Science and Technology
Textes officiels de RSI, en anglais.
An orbital platform is a space station, generally constructed for one purpose, that orbits a celestial body such as a planet, asteroid, or star. Orbital platforms have been used as bases for fuel refineries, terraforming operations, orbital bombardment, mining operations, border control, shipyards, and shipping centers, among many other things.
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