Changes: Orbital 6

Latest revision as of 22:01, 17 February 2023

For the unrelated spacecraft encountered by USS Voyager, please see Orbital 1.

Orbital 6 was an United Earth inspection pod that was in service with Starfleet in the mid-22nd century. It was attached to Shipyard Ops of the Orbital Drydock Facility.

In 2151, Orbital 6 was used by Charles Tucker and Jonathan Archer to inspect the NX-class starship Enterprise before its launch. Tucker, after being distracted, accidentally scratched the paint on the Enterprise's hull with Orbital 6. (ENT: "Broken Bow")

Background information

Inspection pod sketch — A concept sketch of *Orbital 6* by John Eaves

Orbital 6 was originally to have been numbered "05", in homage to travel pod 05 from Star Trek: The Motion Picture, but its number in dialogue was ultimately changed to 6. The craft may have still been numbered 05 on the hull though along with the Shipyard Ops and Orbital Drydock Facility signage. [1]^(X)

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 {{sidebar starship
 | image       = Inspection pod.jpg
-| imagecap    = ''Orbital 6'' traveling near ''Enterprise''
+| caption    = Orbital 6 traveling near Enterprise
-| Name        = Orbiter 6
+| name        = ''Orbital 6''
-| Class       = [[Inspection pod|Inspection Pod]]
+| class       = [[Inspection pod]]
-| Registry    = 06
+| registry    = 06
 | owner       = [[United Earth]]
 | operator    = [[Starfleet]]
-| Status      = Active
+| status      = Active
-| Datestatus  = 2151
+| datestatus  = 2151
+}}
-}}{{Disambiguate| the spacecraft encountered by USS ''Voyager''|Orbital 1{{!}}''Orbital 1''}}
+{{Disambiguation|the unrelated spacecraft encountered by USS ''Voyager''|Orbital 1}}
 '''''Orbital 6''''' was an [[United Earth]] [[inspection pod]] that was in service with [[Starfleet]] in the mid-[[22nd century]]. It was attached to [[Shipyard Ops]] of the [[Orbital Drydock Facility]].
-In [[2151]], ''Orbital 6'' was used by [[Charles Tucker III|Charles Tucker]] and [[Jonathan Archer]] to inspect the {{ShipClass|NX}} [[starship]] {{NX|Enterprise}} before its launch. Tucker, after being distracted, accidentally scratched the paint on the ''Enterprise''{{'}}s [[hull]] with ''Orbital 6''. ({{ENT|Broken Bow}})
+In [[2151]], ''Orbital 6'' was used by [[Charles Tucker III|Charles Tucker]] and [[Jonathan Archer]] to inspect the {{class|NX}} [[starship]] {{NX|Enterprise}} before its launch. Tucker, after being distracted, accidentally scratched the paint on the ''Enterprise''{{'}}s [[hull]] with ''Orbital 6''. ({{ENT|Broken Bow}})
-{{bginfo|[[File:Inspection pod sketch.jpg|thumb|left|A concept sketch of ''Orbital 6'' by [[John Eaves]]]]
-''Orbital 6'' was originally to have been numbered "05", in homage to [[travel pod 05]] from {{film|1}}, but its number in dialog was ultimately changed to 6. The craft may have still been numbered 05 on the hull though along with the Shipyard Ops and Orbital Drydock Facility signage. [http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/01/20/inspection-pod]{{clear}}}}
+{{clear}}
+==Background information==
+[[File:Inspection pod sketch.jpg|thumb|left|A concept sketch of ''Orbital 6'' by [[John Eaves]]]]
+''Orbital 6'' was originally to have been numbered "05", in homage to {{dis|travel pod 05|23rd century}} from {{film|1}}, but its number in dialogue was ultimately changed to 6. The craft may have still been numbered 05 on the hull though along with the Shipyard Ops and Orbital Drydock Facility signage. {{DrexFiles|2009/01/20/inspection-pod}}
 [[de:Orbital 6]]
-[[Category:Shuttles]]
+[[Category:Earth shuttles]]