Starbase 515

Starbase 515 was a Federation starbase administered by Starfleet. This planetary base was located in a sector that was adjacent to Rhomboid Dronegar sector 006.

Captain Jean-Luc Picard went there in 2365 to undergo a cardiac replacement. Wesley Crusher took his Academy entrance exams there at the same time. (TNG: "Samaritan Snare")

In early 2366, the USS Enterprise-D shuttlecraft Indiana Jones made a trip to this starbase. (TNG: "Evolution", display graphic)

In 2367, while trying to survive on Lambda Paz, Wesley asked Picard if he remembered the trip they took together to this base. Wesley felt that Picard had opened up to him and, in the process, he had come to know more about the captain. (TNG: "Final Mission")

In 2369, this starbase was named in the personal log of Lieutenant Keith Rocha, a network relay tech on Relay Station 47. His log transcribed on stardate 45457 was: "Heavy load today. Starfleet Command requested 20 new lines between Starbase 515 and Sector 32834. Apparently in support of expanded exploratory ops. The only problem is that we've already promised those lines to Admiral Taylor." (TNG: "Aquiel", display graphic)

The matte for Starbase 515's cityscape was a reuse of matte created for the capital city of Angel I; the matte was extensively altered for the remastered edition of "Samaritan Snare".

According to the Star Trek Encyclopedia (3rd ed., pg. 466), after "The Neutral Zone" had aired, where Starbase 718 was mentioned in dialogue, it was decided that the starbase numbers shouldn't go much higher than 500.

According to Startrek.com, Starbase 515 was located in the Scylla sector. [1]. The script for this episode identifies the starbase as Starbase Scylla 515. [2]