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The Epsilon Outposts were a series of outposts constructed along the Federation side of the Federation-Klingon border and the Romulan Neutral Zone. These outposts were located in the Beta Quadrant.

History[]

In 2257, during the first Federation-Klingon War, eleven of these outposts were occupied by the Klingons. (DIS: "The War Without, The War Within")

Stellar Cartography[]

The location of eleven of these outposts was labeled on the star chart "Alpha/Beta Quadrant Overview" in the ready room aboard the USS Discovery. (DIS: "Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad")

In 2258, the location of Epsilon Outposts was labeled on a star chart seen on the main viewscreen of the USS Enterprise. (DIS: "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2")

In 2259, the location of these outposts was labeled on a stellar cartography chart that was seen on the USS Enterprise's ready room viewscreen. Epsilon Outpost 12 was seen on the chart at the edge of the Neutral Zone. (SNW: "Strange New Worlds") Later that year, Epsilon Outpost 15 was seen on the chart at the edge of the Neutral Zone. (SNW: "A Quality of Mercy")

This series of outposts was only mentioned in writing.
The name of these outposts came from the source material – the Star Trek: Star Charts (pp. 62-63) – used for the series' star charts. In the episodes, only the outposts' designation was mentioned.

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