Federation Probes and Space Vehicles Database - Class-1 Sensor Probe

	Class I Sensor Probe
	Range	2 x 105 km
	Delta-v limit	0.5c
	Powerplant	Vectored deuterium microfusion propulsion
	Sensors	Full EM/Subspace and instellar chemistry pallet for in-space applications
	Telemetry	12,500 channels at 12 megawatts
	From Star Trek The Next Generation : Technical Manual

	History:
	A Class-1 probe was used by Enterprise-D personnel to investigate the "hole in space" created by Nagilum in 2365. TNG "Where Silence Has Lease" Another class-1 probe was launched into the temporal rift discovered near Archer IV in 2366. TNG "Yesterday's Enterprise" An instrumented torpedo launched from Federation starships for investigation into areas that one might not wish to take the starship. The class-1 probe carries a very wide range of scientific sensing equipment. Star Trek Encyclopedia II The current class-1 probe is the most commonly used device for studying interplanetary and interstellar phenomena. It id equipped with a suite of RF, subspace, chemical, biological, and astrophysical sensors. These are coupled to a high-speed, 24.3-kiloquad isolinear preprocessing core for data anaysis and a multichannel subspace telemetry system for transmitting data and receiving tasking instructions. Propulsion is provided by a vectored deuterium micro-fusion thruster and is able to run on cryogenic fuels stored at the station or aboard attached Starfleet vessels. Attitude and translational control are accomplished throught the thruster nozzle, which can be exhausted 360 degrees in the X-Y plane, 180 degrees in the Y-Z plane (-Z), and 180 degrees in the X-Z plane (-Z). This essentially allows for all +Z thrusting with total radial thrust control. Reaction control at the +Z end of the probe is handled by for cold-gas nitrogen thristers near the sensor head connector. The effective range of the class-1 is 3.2 x 107 kilometers, and the total delta-v is 0.6c. The operatinal philosophy is to get the device on-site as quickly as possible, take full readings, and transmit telemetry. The effective transceiver power is rated at 15.7 megawatts over 18,650 channels. Full control is available for deployment programming, including data storage and probe return for later downloading, in situations where subspace silence is required. The class-1 casing is available with low-observability coatings and hull materials, thought the standard model is a duranium and tritanium composite. Star Trek Deep Space Nine Technical Manual A Class-1 probe is launched, but is destroyed by the vortex. TNG "Time Squared" A class-1 probe, with sensor set to maximum scan and modified for planetary probe, was launched into the Romulan Neutral Zone to Nelvana III to scan for signs of a Romulan base on the planet. The probe went into orbit and began to pick up low level subspace radio emissions. TNG "The Defector"