- "Surely there's nothing new about a space fortress."
"I don't mean a mere orbital gun platform, Your Majesty. This is a machine of war such as the universe has never known." - ―Prestor Organa and Tion discuss the Death Star.
An orbital gun platform was any vessel or fortification that could launch an attack from space upon the planet it orbited.
History
In 26 ABY orbital gun platforms were in space around Coruscant.
Appearances
- Star Wars radio drama — "Points of Origin" (First mentioned)
- The New Jedi Order: Recovery