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1.1.2 Galaxy class Starship USS Enterprise, NCC-1701-Dto meet or exceed 2,000,000 cochrane-hours between neutronpurge refurbishment.• Warp field geometry to incorporate modified 55° Z-axiscompression characteristics on forward warp lobe for increasedpeak transitional efficiency. Warp nacelle centerlinesto conform to 2.56:1 ratio of separation to maximum fieldstrength.• Secondary (impulse) propulsion system to providesublight velocities up to and including 0.92 lightspeed (c).Engine systems of choice to include but are not limited to atleast two YPS 8063 fusion drive motors. All units to beequipped with subspace driver accelerators, field output notless than 180 millicochranes at 1.02 x 10 7 K. Reactor modulesto be field-replaceable. Independent impulse propulsion systemof choice for primary hull to include but not be limited toYPS 8055 fusion drive motors.MISSION• Ability to operate independent of starbase refurbishmentfor extended periods. Independent exploration modecapability of seven Standard years at nominal Warp 6 velocityfor docked configuration. Ability to execute deep-spaceexploration missions including charting and mapping, firstcultural contact scenarios, and full biologic and ecologicstudies.• Space allocation for mission-specific facilities: Habitablearea to include 800,000 m 2 for mission-adaptable facilitiesincluding living quarters for mission-specific attachedpersonnel.• Ability to support a wide range of mission-relatedongoing research and other projects (including sufficienthabitable volume and power generation for facilities andoperations) without impact on primary mission operations.• Full spectrum EM, optical, subspace flux, gravimetric,particle, and quark population analysis sensor capability.Multimode neutrino interferometry instrumentation. Widebandlife sciences analysis capability pursuant to Starfleet lifecontact policy directive. Two-meter diameter gamma raytelescope. Upgradable experiment and sensor array design.Ability to support both on-board and probe-mounted scienceinstrumentation.• Support facilities for auxiliary spacecraft and instrumentedprobes needed for short-range operations to includeat least two independent launch, resupply, and repair bays.Gene Roddenberry tells us that there are presently five Galaxy class starships in existence, presumably including the USSGalaxy, afterwhich the class is named. A sixth, the USSYamato, was destroyed in the episode "Contagion." Other ship namesare being left to writers of future episodes.