Rectenna

Techcanon

Also known as Sensor dish · Data dish

Facts

Type: Sensor

Appearances

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

Comics 45
Reference books 22
Novels 12
TV episodes 8
Comic stories 7
Films 6
Short stories 3
Activity books 3
Games 2

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 VII The Force Awakens (2015)
Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi (2017)
Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

TV episodes

Directing (Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian) (2020)
Legacy (Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian) (2020)
Rendezvous at Bespin (2020)
Clash on Cloud City (2020)
Millennium Falcon - Smugglers Run (2020)
Reckoning (episode) (2022)
Aldhani (episode) (2022)
R2-D2 and BB-8's Super Snowy Shenanigans (2025)

Comics

Shattered Empire 1 (2015)
Han Solo 2 (2016)
Han Solo 3 (2016)
The Screaming Citadel 1 (2017)
Star Wars (2015) 31 (2017)
Doctor Aphra (2016) 8 (2017)
Star Wars (2015) 52 (2018)
Star Wars (2015) 53 (2018)
Star Wars (2020) 7 (2020)
Star Wars Adventures: Smuggler's Run 1 (2020)
Star Wars Adventures: Smuggler's Run 2 (2021)
Star Wars (2020) 12 (2021)
Bounty Hunters 12 (2021)
Darth Vader (2020) 12 (2021)
Star Wars (2020) 14 (2021)
War of the Bounty Hunters 4 (2021)
War of the Bounty Hunters 5 (2021)
Star Wars (2020) 18 (2021)
Bounty Hunters 19 (2021)
Han Solo & Chewbacca 1 (2022)
Star Wars (2020) 26 (2022)
Doctor Aphra (2020) 23 (2022)
Han Solo & Chewbacca 6 (2022)
Doctor Aphra (2020) 25 (2022)
Doctor Aphra (2020) 26 (2022)
Han Solo & Chewbacca 9 (2023)
Han Solo & Chewbacca 10 (2023)
Hyperspace Stories 4 (2023)
Return of the Jedi – Lando 1 (2023)
Star Wars (2020) 37 (2023)
Star Wars (2020) 38 (2023)
Star Wars (2020) 39 (2023)
Star Wars (2020) 40 (2023)
Star Wars (2020) 41 (2023)
Star Wars (2020) 50 (2024)
Battle of Jakku — Last Stand 1 (2024)
Battle of Jakku — Last Stand 2 (2025)
The Rise of Skywalker Adaptation 3 (2025)
Star Wars (2025) 4 (2025)
Han Solo - Hunt for the Falcon 1 (2025)
Star Wars (2025) 6 (2025)
Han Solo - Hunt for the Falcon 2 (2025)
Star Wars (2025) 7 (2025)
Han Solo - Hunt for the Falcon 4 (2025)
Star Wars (2025) 8 (2025)

Comic stories

The Obstacle Course, Part 1 (2020)
Rabbit Hunt (2020)
The Obstacle Course, Part 2 (2020)
Tales of Villainy: Trade Relations (Star Wars Adventures 9) (2021)
The Hoojib Menace (2021)
Repair Stop (2021)
Return to Echo Base (2024)

Novels

Tarkin (novel) (2014)
Battle to the End (2015)
Aftermath: Life Debt (2016)
Star Wars: A New Hope (paperback novel) (2017)
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (paperback novel) (2017)
Forces of Destiny: The Leia Chronicles (2018)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition (2018)
Choose Your Destiny: A Han & Chewie Adventure (2018)
Solo: A Star Wars Story: Tales from Vandor (2018)
Resistance Reborn (2019)
The Princess and the Scoundrel (2022)
The High Republic: Cataclysm (2023)

Short stories

The Battle for Endor (short story) (2015)
The Revelation (2015)
End of Watch (2017)

Games

Star Wars: Jedi Challenges (2017)
Star Wars: Hunters (2021)

Activity books

Bounty Hunt (2016)
Star Wars: Ship Factory (2016)
Star Wars Kirigami (2017)

Reference books

Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 18 (2015)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 20 (2015)
Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 29 (2015)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Incredible Cross-Sections (2015)
Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 54 (2016)
Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 72 (2016)
IncrediBuilds: Star Wars: Millennium Falcon (2016)
Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 96 (2016)
Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 100 (2016)
Star Wars: On the Front Lines (2017)
YT-1300 Millennium Falcon Owners' Workshop Manual (2018)
Star Wars: Millennium Falcon: A 3D Owner's Guide (2018)
Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide (2019)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Galactic Guide (2019)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary (2019)
Star Wars: Book of Lists (2020)
The Birth of the Rebellion (2021)
Lando Calrissian and Other Characters From the Galaxy (2022)
Star Wars 100 Objects (2023)
Star Wars: Timelines (2023)
Star Wars: The Mandalorian Visual Guide (2026)
Chikyu no Arukikata Sutā Wōzu (2026)

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