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Laser Defence Orbital
Production information
Manufacturer

XCOM

Designer

XCOM

Type

Orbital Weapons Platform

Technical specifications
Discharge

Laser

Control systems

automated

Size

13.716 meters

Power source

Orbanian Naquadah Reactors

Range

several light seconds

Usage
Affiliation

Earth
Stargate Command
XCOM

The Laser Defence Orbital (or more commonly known as a Zapsat) is a type of weapon used by Earth for defense against alien spacecraft. It is designed to look like a spy satellite so that the public doesn't realize what is going on. It uses a dozen orbanian naquadah reactors to power its systems including the shields and cloaking device. The Zapsat can oneshot a Sectoid battleship and several of them can be a threat to a Goa'uld mothership. The first batch of zapsats was made using lots of off-the-shelf supplies to reduce the costs, however the second batch was made using Earth manufactured supplies further reducing the costs though it prevented the construction of a third Prometheus-class warship. A Mark II design was eventually created after the Battle of Antarctica.

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