- "This might be the single largest weapons platform ever constructed."
- ―Brendan Gall[src]
Lagrangian Point satellites, also called Lagrange Point satellites or simply Ancient satellites, were spaceborne weapons platforms created by the Lanteans and put to extensive use during their war with the Wraith.
Overview[]
- "According to the Ancient database, the satellite should be able to take out all three [Hive ships] when fully charged. Keep in mind that the Ancient technology was far superior—they only lost the war because they were vastly outnumbered."
- ―Rodney McKay[src]
Though nearly as large as a Goa'uld Ha'tak, these satellites have relatively little internal space, with only a control room accessible via an Airlock capable of docking with a single Puddle Jumper. Its power requirements are also fairly low, to the point where its primary weapon could be run using a single Naquadah generator. Each satellite carries one Lantean beam cannon, and through one continuous shot, it is able to split a Hive ship in half. It was stated that this weapon would be more than capable of destroying at least three Hive ships when fully charged. Whether that is the full extent of the satellites armament, and whether it had any defensive measures for protection, is unknown.
The charging rate of the weapon is rather slow, but is likely that the capacitor would refill significantly faster if a more powerful energy source, such as a Zero Point Module, was attached to it (assuming a capacitor would even be needed, as a stronger power source would likely be able produce enough power to fire the weapon almost immediately). (SGA: "The Siege, Part 1")
History[]
- "I don't mean to put any undue pressure, but at this moment that satellite is the only thing standing between the Wraith and Atlantis."
- ―Elizabeth Weir[src]
Several of these satellites were placed throughout the Lantean system, though most were destroyed by the Wraith during their march towards Atlantis. At least one such satellite was located at one of the system's Lagrangian points, and was later discovered by the Atlantis expedition; it had suffered some damage though, and its power supply was depleted. When the Wraith sent three Hive ships to destroy the newly reinhabited Atlantis once and for all, a three-man team from Atlantis managed to reactivate the satellite and used it to destroy one of the three Hive ships. Unfortunately, the repairs on the satellite didn't hold, rendering it offline, and the remaining Hive ships destroyed the satellite before the problem could be fixed, killing Dr. Peter Grodin, one of Atlantis' finest scientists, in the process. As witnessed, he was very brave, caring more about the people of Atlantis and the City than his own life. Months later, the Atlantis expedition found a similar defense satelite camouflaged as an asteroid, targeting Atlantis, and McKay had to sabotage it. (SGA: "The Defiant One", "The Siege, Part 1", "Kill Switch")
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Assault Rifles | Langaran assault rifle • Lucian Alliance assault rifle • Tagrean assault rifle • Tegalan assault rifle |
Rifles | Hoffan rifle • Satedan military rifle • Tegalan rifle |
Submachine Guns | Genii semi-automatic machine gun • Lucian Alliance submachine gun |
Shotgun | Genii shotgun |
Pistols | Firearm (Cicero's people) • Firearm (Elson's people) • Firearm (People of P3R-118) • Genii pistol • Genii revolver • Jannick's revolver • Jayem Seran's pistol • Langaran pistol • Lucian Alliance pistol • Nabel Golan's pistol • Pangaran firearm • Satedan pistol • Tagrean pistol • Tegalan pistol • Vala Mal Doran's pistol |
Rocket Launchers | Lucian Alliance rocket launcher |
Energy Weapons | Altairan disintegrator • Ankh weapon • Asgard hand weapon • Assassin Sniper's rifle • Asuran pistol • Bedrosian rifle • Eurondan sidearm • Intar • Lantean stun weapon • Ma'Tok staff • Malakai's gun • Odai Ventrell's pistol • Oranian pistol • Ori staff weapon • Ori stun weapon • Particle magnum • Plasma pistol • Serrakin pistol • Serrakin rifle • Stun rod • T-46 Pulse Blaster • Tollan sidearm • Togar's sidearm • Unknown Alien weapon • Wraith handblaster • Wraith spear gun • Wraith stunner rifle • Zat'nik'tel |
Explosives | Genii explosive • Naquadah bomb |
Grenades | Goa'uld grenade • Lucian Alliance stun grenade • Satedan Grenade • Shock grenade • Thermal grenade |
Mines | Lucian Alliance mine • Tacluchnatagamuntoron |
Missiles | Tagrean missile • Tegalan missile |
Ship based | Asgard plasma beam weapon • Bedrosian cannon • Berzerker drone energy weapon • Destiny pulse weapon • Energy beam cannon • Eurondan energy weapon • Hebridian energy weapon • Ion gun • Laser cannon • Nakai energy weapon • Ori energy beam weapon • Ori pulse weapon • Plasma charge • Replicator-controlled vessel energy weapon • Staff cannon • Unidentified spaceship energy weapon • Vanir energy weapon • Wraith energy weapon |
Satellites | Asuran Stargate satellite • Lagrangian Point satellite • Ori satellite • Replicator disruptor satellite |
Other Weapons | Asgard directed energy weapon • Drone weapon • Hara'kesh • Kara kesh • Mini-drone • Multiphasic blaster • Orbital weapon • Phase-shifting weapon • Replicator disruptor • Replicator disruptor cannon • Sangraal • Stargate destroyer • Stun wave • Tumor creation device • Transphase Eradication Rod • Wraith bomb • Za'tarc ring |
Primitive | Arkad's sword • Axe • Ba'al's knife • Bantos rod • Blowgun • Bow • Chaka's knife • Crossbow • Genii knife • Hammer • Inago's knife • Jaffa knife • Javelin • Kest • Kiryk's shortsword • Krantu • Mace • Michael's knife • Osiris' knife • Otho's knife • Ronon's knife • Ronon's sword • Shikra blade • Slingshot • Sora Tyrus' knife • Spear • Sword • Todd's knife • Traveler knife • Turghan's sword • Tyre's sword • Whip • Wraith Commander's sword |