DS-1 Orbital Battle Station

Facts

Type

Space battle station

Connections

Affiliations

Galactic Empire, Galactic Republic, Confederacy of Independent Systems, Death Star's fleet

Manufactured by

Kuat Drive Yards, Sienar Fleet Systems, Imperial Military Department of Advanced Weapons Research, Geonosian Industries

Model

Orbit, Battle station

Part of

Death Star

Appearances

638 Star Wars works, first in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (1977).

• Reference books 244
• Comics 147
• Novels 78
• Short stories 62
• TV episodes 30
• Games 21
• Comic stories 19
• Activity books 19
• Films 7
• Web 5
• Comic series 3
• Audio 3

Films

• Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (1977)
• Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
• Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (1983)
• Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones (2002)
• Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (2005)
• Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens (2015)
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

TV episodes

• Shadow of Malevolence (2008)
• The Honorable Ones (2016)
• Ghosts of Geonosis (2017)
• In the Name of the Rebellion (2017)
• Jedi Night (2018)
• Chewie vs. Holochess - Let the Wookiee Win (2018)
• Luke vs. the Death Star - X-wing Assault (2018)
• Princess Leia – The Rescue (2019)
• Han Solo – Taking Flight for his Friends (2019)
• R2-D2 and C3PO – Trash Compactor Rescue (2019)
• Han Solo - From Smuggler to General (2019)
• Jedi vs. Sith - The Skywalker Saga (2019)
• Han and Chewie - A Lifelong Partnership (2019)
• Kylo Ren and Darth Vader - A Legacy of Power (2020)
• Directing (Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian) (2020)
• Legacy (Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian) (2020)
• Practical (Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian) (2020)
• Process (Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian) (2020)
• Score (Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian) (2020)
• Connections (Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian) (2020)
• Chapter 9: The Marshal (2020)
• Chapter 16: The Rescue (2020)
• Dark Side (episode) (2021)
• Excitement (2021)
• Wonder (2021)
• Rix Road (episode) (2022)
• The Summit (2023)
• Jedha, Kyber, Erso (2025)
• Make It Stop (2025)
• Who Else Knows? (2025)

Comics

• Star Wars (2015) 1 (2015)
• Darth Vader (2015) 1 (2015)
• Star Wars (2015) 3 (2015)
• Star Wars (2015) 4 (2015)
• Star Wars (2015) 5 (2015)
• Darth Vader (2015) 6 (2015)
• Darth Vader (2015) 7 (2015)
• Darth Vader (2015) 8 (2015)
• Star Wars (2015) 9 (2015)
• Vader Down 1 (2015)
• Star Wars (2015) 26 (2016)
• Rogue One Adaptation 1 (2017)
• Rogue One Adaptation 2 (2017)
• The Screaming Citadel 1 (2017)
• Rogue One Adaptation 4 (2017)
• Star Wars Adventures Ashcan (2017)
• Rogue One Adaptation 5 (2017)
• Rogue One Adaptation 6 (2017)
• Darth Vader (2017) 13 (2018)
• Star Wars (2015) 45 (2018)
• Thrawn 4 (2018)
• Star Wars (2015) 49 (2018)
• Poe Dameron 28 (2018)
• Doctor Aphra (2016) 21 (2018)
• Star Wars (2015) 50 (2018)
• Thrawn 6 (2018)
• Darth Vader Annual 2 (2018)
• Doctor Aphra (2016) 22 (2018)
• Star Wars (2015) 55 (2018)
• Star Wars (2015) 61 (2019)
• Doctor Aphra (2016) 33 (2019)
• Doctor Aphra (2016) 36 (2019)
• Allegiance 4 (2019)
• Star Wars (2020) 1 (2020)
• Darth Vader (2020) 1 (2020)
• Star Wars (2020) 5 (2020)
• Star Wars (2020) 7 (2020)
• Star Wars (2020) 8 (2020)
• Darth Vader (2020) 12 (2021)
• Darth Vader (2020) 13 (2021)
• Star Wars (2020) 15 (2021)
• Star Wars (2020) 18 (2021)
• Darth Vader (2020) 20 (2022)
• Star Wars (2020) 22 (2022)
• Darth Vader (2020) 24 (2022)
• Halcyon Legacy 4 (2022)
• Star Wars (2020) 36 (2023)
• Dark Droids 1 (2023)
• Darth Vader (2020) 47 (2024)
• Darth Vader (2020) 50 (2024)
• +97 more

Comic stories

• The Misadventures of Triple-Zero and Beetee (2016)
• Tales from Wild Space: The Flat Mountain of Yavin (2017)
• The Trouble at Tibrin (2017)
• Destroyer Down (2017)
• The Ghost Ship (2017)
• Mind Your Manners (2018)
• Shu-Torun Lives (2018)
• A Matter Of Perception (2019)
• An Echo of Victory (2019)
• Big Inside (2020)
• The Tale of Lugubrious Mote (2020)
• Squad Goals (2020)
• Tales of Villainy: Invasion of Echo Base (2020)
• A Rebel Bounty (2020)
• Tales of Villainy: The Short Goodbye (2021)
• Tales of Villainy: Give & Take (2021)
• The Creature from the Trash Compactor (2023)
• The Haunting of Grand Moff Tarkin (2023)
• For the Love of the Empire (2025)

Comic series

• Star Wars (LINE Webtoon) (2015)
• Lost Stars (webcomic) (2017)
• Leia Organa: Ordeal of the Princess (2019)

Novels

• Tarkin (novel) (2014)
• Heir to the Jedi (2015)
• Aftermath (novel) (2015)
• Lost Stars (2015)
• Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure (2015)
• Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure (2015)
• The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure (2015)
• A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy (2015)
• Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (2015)
• The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi? (2015)
• Battlefront: Twilight Company (2015)
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens (novelization) (2015)
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel (2015)
• Bloodline (novel) (2016)
• Aftermath: Life Debt (2016)
• Poe Dameron: Flight Log (2016)
• Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel (2016)
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (novelization) (2016)
• Star Wars: Rogue One: A Junior Novel (2016)
• Aftermath: Empire's End (2017)
• Thrawn (novel) (2017)
• Rebel Rising (2017)
• Star Wars: A New Hope (paperback novel) (2017)
• Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (paperback novel) (2017)
• Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (paperback novel) (2017)
• Battlefront II: Inferno Squad (2017)
• Forces of Destiny: Tales of Hope & Courage (2017)
• The Legends of Luke Skywalker (2017)
• The Last Jedi: Bomber Command (2017)
• The Last Jedi: Cobalt Squadron (2017)
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel (2018)
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition (2018)
• Last Shot (2018)
• Thrawn: Alliances (2018)
• Pirate's Price (2019)
• Alphabet Squadron (novel) (2019)
• Thrawn: Treason (2019)
• Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire (2019)
• Force Collector (2019)
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel (2020)
• Shadow Fall: An Alphabet Squadron Novel (2020)
• Poe Dameron: Free Fall (2020)
• Victory's Price: An Alphabet Squadron Novel (2021)
• The Odyssey of Star Wars: An Epic Poem (2021)
• The Mandalorian Season 2 Junior Novel (2022)
• Shadow of the Sith (2022)
• The Princess and the Scoundrel (2022)
• This is Obi-Wan (2023)
• Sanctuary: A Bad Batch Novel (2025)
• Eyes Like Stars (2026)
• +28 more

Short stories

• Blade Squadron (short story) (2014)
• Last Call at the Zero Angle (2015)
• A Bad Feeling About This (2015)
• Escape from Darth Vader (The Original Trilogy Stories) (2015)
• Escape from the Death Star (short story) (2015)
• The Battle of Yavin (short story) (2015)
• The Levers of Power (2015)
• All Creatures Great and Small (2015)
• An Incident Report (2017)
• Bump (2017)
• By Whatever Sun (2017)
• Change of Heart (2017)
• Contingency Plan (2017)
• Desert Son (2017)
• Duty Roster (2017)
• Eclipse (short story) (2017)
• End of Watch (2017)
• Fully Operational (short story) (2017)
• Grounded (2017)
• Of MSE-6 and Men (2017)
• Raymus (2017)
• Sparks (short story) (2017)
• Stories in the Sand (2017)
• The Angle (2017)
• The Baptist (2017)
• The Trigger (2017)
• Time of Death (2017)
• Verge of Greatness (2017)
• Against All Odds (From a Certain Point of View) (2020)
• Amara Kel's Rules for TIE Pilot Survival (Probably) (2020)
• Disturbance (2020)
• Heroes of the Rebellion (2020)
• Ion Control (2020)
• Lord Vader Will See You Now (2020)
• Rendezvous Point (short story) (2020)
• Rogue Two (short story) (2020)
• The Truest Duty (2020)
• The Witness (2020)
• Wait for It (2020)
• Luke on the Bright Side (2022)
• Any Work Worth Doing (2023)
• Brotherhood (short story) (2023)
• From a Certain Point of View (short story) (2023)
• Impact (short story) (2023)
• The Buy-In (2023)
• The Chronicler (2023)
• The Veteran (2023)
• Trooper Trouble (2023)
• When Fire Marked the Sky (2023)
• Galactic Tales: The Crimson Corsair and the Sinister Secret of the Binary Star (2025)
• +12 more

Games

• Star Wars: Commander (2014)
• Star Wars: Galactic Defense (2014)
• Star Wars: Battle Pod (2015)
• Star Wars: Card Trader (2015)
• Star Wars: Heroes Path (2015)
• Star Wars: Uprising (2015)
• Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes (2015)
• Awakenings (2016)
• Rogue One: Recon A Star Wars 360 Experience (2016)
• Star Wars Battlefront II (2017)
• Unwelcome Arrival (2018)
• Jyn Erso Commander Expansion (2019)
• Director Orson Krennic Commander Expansion (2019)
• Star Wars: Squadrons (2020)
• Star Wars: Starfighter Missions (2020)
• Star Wars: Hunters (2021)
• Spark of Rebellion (Star Wars: Unlimited) (2024)
• Star Wars Outlaws (2024)
• Galactic Empire Command Card Pack (2025)
• Secrets of Power (2025)
• Homeworlds (2026)

Audio

• A New Hope Read-Along Storybook and CD (2015)
• The Empire Strikes Back Read-Along Storybook and CD (2015)
• Doctor Aphra: An Audiobook Original (2020)

Activity books

• Star Wars Master Models: Darth Vader (2014)
• Star Wars: Explore the Galaxy (2015) (2015)
• Star Wars: A New Hope: Activity Book (2015)
• Star Wars Origami: 11 Amazing Paper Folding Projects from a Galaxy Far, Far Away.... Spacecraft (2016)
• Bounty Hunt (2016)
• Star Wars: Ship Factory (2016)
• Star Wars Master Models: Scenes (2016)
• Art of Coloring: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
• Star Wars Block: Over 100 Words Every Fan Should Know (2018)
• Star Wars Maker Lab (2018)
• Star Wars Day-at-a-Time Calendar 2020 (2019)
• Star Wars Day-at-a-Time Calendar 2021 (2020)
• Star Wars: Scratch Artist (2021)
• Star Wars Mazes (2021)
• Star Wars: The Galactic Advent Calendar (2021)
• Star Wars: These Are the Droids You're Looking For (2021)
• Star Wars: Galaxy of Stickers: The Dark Side (2023)
• Star Wars Crossword Puzzles: And Other Word Games from a Galaxy Far, Far Away. . . . (2024)
• Star Wars Day-at-a-Time Calendar 2026 (2025)

Web

• Star Wars - Das offizielle Magazin 84 (2016)
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - The Official Mission Debrief (2017)
• Star Wars - Das offizielle Magazin 99 (2020)
• Denis Lawson: Red Two, Standing By (2024)
• REBELIÓN: An Andor Zine (2025)

Reference books

• Ultimate Star Wars (2015)
• Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know (2015)
• Special Modifications (2016)
• Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded (2016)
• Star Wars: Aliens of the Galaxy (2016)
• Star Wars: Complete Locations (2016) (2016)
• Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy (2016)
• Star Wars: Galactic Atlas (2016)
• Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide (2016)
• Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia (2017)
• Star Wars Super Graphic: A Visual Guide to a Galaxy Far, Far Away (2017)
• Star Wars: On the Front Lines (2017)
• Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded (2017)
• Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z (2017)
• Star Wars: The Rebel Files (2017)
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Incredible Cross-Sections (2017)
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary (2017)
• Star Wars: Complete Vehicles (2018) (2018)
• Dawn of Rebellion (2018)
• Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles (2018)
• Knights of Fate (2018)
• Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition (2018)
• Star Wars Character Encyclopedia, New Edition (2019)
• Rise of the Separatists (2019)
• Star Wars: How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills (2019)
• Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition (2019)
• Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide (2019)
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary (2019)
• Starships and Speeders (2020)
• Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Traveler's Guide to Batuu (2020)
• The Star Wars Book (2020)
• Star Wars: The Lightsaber Collection (2020)
• Star Wars Complete Vehicles, New Edition (2020)
• Republic, Rebel, and Resistance Starfighters (2020)
• The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian (Season One) (2020)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Character Encyclopedia - Join the Battle! (2021)
• Star Wars: The Secrets of the Sith (2021)
• Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy (2021)
• Star Wars 100 Objects (2023)
• Star Wars: Timelines (2023)
• Star Wars: The Ultimate Cookbook (2023)
• Star Wars: Dawn of Rebellion: The Visual Guide (2023)
• Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire (2024)
• Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy (2024)
• Star Wars: Complete Locations, New Edition (2025)
• The Art of Star Wars: Outlaws (2025)
• Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles (second edition) (2025)
• Star Wars: The Mandalorian Visual Guide (2026)
• Chikyu no Arukikata Sutā Wōzu (2026)
• Star Wars: Star Pilots (2026)
• +194 more

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