Imperial Station 003,^[4] also known as the Imperial Orbital Space Station, was a space station orbiting^[1] the Galactic Empire’s capital planet^[5] Coruscant.^[1] Similar in appearance to an enlarged ICM-092792 construction module,^[6] it hosted multiple hangar bays and could dock up to eight Venator-class Star Destroyers in external docking arms.^[2]

In 18 BBY,^[7] the station was guarded by several clone commandos and stormtroopers and used to collect Force-sensitive children captured from around the galaxy by certain class one bounty hunters. The children were exchanged with credits in the station's hangars and were then transported to the Advanced Science Division's Tantiss Base for experimentation.^[2] The station was also the penultimate destination for any ship heading to Tantiss, as they had their crew and cargo inspected before being given clearance to depart. The coordinates to Tantiss Base were then transmitted directly to the starships' navigation computer via a secure link to allow them to perform a hyperspace jump to Wayland without the crew ever learning of its location as one of the various protocols Chief Scientist Doctor Royce Hemlock put in place to keep it secret.^[3]

Appearances[]

• Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Shadows of Tantiss" (First mentioned)
• Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Identity Crisis" (First appearance)
• Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Into the Breach" (First identified as Imperial Station 003)
• Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Flash Strike" (Mentioned only)

Sources[]

• Imperial Orbital Space Station in the Databank (backup link) (First identified as Imperial Orbital Space Station)

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