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[[File:Erickson's probe.jpg|thumb|A [[22nd century]] probe]] |
[[File:Erickson's probe.jpg|thumb|A [[22nd century]] probe]] |
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+ | [[File:Mister Tricorder.jpg|thumb|The Mark V torpedo casing of a [[solar probe]] in 2371 behind [[Data]]]] |
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:''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]]''.'' |
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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. |
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*Collecting information in environments that were too small for starships to examine |
*Collecting information in environments that were too small for starships to examine |
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*Collecting information in environments that were too dangerous for starship to examine |
*Collecting information in environments that were too dangerous for starship to examine |
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− | *Extreme long-term deep [[space]] exploration |
+ | *Extreme long-term deep [[space]] exploration |
+ | *Recording and transmitting remote sensor telemetry to a starship or base that is occupied with other mission objectives. |
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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}}) |
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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}}) |
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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}}) |
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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]]]] |
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*[[Class-1 probe]] |
*[[Class-1 probe]] |
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**{{TNG|Where Silence Has Lease}} |
**{{TNG|Where Silence Has Lease}} |
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**{{TNG|The Enemy}} |
**{{TNG|The Enemy}} |
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*[[Class-4 probe]] |
*[[Class-4 probe]] |
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− | **{{TNG| |
+ | **{{TNG|Relics}} |
+ | **{{DS9|If Wishes Were Horses}} |
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*[[Class-5 probe]] |
*[[Class-5 probe]] |
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**{{TNG|Chain of Command, Part I}} |
**{{TNG|Chain of Command, Part I}} |
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**{{VOY|False Profits}} |
**{{VOY|False Profits}} |
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− | *Class-6 probe |
+ | *Class-6 probe (see: [[Warning buoy]]) |
− | *Class-7 probe |
+ | *Class-7 probe (see: [[Reconnaissance probe]]) |
*[[Class-8 probe]] |
*[[Class-8 probe]] |
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**{{TNG|The Emissary}} |
**{{TNG|The Emissary}} |
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− | *Class-9 probe |
+ | *Class-9 probe (see: [[Log buoy]]) |
− | *Class-A probe |
+ | *[[Class-A probe]] |
− | **{{TNG|The Emissary}} |
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**{{TNG|Ship in a Bottle}} |
**{{TNG|Ship in a Bottle}} |
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=== Other Federation probes === |
=== Other Federation probes === |
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*[[Atmospheric probe]] ({{DS9|Starship Down}}) |
*[[Atmospheric probe]] ({{DS9|Starship Down}}) |
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− | *[[Class-5 intelligence drone]] ({{DS9|For the Uniform}}) |
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− | *[[Class V planetary probe]] ({{VOY|Blink of an Eye}}) |
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*[[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}}) |
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*[[Interface probe]] ({{TNG|Interface}}) |
*[[Interface probe]] ({{TNG|Interface}}) |
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+ | *[[Long-range impact probe]] ({{TNG|Night Terrors}}) |
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*[[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}}) |
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*[[Multispatial probe]] ({{VOY|Extreme Risk}}) |
*[[Multispatial probe]] ({{VOY|Extreme Risk}}) |
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+ | *[[Reconnaissance probe]] ({{TNG|Force of Nature}}) |
− | *[[Scanner probe]] ({{Where Silence Has Lease}}) |
+ | *[[Scanner probe]] ({{TNG|Where Silence Has Lease}}) |
− | *[[Sensor |
+ | *[[Sensor drone]] ({{film|1}}) |
− | *[[ |
+ | **[[Class-5 intelligence drone]] ({{DS9|For the Uniform}}) |
+ | *[[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}}) |
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== Ancient Earth probes == |
== Ancient Earth probes == |
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***''[[Ranger 5]]'' |
***''[[Ranger 5]]'' |
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*''[[Sputnik I]]'' |
*''[[Sputnik I]]'' |
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+ | *[[Voyager series|''Voyager'' series]] |
+ | **''[[Voyager 6]]'' |
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== 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]]]] |
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*[[Barzan probe]] ({{TNG|The Price}}) |
*[[Barzan probe]] ({{TNG|The Price}}) |
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*[[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}}) |
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*"[[Pup]]"'s probe ({{DS9|The Forsaken}}) |
*"[[Pup]]"'s probe ({{DS9|The Forsaken}}) |
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+ | *[[Orbital probe]] ([[Romulan]]) ({{TNG|The Defector}}) |
− | *[[ |
+ | *[[Science probe]] ([[Bajoran]]) ({{DS9|The Alternate}}) |
*[[Whale Probe]] ({{film|4}}) |
*[[Whale Probe]] ({{film|4}}) |
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*[[Tan Ru]] ({{TOS|The Changeling}}) |
*[[Tan Ru]] ({{TOS|The Changeling}}) |
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*[[Transwarp probe]] ({{VOY|Pathfinder}}) |
*[[Transwarp probe]] ({{VOY|Pathfinder}}) |
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*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}}) |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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+ | *[[Assault probe]], a fictional device described by the [[Kyrian]]s |
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*[[Bio-probe]], a multi-purpose Vidiian device |
*[[Bio-probe]], a multi-purpose Vidiian device |
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*[[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
- 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
- TNG: "Where Silence Has Lease"
- TNG: "Time Squared"
- TNG: "Pen Pals"
- TNG: "The Defector"
- TNG: "Yesterday's Enterprise"
- Class-2 probe
- TNG: "The Most Toys"
- DS9: "Battle Lines"
- Class-3 probe
- Class-4 probe
- TNG: "Relics"
- DS9: "If Wishes Were Horses"
- Class-5 probe
- TNG: "Chain of Command, Part I"
- VOY: "False Profits"
- Class-6 probe (see: Warning buoy)
- Class-7 probe (see: Reconnaissance probe)
- Class-8 probe
- TNG: "The Emissary"
- Class-9 probe (see: Log buoy)
- Class-A probe
- TNG: "Ship in a Bottle"
Other Federation probes
- Atmospheric probe (DS9: "Starship Down")
- Deep space probe (TNG: "Thine Own Self")
- Hydraulic probe (TNG: "Home Soil")
- Interface probe (TNG: "Interface")
- Long-range impact probe (TNG: "Night Terrors")
- Microprobe (VOY: "The Cloud", "Eye of the Needle")
- Multispatial probe (VOY: "Extreme Risk")
- Reconnaissance probe (TNG: "Force of Nature")
- Scanner probe (TNG: "Where Silence Has Lease")
- Sensor drone (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
- Sensor probe (TNG: "The Last Outpost")
- Solar probe (Star Trek Generations)
- Telemetry probe (TOS: "The Immunity Syndrome")
Ancient Earth probes
- Earth-Saturn probe
- Friendship 1
- Mariner 2
- Nomad
- Pioneer spacecraft
- Ranger spacecraft
- Sputnik I
- Voyager series
Alien probes
- Barzan probe (TNG: "The Price")
- Iconian probe (TNG: "Contagion")
- Cytherian probe (TNG: "The Nth Degree")
- Ilia probe (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
- Kataan probe (TNG: "The Inner Light")
- Kukulkan's probe (TAS: "How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth")
- "Pup"'s probe (DS9: "The Forsaken")
- Orbital probe (Romulan) (TNG: "The Defector")
- Science probe (Bajoran) (DS9: "The Alternate")
- Whale Probe (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
- Tan Ru (TOS: "The Changeling")
- Transwarp probe (VOY: "Pathfinder")
- Possible alien probe destroyed by a Cardassian ATR-4107 (VOY: "Dreadnought")
- Extra galactic probe encountered by USS Greyhound (TNG: "The Last Outpost", "Datalore", "Conspiracy")
See also
- Assault probe, a fictional device described by the Kyrians
- Bio-probe, a multi-purpose Vidiian device
- Borg probe, a starship
- Cortical probe, a medical instrument
- Duotronic probe, a small tool
- Electro-dynamic probe, a tool
- Hunter probe, a ranged weapon device
- Romulan mind probe, an interrogation device
- Subdermal probe, a medical device
- United Earth Space Probe Agency, an exploration agency
- Xindi probe, a spatial weapon
Background information
- Detailed information on the types of Federation probes are given in the Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual.
- Several early Earth probes were seen on computer screens during "The Cage".
- The "class V planetary probe" in "Blink of an Eye" is the same graphic as the "multiphasic probe" in "Extreme Risk".