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Did the Death Star have hyperdrive?
The Death Star has sublight and hyperdrive engines. The sublight engines are what allow it to move within star systems. The hyperdrive lets it travel through hyper space and travel between systems. Looking at the Death Star though, you can’t see where the engines are situated.
Why did Palpatine build the Death Star?
The Death Star was designed to allow Emperor Palpatine to more directly control the Galactic Empire through fear. Prior to the second Death Star being built, the Galactic Empire tested out a planetary superlaser for protecting its installations on the planet of Dubrillion.
Is the Death Star a ship?
The Death Star is a fictional mobile space station and galactic superweapon featured in the Star Wars space-opera franchise….
Death Star | |
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Class | Orbital Battle Station |
Armaments | Superlaser |
Defenses | Turbolasers, Laser cannons, Tractor beams, and Ion cannons |
Maximum speed | Faster than light speed |
How big is the Death Star?
The Death Star is at most 100 miles (160 kilometers) in diameter, and would not be able to survive long in low Earth orbit. Although small objects can remain in low orbit around the Earth for hundreds of years with no propulsion, an object that large would fall out of orbit more quickly and crash into the surface.
How many TIE fighters on the Death Star?
7000 TIE Fighters
The rebel forces attacked the Death Star with merely 30 fighters: 8 Y-Wing bombers and 22 X-Wing fighters. The Death Star has over 7000 TIE Fighters. If only a third of those are available at any time due to maintenance and flight crew availability, imperial forces had an overwhelming air superiority of over 77 to 1.
Is the 2nd Death Star fully operational?
Fast-forward to Return of the Jediin 4 ABY, and the second Death Star is significantly built, and is “fully operational”: They had learned from their mistake on the first Death Star, and had covered up the thermal ports. Presumably they did not just make a patchwork fix, but re-engineered that portion.
What are the Death Star and Starkiller Base?
The original Death Star was introduced in the original Star Wars film, which later had elements of its backstory explored in Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith, The Clone Wars, Rebels, and Rogue One. The second Death Star appears in Return of the Jedi, and a similar superweapon, the Starkiller Base, appears in The Force Awakens.
How long did it take to build the Death Star?
19 years later, the Death Star has only been recently completed (the novel Death Star places the completion about 1 BBY). So we assume it took about 18 years to build, and that’s with tons of Wookies working on it.
How is the Death Star destroyed in Star Wars?
The second Death Star is destroyed by a direct attack on its main reactor, as its incomplete state allows ships to fly through its infrastructure. Since its first appearance, the Death Star has become a cultural icon and a widely recognized element of the Star Wars franchise.