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How did the Death Star move around?
Facilitating the Death Star’s realspace propulsion was a network of powerful ion engines that transformed reactor power into needed thrust. Using linked banks of 123 hyperdrive field generators tied into a single navigational matrix, the Death Star could travel across the galaxy at superluminal velocities.
Did the Death Star have a 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 the Death Star have to orbit Yavin?
A space station like the Death Star is going to have a lot more momentum and even less agility. Plus, it’s much harder (takes more energy and time) to brake in space. So simply waiting for the orbit of the Death Star to put itself in position for the shot does make sense.
How many rooms did the Death Star have?
The Death Star was said to comprise eighty-four separate internal levels, stacked south to north. Each level was separated into 257 sub-levels.
What class of hyperdrive does the Death Star have?
With its Class One hyperdrive, the Carrion Spike was the fastest ship in the Imperial Navy, while top-of-the-line capital ships such as the Imperial I-class Star Destroyer featured Class 2 hyperdrives. The First Death Star, meanwhile, had a mere Class 4 hyperdrive.
What’s inside the Death Star?
The Death Star featured an entirely man-made atmosphere. A vast, central cylindrical atmosphere-processing unit ensured the air inside the station was regulated. Several modular artificial atmosphere stations and water-recycling tanks were dotted throughout the station’s levels for the creation of air and humidity.
How did the Death Star survive?
Moments later, the Rebel Alliance forces led by Lando Calrissian and Wedge Antilles fire proton torpedoes on the main reactor, which destroys the Death Star. So it’s very possible that this part of the Death Star survived the destruction and is still out there somewhere.
Why didn’t the Death Star jump into hyperspace?
Short answer, nobody knows if the Death Star can jump into hyperspace fast enough for it to be useful at the Battle of Yavin. So if someone asks George Lucas why didn’t the Death Star jump into hyperpspace he can always pretend that they thought about of it while making Star Wars but the Death Star takes hours to program and jump into hyperspace.
How many generators did it take to power the Death Star?
One hundred twenty-three individual hyperspace generators, tied into a single navigational matrix, were necessary to carry the Death Star beyond the speed of light.
Where are the ion sublight engines and hyperdrive located in Death Star?
There is a nice full color multi-page cross section of the Death Star in Star Wars Incredible Cross Sections which shows the ion sublight engines and hyperdrive are hidden inside of the moon space station along the equatorial sector. Below are close-ups on where the ion sublight engines and hyperdrive are located.
Why doesn’t the Death Star have a thrusters or engines?
If it was constructed in low orbit of an inhabited planet/moon, the gravitational field would be immense, consisting of the planet/moon’s gravity, and the Death Star’s own considerable gravity. Breaking that gravitational field would be a massive task, yet we see no thrusters or engines on either Death Star.