship to examine
  • Extreme long-term deep space exploration
  • Recording and transmitting remote sensor telemetry to a starship or base that is occupied with other mission objectives.

The United Earth Space Probe Agency (or UESPA) was an Earth organization responsible for the exploration of space during the early 22nd century, and was later combined with Starfleet. (ENT: "Demons")

Some probes used by Starfleet were modified photon torpedo casings with extended sensor equipment and no warhead. (TNG: "The Emissary"; Star Trek Generations) Deep space probes had casings that contained radioactive material that could potentially contaminate the biosphere of planets if they crash landed on the surface. (TNG: "Thine Own Self")

Two probes were deployed by the USS Enterprise-D to scan the region of space close to a cosmic string, which led to the discovery of a species of two-dimensional lifeforms. (TNG: "The Loss")

A probe was launched by the Enterprise-D to follow the radioactive trail left behind by the Kataan probe, in order to trace its origins. (TNG: "The Inner Light")

It was speculated that a small glowing ball of energy that left a spatial rupture created by solanogen-based lifeforms shortly before it was closed was a probe of some kind. (TNG: "Schisms")

A probe was launched by the USS Defiant into the corona of the Trialan sun in order to scan the sun's core. (DS9: "Meridian")

Probe was also the designation of some manned space craft, such as the Borg probe, a starship class used by the Borg Collective, (VOY: "Dark Frontier") and the Earth-Saturn probe, the first manned flight to Saturn. (TOS: "Tomorrow is Yesterday")

Starfleet probe classes

Class 1 probe

The class-1, class-3 and scanner probes shared a similar structure

Class 2 probe

A class-2 probe

File:Class 5 probe.jpg

A class-5 probe

Class 8 probe

A class-8 probe

Atmospheric probe

An atmospheric probe

File:Multispatial probe, Extreme Risk.jpg

The advanced multispatial probe

Other Federation probes

Ancient Earth probes

Alien probes

File:Icoprobe.jpg

An Iconian probe

Kataan probe

The Kataan probe

See also

Background information