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[[File:class 4 probe.jpg|thumb|A class 4 probe investigates a subspace rupture]]
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A '''class-4 probe''' was a type of [[probe]] utilized by the [[Federation]] for conducting close-range scientific research.
 
A '''class-4 probe''' was a type of [[probe]] utilized by the [[Federation]] for conducting close-range scientific research.
   
 
In [[2369]], [[Benjamin Sisko]] wanted to use a class-4 probe to make a full analysis of a [[subspace rupture]] that appeared off of [[Deep Space 9]]. ({{DS9|If Wishes Were Horses}})
 
In [[2369]], [[Benjamin Sisko]] wanted to use a class-4 probe to make a full analysis of a [[subspace rupture]] that appeared off of [[Deep Space 9]]. ({{DS9|If Wishes Were Horses}})
   
A class-4 probe was also launched the same year by the ship to investigate a [[molecular reversion field]] encountered by the [[shuttlecraft]] ''[[Feynman (shuttlecraft)|Feynman]]''. ({{TNG|Rascals}}) The {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} also launched a series of class-4 probes to study the far side of a newly-discovered [[Dyson sphere]], after the rescue of [[Montgomery Scott]] from the {{USS|Jenolan}}. ({{TNG|Relics}})
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A class-4 probe was also launched the same year by the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} to investigate a [[molecular reversion field]] encountered by the [[shuttlecraft]] ''[[Feynman (shuttlecraft)|Feynman]]''. ({{TNG|Rascals}}) The starship also launched a series of class-4 probes to study the far side of a newly-discovered [[Dyson sphere]], after the rescue of [[Montgomery Scott]] from the {{USS|Jenolan}}. ({{TNG|Relics}})
 
In [[2371]], the {{USS|Voyager}} launched a class-4 [[microprobe]] to provide a distraction while healing the [[nucleogenic cloud being]]. ({{VOY|The Cloud}})
 
   
 
Later that year, ''Voyager'' launched a class-4 probe in an attempt to distract a large, aggressive [[space-dwelling lifeform]]. The probe though only seemed to make it angrier. ({{VOY|Elogium}})
 
Later that year, ''Voyager'' launched a class-4 probe in an attempt to distract a large, aggressive [[space-dwelling lifeform]]. The probe though only seemed to make it angrier. ({{VOY|Elogium}})
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In [[2373]], a class-4 probe was used to transmit a location signal, as well as several farewell recording from the crew of the ''Defiant'', after being trapped behind an energy barrier surrounding the planet [[Gaia]]. ({{DS9|Children of Time}})
 
In [[2373]], a class-4 probe was used to transmit a location signal, as well as several farewell recording from the crew of the ''Defiant'', after being trapped behind an energy barrier surrounding the planet [[Gaia]]. ({{DS9|Children of Time}})
   
{{bginfo|According to the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual]]'' (p. 116), the class-4 probe is a stellar encounter probe. It is a modified [[class-3 probe]] with extended fuel supply allowing a 3,500,000 km range and propulsion supplemented with a [[driver coil]]. Sensors include triple redundant stellar field and particle detectors and a stellar atmosphere analysis suite. The probe is also equipped with six ejectable subprobes.}}
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{{bginfo|According to the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual]]'' (p. 116), the class-4 probe is a stellar encounter probe. It is a modified [[class-3 probe]] with extended fuel supply allowing a 3,500,000 km range and propulsion supplemented with a [[driver coil]]. Sensors include triple redundant stellar field and particle detectors and a stellar atmosphere analysis suite. The probe is also equipped with six ejectable subprobes. See also: [[Microprobe|Class-4 microprobe]]}}
   
 
[[Category:Probes|04 probe]]
 
[[Category:Probes|04 probe]]

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Class 4 probe

A class 4 probe

A class-4 probe was a type of probe utilized by the Federation for conducting close-range scientific research.

In 2369, Benjamin Sisko wanted to use a class-4 probe to make a full analysis of a subspace rupture that appeared off of Deep Space 9. (DS9: "If Wishes Were Horses")

A class-4 probe was also launched the same year by the USS Enterprise-D to investigate a molecular reversion field encountered by the shuttlecraft Feynman. (TNG: "Rascals") The starship also launched a series of class-4 probes to study the far side of a newly-discovered Dyson sphere, after the rescue of Montgomery Scott from the USS Jenolan. (TNG: "Relics")

Later that year, Voyager launched a class-4 probe in an attempt to distract a large, aggressive space-dwelling lifeform. The probe though only seemed to make it angrier. (VOY: "Elogium")

In 2372, a Jadzia Dax proposed using a class-4 probe to test whether an artificial wormhole, created by Lenara Kahn and her team, was stable enough to allow starship travel. Dax believed this class of probe would provide a more accurate assessment because its shielding was similar to that on a starship. (DS9: "Rejoined")

In 2373, a class-4 probe was used to transmit a location signal, as well as several farewell recording from the crew of the Defiant, after being trapped behind an energy barrier surrounding the planet Gaia. (DS9: "Children of Time")

According to the Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual (p. 116), the class-4 probe is a stellar encounter probe. It is a modified class-3 probe with extended fuel supply allowing a 3,500,000 km range and propulsion supplemented with a driver coil. Sensors include triple redundant stellar field and particle detectors and a stellar atmosphere analysis suite. The probe is also equipped with six ejectable subprobes. See also: Class-4 microprobe