ESSS-C254 Archangel Station

Archangel Station is a large orbital command centre belonging to the ESPF.

Technology Characteristics
While the Peacekeepers' main base is stationed on Earth, Archangel was launched to better organise operations in space. The station consists of two large rings connected to a central section, each ring slowly rotates to produce centrifugal gravity on board the station. To facilitate its role as command centre, Archangel is built with a large number of sensors, communications systems and fire-control systems. The upper ring houses the main control centre, responsible for regulating the massive amount of traffic around Earth, military deployment and planetary defence. Archangel is linked to Delphi's systems, providing it with tactical data gathered by the fleet throughout the system for proper co-ordination. While military decisions may be made on Earth, Archangel serves as a proxy, organising the situation to ensure the orders are carried out.

The station is staffed continuously, the second ring contains a number of facilities such as a mess hall and barracks. The central section contains storage facilities, life support systems, airlocks and the station's power batteries. A third, smaller and stationary ring, is located at the end of the station, this part of the station contains a hangar for shuttles and ship roughly the size of corvettes.

As a generally stationary object, the station has to rely on a defence fleet for protection, as well as a large array of point-defence weapons and a multi-layered hull.

Armaments

 * ENSX/04 "Gust" 60mm Linear SRIT
 * The station's only weapon, a large number of interception turrets have been mounted around the structure, granting complete protection with no blind spots. The turrets are normally meant for shooting down light vehicles and missiles, however, in larger enough numbers they can fend of mobile suits as well.