Cassini Institute of Scientific Research

*Registry: SS 1712

*Class: Alien Starbase

*Faction: Starfleet

*Base of Operations: Starbase Cassini

*Commissioned: 2388

*Operational Status: Active

Design Specifications

*Type: Multi-role Strategic Platform

*Overall Length: 5 KM

*Beam: 4.5 KM

*Mass: 710,000,000 Metric Tons

*Decks: 1300

Designed Capacities

*Crew Compliment: 5000 Officers, 25500 Crew (standard under normal circumstances)

*Auxiliary Craft: 30,000 eight man escape pods. 20 Danube Class Runabouts, 45 Type 6 Shuttlecraft, 25 Type 7 Shuttlecraft, 95 Type 8 Shuttlecraft, 200 Type 9 Shuttlecraft, 100 Type 10 Shuttlecraft, 100 Type 11 Shuttlecraft, 15 Executive Shuttlecraft, 500 Work Bee Repair Craft, 200 Travel Pods (standard under normal circumstances)

Tactical Systems

*Armament: Phasers, Photon Torpedoes

*Defenses: Armour

Engineering Specifications

*Warp Engines: Dilithium Focus Chamber x 8

*Computer System: Bio-Neural System

*Power Systems: 30.899 Petawatts

Senior Staff

*Commander: Nabuleone Rhode

*Executive Officer: Piper John

*Chief Engineer: Vacant

*Chief of Security: Vacant

*Chief Medical Officer: Sounj Winslet

*Chief of Operations: Vacant

*Chief Science Officer: Vacant

Extra Ship Information

Ship Logo

Name

Large scientific and medical research areas of the starbase are the reason why the starbase is named after GIOVANNI DOMENICO CASSINI.

Giovanni Domenico Cassini (June 8, 1625 – September 14, 1712) was an Italian/French mathematician, astronomer, engineer, and astrologer. Cassini, also known as Gian Domenico Cassini or Jean-Dominique Cassini, was born in Perinaldo, near Imperia, at that time in the County of Nice. Cassini is known for his work in the fields of astronomy and engineering. Cassini most notably discovered four satellites of Saturn, and noted the division of the rings of Saturn. Giovanni Domenico Cassini was also the first of his family to begin work on the project of creating a topographic map of France. (Source : Earth Database wikipedia)

Crew Manifest

• Starbase Cassini Crew Manifest
• Starbase Cassini Crew Archive

Construction and Initial Assignment

The orbital station of the Genesis planet is an partial unknown alien technology of an previously unknown alien species. Preliminary researches results, that the orbital station is about 3000 years old. Just a few central and important parts of the large starbase are full operational and adpated for the UF Starfleet. Starfleet engineers implemented Federation technology to make the orbital station usable.

A starbase is generally defined as a heavily-armed, heavily-defended facility used by spacefaring cultures at which both military and civilian spacecraft may be repaired and resupplied. Starbases may be a deep space structure, an orbital facility, a planetary surface facility, or a combination of both planetary surface and orbital structure(s). Starbases are often the hubs of activity within their assigned sectors. They act as:

• Trading posts and way stations for civilian transports
• Military garrison facilities, coordinating military starship operations and support
• Diplomatic, governmental, medical and legal services for both military and civilian personnel
• Scientific and Medical research centers

The Starbase Cassini was apparently used for all aspects of the starbase purposes : trading post and civilian transports, military usage, services for military and civilian personnel and scientific researches. The known technology is old, but federation standard and compatible to most of the federation computer-systems and consoles and secondary systems. All areas, especially the recreation decks, are roomy and partially filled with unknown plant lifeforms. Nevertheless the majority of the decks and the technology needs to be explored and examined to discover the supposed hidden secrets of an unknown civilization and their technology and society.

The scientific researches will be a central part of the future tasks of the Starbase Cassini. For this purpose the large ground facilities and laboratories on the surface of the planet Genesis will be a part of the Cassini-Project. Of course, the exploration of the orbital station itself and the surface of the planet Genesis will have a top priority for the new Crew of the Starbase Cassini.

Technical Data

Overview

Class: Alien Starbase

Unit Run:

Commissioned: 2388

Decks: 1300

Propulsion

NNEC Mark 4.5 Dilithium Focus Chamber x 6

Diplomatic Capability: Grade 1

Computer Core: AC-18 Bio-Neural Super-System x 8

Expected Hull Life: 1500 Years

Armaments

• Phasers

• Forward Photon Launchers

• Photon Torpedoes

Enhancements

• 30cm Ablative Armour Plating

• High Capacity Multi-Adaptive Shield Grid

Support Craft

• 5 x Danube Class Runabout
• 10 x Type 6 Shuttlecraft
• 10 x Type 7 Shuttlecraft
• 20 x Type 8 Shuttlecraft
• 30 x Type 9 Shuttlecraft
• 30 x Type 10 Shuttlecraft
• 30 x Type 11 Shuttlecraft
• 5 x Executive Shuttlecraft
• 100 x Work Bee Repair Craft
• 100 x Travel Pods

Missions of Starbase Cassini

2411:

• Launch - 130601
• Starbase Exploration - 130708

2412:

• Kologon Research - 140101
• Sublevel 41 - 141115