Federation Headquarters (Federation HQ or FHQ) was the administrative headquarters of the United Federation of Planets. Considered the Federation's home planet, Federation Headquarters was located on Earth until the 31st century. (DIS: "People of Earth")
History[]
While hosting Chancellor Gorkon and his party aboard the USS Enterprise-A in 2293, Captain James T. Kirk claimed that one of the advantages of being a thousand light years from Federation Headquarters was the availability of Romulan ale on board the ship. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)
In 2372, during a suspected Changeling infiltration of Earth, Captain Benjamin Sisko, acting as Chief of Starfleet Security on Earth, ordered phaser sweep units installed in every room at both Starfleet Headquarters and Federation Headquarters. (DS9: "Homefront")
After the Burn[]
In 3069, the Burn inexplicably destroyed every starship with an active warp core, "most" of which were Federation. Uncertain if it was an attack or whether it could happen again, the people of Earth felt having Federation Headquarters on Earth made it a potential target. By 3089, Earth had left the Federation, and new Federation and Starfleet Headquarters were needed. (DIS: "People of Earth")
By 3189, the USS Federation, a Pax-class starship that could also be configured as a mobile-space station, came to serve as the headquarters of both Starfleet and the entire civilian government of the Federation. (DIS: "Die Trying")
In 3190, the location of Federation Headquarters in the Alpha Quadrant was labeled on a star chart used by Commander Paul Stamets for tracking the movement of the Dark Matter Anomaly through the galaxy. (DIS: "The Examples")
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Background information[]
The exterior of the Federation Council meeting in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home was described in the script as "Federation Headquarters", in the "San Francisco Bay Area." [1]
In the first draft script of DS9: "When It Rains...", Federation Headquarters was stated to be the location of the Department of Cartography.
External link[]
- Federation Headquarters at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works