Recently, a European Federation scout paid a visit to the GJ 3470 (Kaewkosin) system, roughly 96ly from Earth. But it seems that they weren't the first to get there. Deploying long-range scans, they found a space station of unknown type orbiting the system's single planet (the as yet unnamed GJ 3470 b). Moving closer in, sensors found that there were in fact several of these larger stations, and each was accompanied by a cluster of smaller installations. Maintaining a safe distance and sheltering behind a stray asteroid, the crew released several small reconnaissance drones which moved to within a few thousand kilometers and were able to take a number of photographs which were beamed back to the scout ship. However, the drones were detected and destroyed by fire from the smaller stations before they were able to get close enough for a full sensor sweep.
Following standard contact protocols, the scoutship immediately exited the GJ 3470 system, jumping to a random nearby star to avoid giving away anything that would reveal its origin. The images, video and sensor data were provided to the UN and other major powers under the Joint Extra Terrestrial Data Sharing resolution. Initial analysis shows distinct structural similarities with known Yenpalo technology, particularly the honeycomb surface plating. Discussions are underway in the UN about further missions to the Kaewkosin system, but no decision has yet been reached.
SFS-6012 – Yenpalo Base Station – £8.00 GBP
SFS-6013 – Yenpalo Small Defence Station – £1.50 GBP