Approved Starship Orbital Agricultural Platform MK II

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• Intent: Update the Interlocking Agricultural Platform for 902 ABY
• Image Source: Artstation - Space Farm
• Canon Link: Not Applicable.
• Permissions: Not Applicable.
• Primary Source: Farm | Agricultural Occupations | Agricultural Technology

• Manufacturer: The Trade Federation |:| 900 ABY
• Affiliation: The Trade Federation |:| 900 ABY
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: Trade Federation Orbital Agricultural Platform MK II
• Production: Mass Produced
• Material:
  • Impervium Hull and Armour Plating (Ablative) with Secondary Turadium Armour Plating.
  • Heavily Reinforced Duraplast Hull Liner with Anti-Ionic Mesh (Faraday Cage.)
  • Myoflex Heat Sinks.
  • Blast-tinted Mirrsteel-Glasteel alloy viewport
  • Thermal Gel, Duravlex & Agrinium mesh inner hull liner
  • combat de-ionizer(s).
  • Ultrachrome circuitry, electronics and starship components.
  • Various Orbital Components.

• Classification: Orbital Agricultural Platform
• Length: 3,000 meters
• Width: 3,000 meters
• Height: 3,000 meters
• Armament: None
• Defenses: Average
  • Medium Carbon-nanofilament Armor Plating & Enhanced Carbon-Durasteel Armor Reinforcements
  • Low Power Energy-charged Ablative Plating Reinforcements
  • Low Power Modified Deflector Projector with Reinforced Shield Generator, & Galaxy Guard Booster -
    
    • Ray, Particle and Concussion Barriers - Overlaid
• Hangar Space:
  • Docking Hangers for Cargo Vessels
  • Hangars for Maintenance Crews
• Maneuverability Rating: Average
• Speed Rating: Very High
• Hyperdrive: Hyperdrive Class 0.5 | Improved Series 401 hyperdrive motivator |

• Active SLAM
• Tensor Fields
• Quadex power core
• Atmosphere Generator
• Incom N2I-4 power converter
• Koensayr TLB power converter
• CEC emergency power generator
• Cryogenic reserve power cells

Closed-Loop Life Support Systems: This includes atmospheric processors for oxygen/carbon dioxide exchange, water reclamation systems to purify and reuse all wastewater, and nutrient recycling systems to return organic matter to the growth medium.

Artificial Gravity Generators: Essential for plant growth, crew comfort, and operational stability. While some specialized crops might thrive in microgravity, most traditional agriculture relies on a consistent "down" for nutrient flow and root development.

Environmental Controls: Sophisticated systems to precisely manage temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, and gas composition (e.g., CO2 levels) within growth zones, optimized for different crop types.

Full-Spectrum Horticultural Lighting: Large arrays of lights designed to mimic sunlight, providing the exact wavelengths and intensity needed for photosynthesis. These often use advanced LED technology for energy efficiency and customizable light recipes.

Automated Nutrient Delivery Systems: Hydroponic or aeroponic setups with computer-controlled systems to deliver precise amounts of water and dissolved mineral nutrients directly to plant roots, minimizing waste.

Automated Monitoring & Diagnostics: Extensive sensor networks that track plant health, environmental parameters, nutrient levels, and equipment performance. These systems would have integrated diagnostics to alert crew to potential issues.

Robotic Crop Management: Automated drones or robotic arms for tasks such as planting, harvesting, pest detection, and even precision pollination, reducing the need for extensive human labor.

Waste Management & Bioreactors: Systems to process organic waste from both crops and crew, often using bioreactors to break down material into usable nutrients or gases for the closed-loop system.

Energy Generation & Storage: Powering such a facility requires significant energy. This would typically come from large solar arrays, potentially augmented by fusion reactors for larger stations, backed up by substantial energy storage cells to handle peak demands or outages.

Docking Bays & Cargo Handling: Facilities for resupply ships, crew transports, and automated cargo loaders to bring in initial seeds/materials and export harvested produce.

Crew Quarters & Amenities: Living spaces, galleys, and recreational areas for the essential crew members who manage and maintain the agricultural operations.

Standard Communications & Navigation Arrays: For communication with ground control, other orbital assets, and general interstellar navigation.

• Communications and Sensor Systems
  
  • C-3a "Mercury" Class Communications Suite
    
    • PTP Link Modification
    • Ghostwave
    • Rear Warning System
  • Target Acquisition and Tracking
  • Ion-scrambler
  • Telesponder
  • Hyperspace Communication Systems
  • Communication Systems
  • Holographic Communications
  • SubSpace Transceivers
• Computer Systems
  
  • NH-7 Flight Control Avionics Package
  • L-41C Weapon Power Converter
  • Military Grade Targeting Systems
  • Bio-hexacrypt Systems
• Countermeasures
  
  • Missile Deactivation Transmitter
  • Lock-Thread Warning System
• Tractor Beam System
  
  • Magnite Tractor Beam Array
• Security Systems
  
  • Internal Antisepsis Field
  • Turadium Blast Doors
  • Rotary Autoblasters
  • Security Scanners
  • Security Thumbpass
  • Selective Blaster Neutralizer
  • Echo Pulse Protected Computer Systems
• Power Generation and Power Plants
  
  • Hypermatter Annihilator
• Propulsion Systems
  
  • Military Grade KGDefender ion engine (2)

STRENGTHS

Exceptional Self-Sufficiency: With advanced closed-loop life support, comprehensive waste management, artificial gravity, and sophisticated automated crop management, the platform is designed for long-duration, independent operation, minimizing reliance on external supply chains for consumables.

Rapid Relocation Capability: Its Class 0.5 Hyperdrive and Very High Speed Rating for its size allow the platform to be quickly moved to new, unexploited systems or away from developing threats, providing unprecedented strategic flexibility for an agricultural asset.

Formidable Defensive Systems: Boasting Impervium and Turadium armor, multi-layered shields (Ray, Particle, Concussion barriers), energy-charged ablative plating, and combat de-ionizers, the MK II is surprisingly resilient for an agricultural platform, capable of withstanding significant hostile engagement.

Integrated Security: Beyond its robust defenses, the platform includes a suite of security measures like Turadium blast doors, Rotary Autoblasters, security scanners, and Bio-hexacrypt Systems, making internal infiltration extremely difficult.

Advanced Sensory & Communications Suite: Equipped with a C-3a "Mercury" Class Communications Suite, military-grade comms, Target Identification Network, and ion-scramblers, the platform can maintain highly secure and expansive communication while detecting threats from afar.

WEAKNESSES

Massive Energy Signature: Powering a 3km platform with a Hypermatter Annihilator, powerful shields, and extensive environmental systems generates an enormous and easily detectable energy signature, making it a highly visible target for any enemy sensors.

Vulnerable Primary Function: Despite its defenses, the core function of the platform is agriculture. Prolonged or concentrated attacks, even if not destroying the station, could cripple its internal environmental systems or damage growth modules, rendering it economically useless.

Crew Dependent for Critical Operations: Despite significant automation, the complexity and scale of the platform mean that catastrophic failures or specialized repairs would require a large, highly skilled crew, whose loss or compromise could quickly render the platform inoperable.

DESCRIPTION

The Trade Federation Orbital Agricultural Platform MK II is the newest generation of Interlocking Agricultural Platforms. Its purpose remains to provide sustainable agriculture to worlds with considerably large populations such as Coruscant and Humbarine which have little space for organic farms. It has become common knowledge that shipping food supplies between planets through hyperspace left them vulnerable to attacks from pirates and open to foreign contaminants and diseases.

The Platform was pushed into market in order to remedy this problem before it became a serious issue. The large size of a single platform allows it to provide adequate food to a planet's population and the fertile soil can be used for almost any type of crop. Although each individual platforms can interlock with the others in order to create more farm space.

The Platform comes equipped with Several Atmosphere Generators which provide a comfortable breathing environment for most sentiment species and handles weather conditions needed for growing crops and livestock.

 

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