Outpost 5

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The location of Outpost 5, 2266

The location of Outpost 5, 2366

Outpost 5 was an outpost constructed on an asteroid by Starfleet in 2160. This outpost was one of eight Earth Outpost Stations located in Sector Z-6 on the Federation side of the Romulan Neutral Zone.

During the Neutral Zone Incursion of 2266, the location of Outpost 5 was labeled on a map of Sector Z-6 that was displayed on the bridge viewscreen of the USS Enterprise during the Neutral Zone Incursion. (TOS: "Balance of Terror", production art)

In 2366, the location of Outpost 5 was labeled on a tactical intelligence analysis star chart. After receiving intel from a Romulan defector about a possible Romulan base at Nelvana III, this outpost received a warning from Starfleet Command. (TNG: "The Defector", okudagram)

According to the Star Trek: Star Charts (pg. 66), there were 23 Earth outposts. Outposts 1 to 8 were mentioned in dialog or were seen on the Z-6 Sector map in "Balance of Terror" and Outpost 23 was mentioned in dialog in "Future Imperfect". Outpost 5 was constructed in an area of space that been contested over during the Romulan War Theater of Operations (2156-2160).

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