Federation Probes and Space Vehicles Database - Class-8 Probe

	Class VIII Medium-Range Multimission Warp Probe
	Range	1.2 x 102 l.y.
	Delta-v limit	Warp 9
	Powerplant	Matter/antimatter warp field sustainer engine; duration 6.5 hours at Warp 9; MHD power supply tap for sensors and subspace transceiver
	Sensors	Standard pallet plus mission-specific modules
	Telemetry	4,550 channels at 300 megawatts
	Additional data	Applications vary from galactic particles and fields research to early-warning reconnaissance missions.
	From Star Trek The Next Generation : Technical Manual

	History:
	Modified photon torpedo casing Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual An instrumented sensor probe similar to a photon torpedo designed for extended flight at high warp speeds. Although barely large enough to hold a person, a class-8 probe was modified to carry a single passenger when Special Federation Envoy K'Ehleyr was launched in the coffinlike missile for emergency transport to the Enterprise-D in 2365. TNG "The Emissary" Star Trek Encyclopedia II This model was featured during the second season in two different episodes: "The Schizoid Man" and "The Emissary". In the first, it was used to represent a casket holding the body of the deceased Dr. Ira Graves (William Morgan Sheppard), Data's "grandfather". As Dr. Graves is sent into outer space, this model was used to show it flipping through the atmosphere. The model was then adapted for "The Emissary" and used to represent a probe beamed up and carrying K'Ehleyr from Starfleet Command who has been sent to warn the Enterprise of a ship carrying Klingons ready for battle. The model is made of grey plastic with a long handle for the special effects team to hold and move the pod. The model has had extra components added, such as panels and stickers to distinguish it from the earlier version. It also has a small window added to hide the photograph of the deceased Dr Graves. Text from the Star Trek Propcollector