Station

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[[File:Azeban-City-Coriolis-Station.png|thumb|300px|A Cobra MkIII approaches a Coriolis station]]
'''Stations''' are habitable structures for [[humans]] in space. They are specialized to produce certain [[goods]]. [[Ships]] can dock to gain access to station services. The services include accepting [[missions]], [[Passenger Carrier|passenger contracts]], buying or [[outfitting]] ships, clearing and collecting [[bounty|bounties]], paying [[fine]]s, refueling, repairs, [[trader|trading]] (legally and illegally), and hiring [[:Category:Crew|crew]]. Stations are equipped with defence systems to deal with criminals and [[smuggler]]s. [[Defence Turrets]] are lethal and can destroy any ship in a matter of seconds.

Some stations rotate to provide centripetal force to simulate [[gravity]] for the people aboard. The exterior and interior appearance of a station depicts its specialized economic output. There are several variants of each model. For example, towns and farms are visible in agricultural hubs of [[Orbis]] models.

The amount and quality of available services at a station varies. Under certain extreme conditions, such as when a large quantity of [[Thargoid Sensor]]s or [[Thargoid Probe|Probes]] has been sold on a station's [[black market]], causes most or all services (e.g. refueling), to be disabled. Two station types, [[Capital Ship Dock]]s and [[Installation]]s, offer no docking facilities nor services.

== Overview ==
[[Starport]]s such as the [[Coriolis]], [[Orbis]] and [[Ocellus]] are a safe haven for pilots amid the vastness of space. They are very big; an entire city floating in space and slowly rotating to create artificial [[gravity]] for the [[trader]]s, [[pilot]]s, tourists and citizens aboard. Millions of people live and work there. Gravity differs between each tower's floors. For many residents real daylight is a rare privilege. The landing hub is pressurized with an atmosphere. The docking hub is a safe zone, because no firing of weapons is permitted. Defensive turrets protect it and uphold the law.<ref>Official The Art of Elite Dangerous art book, August 17 2016</ref>

Nearly all ships and stations are standard fitted with the [[GalNet]] system for market information, galactic news and communication.<ref>Newsletter #22 http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=f72c0f91b2</ref><ref>Tourist Beacon 0249</ref>

==Features==

===Station Interiors===
[[File:Regular Station.jpg|thumb|200px|Standard station (e.g. Azeban City, Eranin)]]

[[File:Wealthy Station.png|thumb|200px|Wealthy station (e.g. Leonard Nimoy Station, LHS 3006)]]

[[File:Tourism Station.jpg|thumb|200px|Tourism station (e.g. Galouye Terminal, Obambivas)]]

[[File:Refinery Station.jpg|thumb|200px|Refinery station (e.g. Phillips Dock, Peacock)]]

[[File:Tech Station.jpg|thumb|200px|Tech station (e.g. Thornycroft Terminal, Kuwair)]]

[[File:Agriculture Station.jpg|thumb|200px|Agriculture station (e.g. Kingsbury Dock, Thrutis)]]

[[File:Asteroid Base interior.png|thumb|200px|Asteroid Base (e.g. Mitzi's Den, Runo)]]

There are six station interior types for Coriolis, Ocellus, and Orbis stations: Standard, Wealthy, Tourism, Refinery, Tech, and Agriculture. A station's interior is determined by its star system's type, economy, and population. Asteroid Bases are a fourth station type that always have the same interior.

===Docking===
{{Main|Docking}}

To dock with a station, pilots must first request docking permissions by accessing the navigational terminal's "Contacts" tab. Pilots farther than 7,500m from a station will be automatically denied access and asked to approach to said distance first. In heavily populated or lagging instances, all ports may be occupied and a permit will be denied. Once granted, the pilot will be assigned a landing pad number to approach and land on. If the pilot does not land within the allotted time slot [usually 10 minutes], the pilot will have to exit the station and request additional permissions. Attempting to dock without permissions will trigger a lethal response within 60 seconds. This includes docking on the incorrect landing platform.

If docking control responds with a generic "docking request denied" message, then it's likely all landing pads are occupied. One can circumvent this by logging out of the open play and into solo play will usually fix this. Once docked, you can switch back to open play.

Upon undocking from your landing platform, you will have 5 minutes to exit the station before you are considered a loiterer and a 60-second hostility timer begins.

To either side of the docking port are lights coloured green and red. Pilots should approach on the side with the green lights to reduce the chance of a collision.

=== Entry ===
Ships enter and exit stations via the [[Access Corridor]]. This''' '''is an airlock that serves as the main point of entry for Coriolis, Ocellus, Orbis, and Asteroid Base stations.

===Ship Storage===
Players can purchase and store additional ships at each station and switch freely between them when docked. These can be accessed from the [[shipyard]] section of the [[starport]] services screen.

===No Fire Zone===
All stations have an area surrounding them designated a no fire zone. You are notified each time your ship enters and exits this area. You will also receive a message when your ship enters this zone to retract your weapons, should they be deployed at the time. If you should fire any of your [[weapons]] within the no fire zone you will be fined. Station defences will activate and open fire on your ship if your weapons hit the station or any ship that is not wanted in that jurisdiction. Using any scanner within the no fire zone is perfectly legitimate and legal.

Dumping any cargo within the no fire zone will get you fined, except while docked in the station.

Travelling faster than 100 m/s in a no fire zone will give you a reckless flying fine if you are in a collision with another ship, however this does not apply for speeds under 100 m/s. If a collision, no matter the speed, results in a ship being destroyed you will be charged for murder and have the station open fire on you.<ref group="nb">If the ship is player controlled and has Report Crimes Against Me turned off, no fines or bounties will be issued</ref>

==Types==
{| class="eStationTable" style="width: 90%;"
| rowspan="6" style="width: 300px; padding: 8px;" | '''[[Coriolis]]''' [[File:CoriolisStation_001.jpg|300px|link=Coriolis]]
! rowspan="3" style="width: 100px; text-align: left;" | Landing Pads
! style="width: 60px;" | Small
| 15
|-
! Medium
| 18
|-
! Large
| 9
|-
! colspan="2" | Rotation Time
| 90 sec. (89.714 exactly)
|-
! colspan="2" | Gravity (G)
| Docks: 0.1 Lower decks: 1.0
|-
! colspan="2" | Dimensions (KM)
| 2 km in Radius
|-
| colspan="4" |
|-
| rowspan="6" style="width: 300px; padding: 8px;" | '''[[Ocellus]]''' [[File:OcellusStation_001.jpg|300px|link=Ocellus]]
! rowspan="3" style="width: 100px; text-align: left;" | Landing Pads
! style="width: 60px;" | Small
|15
|-
! Medium
|18
|-
! Large
|9
|-
! colspan="2" | Rotation Time
| 90 sec.
|-
! colspan="2" | Gravity (G)
| Docks: 0.1 Equatorial trench: 0.7 Lower decks: 1.0 Ring: 1.2
|-
! colspan="2" | Dimensions (KM)
|Sphere is 1.5 km in radius
Torus is 2 km in radius
|-
| colspan="4" |
|-
| rowspan="6" style="width: 300px; padding: 8px;" | '''[[Orbis]]''' [[File:OrbisStation_001.jpg|300px|link=Orbis]]
! rowspan="3" style="width: 100px; text-align: left;" | Landing Pads
! style="width: 60px;" | Small
| 15
|-
! Medium
| 18
|-
! Large
| 9
|-
! colspan="2" | Rotation Time
| 120 sec.
|-
! colspan="2" | Gravity (G)
| Docks : 0.1 Middle Ring : 0.5 Outer Ring : 1
|-
! colspan="2" | Dimensions (KM)
| Big Torus is 4 km in radius Small Torus is 2 km in radius
|-
| colspan="4" |
|-
| rowspan="6" style="width: 300px; padding: 8px;" | '''[[Outpost]]''' [[File:Outpost_001.jpg|300px|link=Outpost]]
! rowspan="3" style="width: 100px; text-align: left;" | Landing Pads
! style="width: 60px;" | Small
| 2-4
|-
! Medium
| 1
|-
! Large
| 0
|-
! colspan="2" | Rotation Time
| N/A
|-
! colspan="2" | Gravity (G)
| N/A
|-
! colspan="2" | Dimensions (KM)
| Varies
|-
| colspan="4" |
|-
| rowspan="6" style="width: 300px; padding: 8px;" | '''[[Asteroid Base]]''' [[File:Asteroid Base 2.3 beta.png|300px|link=Asteroid Base]]
! rowspan="3" style="width: 100px; text-align: left;" | Landing Pads
! style="width: 60px;" | Small
| 4
|-
! Medium
| 8
|-
! Large
| 6
|-
! colspan="2" | Rotation Time
| 300 sec.
|-
! colspan="2" | Gravity (G)
| N/A
|-
! colspan="2" | Dimensions (KM)
| N/A
|-
| colspan="4" |
|-
| rowspan="6" style="width: 300px; padding: 8px;" | '''[[Capital Ship Dock]]''' [[File:Capital ship dock.png|300px|link=]]
! rowspan="3" style="width: 100px; text-align: left;" | Landing Pads
! style="width: 60px;" | Small
|0
|-
! Medium
|0
|-
! Large
|0
|-
! colspan="2" | Rotation Time
| N/A
|-
! colspan="2" | Gravity (G)
| N/A
|-
! colspan="2" | Dimensions (KM)
| N/A
|-
| colspan="4" |
|-
| rowspan="6" style="width: 300px; padding: 8px;" | '''[[Installation]]''' [[File:Elite Dangerous Installation.png|300px|link=Installation]]
! rowspan="3" style="width: 100px; text-align: left;" | Landing Pads
! style="width: 60px;" | Small
|0
|-
! Medium
|0
|-
! Large
|0
|-
! colspan="2" | Rotation Time
| N/A
|-
! colspan="2" | Gravity (G)
| N/A
|-
! colspan="2" | Dimensions (KM)
| N/A
|-
| colspan="4" |
|}

==Construction==
[[File:Ocellus_Station_Construction.jpg|thumb|200px|Ocellus station construction]]
While Outposts and possibly Coriolis stations are constructed in orbit where they are needed, Ocellus and Orbis stations are partially constructed elsewhere, transported to their destinations, and then completed. The Ocellus and Orbis dock enclosures are built first, then attached to an engine assembly that allows them to jump to the final build site. Upon arrival, the docks are opened to the public for docking, but remain stationary. The engines are eventually detached, and a spire built along the dock's rear axis to accommodate habitation rings, solar panel arrays, the main reactor, and other modules. Once the station's modules are completed, the station enters rotation and is considered fully online.

==Emergency Protocol==
[[File:Station Attack interior.png|thumb|200px|The interior of a damaged station]]
Coriolis, Ocellus, and Orbis stations activate emergency protocols in the event of a direct attack that renders them too dangerous to inhabit. Attacks on this scale were apparently rare until December 14, 3303, when a number of stations in the [[Pleiades Nebula]] were devastated by [[Thargoids]].<ref name="Station Attack">[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/7jqg5p/so_the_thargoids_attacked_a_station_images/?st=jb6b35m0&sh=f42ecad9 /r/EliteDangerous: So the Thargoids(?) Attacked a Station. Images Courtesy of CMDR Bad_Player]</ref>

===Damaged State===
Stations that have become damaged enough to trigger emergency protocol display a "Damaged" marker on the [[Galaxy Map]] and [[System Map]]. Refueling, Maintenance, Contacts, Universal Cartographics, and the Crew Lounge are disabled at these stations. The Missions panel is accessible, but no missions are on offer. The Passenger Lounge offers several contracts to transport refugees to the safety of a nearby [[Pilots Federation]] [[Rescue Vessel]]. The Commodities Market is damaged, and only accepts certain emergency supplies. [[Standard Docking Computer]] functionality is also disabled, forcing pilots to use manual controls if they wish to dock. If a player was docked at a station that becomes damaged, they and their ship will be transferred free of charge to the Rescue Vessel.<ref name="Station Attack"/>

[[File:Station Attack The Oracle.png|thumb|200px|Exterior damage to The Oracle, Pleiades Sector IR-W d1-55]]
Affected stations exhibit severe structural damage, corrosion from Thargoid weapons, fires, and the main reactor module at the far end of Orbis and Ocellus stations is breached; approaching the reactor will disrupt ship HUDs. The docking bay is lit by red emergency lights and littered with floating debris and salvageable commodities. A hazardous level of heat has built up that can easily overwhelm ships that linger in the docking bay too long, and sudden explosions can knock ships off-course at inopportune moments. [[Heat Sink Launcher|Heat Sinks]], [[Shield Generator]]s, and [[Auto Field-Maintenance Unit]]s are strongly recommended.<ref name="Station Attack"/>

[[File:Station Attack Titan's Daughter.png|thumb|200px|Exterior damage to Titan's Daughter, Taygeta]]
Penalties for violating a station's No Fire Zone are partially reduced for the duration of the crisis; firing weapons, either into space or at a wanted CMDR, results in only a fine, but targeting the station or a clean CMDR still triggers a lethal response from the station's defense batteries and security forces. Releasing cargo inside the station also still results in a fine per unit dropped. CMDRs should be wary of [[Cargo Scoop|Cargo Hatch]] malfunctions caused by heat damage, especially if they are carrying valuable cargo they do not wish to lose.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/395015-PSA-re-Damaged-Station-Defenses Frontier Forums: PSA re: Damaged Station Defenses]</ref>

===Repairing State===
[[File:Obsidian Orbital repairing interior 2.png|thumb|200px|The interior of a damaged station undergoing repairs]]
The following week after a station is damaged, it enters a Repairing state, which is also marked on the System Map and Galaxy Map. Emergency protocol is scaled back, evacuation missions cease, and the Rescue Vessel departs. The docking bay is also stabilized and cleared of debris, and repair work is visible both there and on the station's exterior, but many services and autodock functionality remain disabled. During this phase, the station requires large quantities of 15 different commodities in order to conduct repairs and fully restore all services. These commodities are listed within [[GalNet]] Starport Status Update reports, and can be delivered simply by selling them on the Commodities Market.<ref>[https://i.imgur.com/hxTJhqt.png Imgur: Galactic News: Starport Status Update, December 21, 3303]</ref> Stations remain in the Repairing state indefinitely until all requested supplies are delivered.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/398863-Starports-quot-Under-Repair-quot-change-to-visibility-of-progress?p=6278531#post6278531 Frontier Forums: Starports "Under Repair": change to visibility of progress.]</ref>

== Notable Stations ==
* [[Jameson Memorial]] - Orbiting [[Founders World]] in [[Shinrarta Dezhra]], Jameson Memorial has all ships and modules available for purchase at a 10% [[Discounts|discount]]. Pilots must reach the [[Ranks|rank]] of Elite or be a Kickstarter backer in order to get a permit to access Founders World.
* [[CD-43 11917/Attilius Orbital|Attilius Orbital]] - Located in the permit-locked [[CD-43 11917]] system. The permit is only given to pilots who achieve "prestige" rank in [[CQC]]. The station offers various ships at a 20% discount, and various modules at a 30% discount.
* [[Obsidian Orbital]] - Built in late 3301 in the [[Maia]] system, Obsidian Orbital was the first station constructed in the [[Pleiades Nebula]], and the reward for a [[Community Goals|Community Goal]].
* [[Jaques Station]] - Owned by the cyborg bartender [[Jaques]], Jaques Station attempted to jump to [[Beagle Point]] in 3302, but [[Thargoid Sensor]]-induced malfunctions knocked it off-course and it arrived in the [[Colonia]] system instead. Pilots across the [[Core Systems]] rallied to the station's aid, leading to the colonization of the [[Colonia Region]].

== Notes ==
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== Videos ==
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== Gallery ==
<gallery hideaddbutton="true">
OcellusConstruction000.jpg|Ocellus station at the initial phase of construction
OcellusConstruction001.jpg|Ocellus station's habitation rings under construction
Orbis station construction.png|Orbis station at the initial phase of construction
Outpost_cafe.jpg|Outpost concept
AganippeJulianMarket.png
Brooks estate.JPG
Coriolis station.jpg
CoriolisStationRendering.jpg
File:Tower-homestead.jpg |Close up of the interior of a Orbis or Ocellus station's large diameter ring
File:Idyllic-living.jpg |Another close up on the interior of a large diameter ring
Coriolis-Station-Cavalieri-in-Electra.png|Cavalieri in Electra, a Coriolis with four "arms"
File:Ocellus_trench_building_detail_view_1.jpg |Close up on the buildings in the trench of an Ocellus type station
File:9526x9791.jpg |Pre-version 2.2 alternate station interior
File:Orbis Station Traffic.jpg|Orbis station traffic
File:Azeban-City-Coriolis-Station.png|Azeban City coriolis
File:Station Attack Interior Repairing.png|The interior of a damaged station undergoing repairs
File:Obsidian Orbital repairing interior 1.png|Another view of the interior of a repairing station
File:Obsidian Orbital repairing interior 3.png|Repair alerts within a repairing station's hangar
Station-Under-Repair.png|Coriolis station under repair, exterior
Ocellus-Space-Station-Repair-Exterior.png|Ocellus station repair, exterior
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==See Also==
* [[:Category:Stations]] - automatically populating list of documented stations
* [[Influence]] - Information about faction ownership of stations
* [[Megaship]] - A class of ships with on-board docking facilities for smaller ships

== References ==
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