Franklin series probe (FASA)

The Franklin series warp drive message probe became operational on Reference Stardate 0/6407 (July 2114).^{[Notes 1]} These small, unmanned probes have rudimentary astrogational equipment, and are capable of carrying a cargo of up to 0.1 ton in addition to several hundred recorded messages. These probes will later be refitted with modern warp drives and used for the next three decades. A total of 380 will be built.^[1]

**Notes**
↑ Star Trek: The Roleplaying Game used a unique dating system, the Reference Stardate, in an attempt to reconcile Earth calendar dates and Stardates. The calendar used by the game, however, was the Spaceflight Chronology, which does not easily line up with the later-published Star Trek Chronology or stories based upon that calendar. Trekipedia has developed a conversion matrix to help resolve this discrepancy, which is detailed on the Reference Stardate page.

**References**
↑ "The Romulan War." Star Trek: The Roleplaying Game, supplement 2221A. Game. FASA Corporation, 1986.

[RSD-1] Star Trek: The Roleplaying Game used a unique dating system, the Reference Stardate, in an attempt to reconcile Earth calendar dates and Stardates. The calendar used by the game, however, was the Spaceflight Chronology, which does not easily line up with the later-published Star Trek Chronology or stories based upon that calendar. Trekipedia has developed a conversion matrix to help resolve this discrepancy, which is detailed on the Reference Stardate page.

[FASA2221A-2] "The Romulan War." Star Trek: The Roleplaying Game, supplement 2221A. Game. FASA Corporation, 1986.

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