Millennium Falcon The Millennium Falcon , original designation YT - 1300 492727ZED , was a Corellian YT - 1300f light freighter most famously used by the smuggler s Han Solo and Chewbacca during the Galactic Civil War . In the time following the Battle of Endor , Imperial turncoat Ralsius Paldora noted that every 2 . 2 out of 300 stormtroopers were aware of the " Falcon " existence . Its aged appearance belied numerous advanced modifications to boost the ship ' s speed , weapons and shield , including a hyperdrive engine among the fastest in the entire galaxy , enabling it to outrun Imperial Star Destroyers . It included sensor - proof smuggling compartments , which were used during the rescue of Prince ss Leia Organa in 0 BBY to evade Imperial stormtrooper s . Afterwards , the " Millennium Falcon " saw further action when Solo chose to join the Rebels during the Battle of Yavin , where it was able to sneak up and fire on Darth Vader ' s TIE Advanced , allowing Luke Skywalker to fire the proton torpedo that destroyed the Death Star . After Han was captured on Bespin , Lando took command of the " Falcon " once more to search for him . In 4 ABY , Lando flew the ship at the Battle of Endor , where it entered the Death Star II and destroyed it from within . Over the next decades , the ship would fall out of Solo ' s hands and be stolen by a succession of criminals and thieves . It wound back in Solo ' s hands in 34 ABY , after it was found on Jakku , a remote world in the Western Reaches . Description . The " Millennium Falcon " was a YT - 1300 light freighter of the YT - 1300f variety . Its basic shape was defined by two convex saucers welded together , a pair of front - facing mandibles and an outrigger - style , side - mounted cockpit with transparisteel viewport s . Apart from the shape of its chassis , the " Falcon " retained very little of its off - the - dock instrumentation . Because its successive owners either upgraded or downgraded every system according to their personal specifications , the freighter ended up becoming a unique ship . These customizations , however , came at the price of reliability , and the " Falcon " was known to suffer frequent breakdowns in the heat of battle . After the original circular military - grade sensor dish was lost during the Battle of Endor , the dish was replaced with the base rectangular model which was originally supplied with the ship . Additionally , the " Falcon " had a dejarik table featuring creatures found throughout the galaxy . Engines . The " Millennium Falcon " Girodyne SRB42 sublight engine s were heavily modified through the addition of a SLAM overdrive that rerouted energy for acceleration bursts . Thanks to that , the ship could fly at a maxium speed of 1 , 050 kilometer per hour in atmosphere and 3 , 000 G in space . The stock hyperdrive of the YT - 1300 series was replaced with a Isu - Sim SSP05 . Although the regular SSP05 was a Class 1 hyperdrive , the one that equipped the " Falcon " had been jury - rigged " Vandangante style " into a Class 0 . 5 drive — twice as fast as most warship s of the Galactic Empire . According to Ralsius Paldora , the " Millennium Falcon " hyperdrive failed 1 . 22 times more than the one on the YT - 2400 light freighter . In addition to its renowned hyperdrive , which supposedly made the " Falcon " the " fastest ship in the galaxy , " the ship was equipped with a backup hyperdrive . Compared to the primary engine , it was much slower and often took several weeks or months to reach the nearest star system . Armament , hull and shields . The weaponry of the " Millennium Falcon " was normally suited for a much larger warship . It included two CEC AG - 2G quad laser cannon s ( one ventral and one dorsal ) with enhanced laser actuators and gas feeds , which gave them maximum range and damage . Between the forward mandibles , there were two Arakyd ST2 concussion missile tube s , each of which carried a four - missile magazine . Additionally , a Blastech Ax - 108 " Ground Buzzer " blaster cannon mounted near the ventral boarding ramp allowed its crew to defend the ship while on the ground . Duralloy plates salvaged from an Imperial cruiser afforded the " Falcon " capital ship - class hull armor . The ship had three deflector shield generators : the bow was protected from both lasers and concussion missile s by Torplex and Nordoxicon units , while a Kuat Drive Yards generator shielded the stern . The " Falcon " combination of sublight speed and maneuverability was comparable to most of the starfighter s fielded by the Rebellion and Empire , while its shielding , hyperdrive , and heavy weapons were on par with those typically found on capital ships . These traits made it an ideal choice for General Lando Calrissian ' s attack run within the bowels of the Death Star during the Battle of Endor . The " Falcon " only real combat weakness was its sheer size in comparison to starfighters . Although the ship had squeezed through many narrow spots in its history , it still lost the oversized sensor dish while trying to get through a particularly tight section of the Death Star ' s superstructure . Other systems and equipments . The " Falcon " main source of power was a Quadex power core . Its main computer was made of three droid brain s cannibalized from an R3 - series astromech droid , a V - 5 transport droid and a slicer droid . A pair of Gelieg 20m - cp Strobe / C - Beam Lamp s , which flooded illumination outside the ship , were mounted on the tips of the front mandibles . History . Early years . The YT - 1300f light freighter designated unit YT 492727ZED was built in by the Corellian Engineering Corporation more than 90 years before the cold war . As was intended , the ship began its career as an intermodal tug pushing container in orbit al freight yards . Just after the Battle of Coruscant it was seen docking in the Senate Office Building . At some point , the ship acquired the name " Millennium Falcon " , and came into the hands of a human gambler called Lando Calrissian , who began to modify the freighter , inside and out . However , Calrissian ended up betting his ship in a " Corellian Spike " game of sabacc , and he lost to the smuggler Han Solo . Under the captaincy of Solo , the " Falcon " was further customized . Galactic Civil War . A fateful trip . The " Millennium Falcon " destiny as a tool for a small - time smuggling operation was changed when it was chartered by Obi - Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker in Chalmun ' s Cantina for passage to Alderaan . When challenged by Kenobi about his ship ' s speed , Solo cited that the " Falcon " was capable of attaining 0 . 5 past lightspeed , and that it " made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsec s . " The journey to Alderaan proved to be much more than a simple passenger flight . The " Falcon " was forced to blast its way out of Mos Eisley when a garrison of stormtrooper s attacked the ship in an attempt to recover its cargo . It also narrowly avoided capture by a couple of Star Destroyers before making the jump to lightspeed . The " Falcon " emerged from hyperspace into the remains of Alderaan . After chasing a single TIE fighter stranded in what appeared to be empty space , the " Falcon " was captured by one of the first Death Star ' s tractor beam s and secured aboard the massive space station . Thanks to quick thinking by those aboard the " Falcon " , the ship was made to appear as if the crew had escaped soon after taking off from Tatooine . It was searched by stormtroopers and it was reported that there were no passengers on - board . Their search had managed to miss the crew who were hidden in a series of secret smuggling holds who then proceeded to kill a scanning crew before they could be detected by the scanner . In a matter of hours , the " Millennium Falcon " had once again escaped the Imperial Navy , this time with the rescued Prince ss Leia Organa onboard . After a fleeing battle with Imperial fighters and a trip through hyperspace , the ship arrived at the secret Alliance base on Yavin 4 . During the ship ' s stay on the battle station , the Empire had planted a homing device onboard the " Falcon " which it used to pursue Organa to this location . As the Rebels scrambled to organize a preemptive attack on the massive Death Star , Solo loaded his reward on board the " Falcon " and departed the moon . However , thanks to Chewbacca , its smuggler captain had a change of heart . Solo and his ship returned just in time to cover Skywalker in his last - ditch effort to destroy the station and secure the safety of the Rebel Alliance . The ship ' s surprise attack destroyed Darth Vader ' s two wingmen and sent Vader himself spinning off into space , allowing Skywalker to successfully complete his attack and destroy the Death Star . Escape from Hoth . Three years after the Battle of Yavin , the " Falcon " was undergoing repairs in the main hangar of the Rebel installation Echo Base as the Empire began its assault on Hoth . As the Alliance scrambled to escape the base , Solo and Chewbacca hurried to make the ship spaceworthy . Organa was cut off from her transport by a tunnel cave - in and was forced to make her escape from Hoth on board the " Falcon " accompanied by Solo , Chewbacca and C - 3PO . Solo used the ship ' s uncanny maneuverability and his pilot ing skills to elude an Imperial Star Destroyer chasing them , and two more emerging from hyperspace . Solo ' s maneuvers in the " Falcon " caused the two Star Destroyers approaching and the one pursuing to nearly collide with each other . The " Falcon " then attempted to make the jump into lightspeed , but was stopped short by an equipment malfunction . Forced to take drastic measures to avoid capture , Solo made the decision to pilot the " Falcon " into a nearby asteroid field in an attempt to lose the Imperial pursuers . However , his repairs were cut short as he had unknowingly landed on a space slug . Escaping just in time , the Falcon was discovered by the Star Destroyer " Avenger " . They attempted to jump to lightspeed but once again , the hyperdrive was not fully repaired . Solo then attached the " Falcon " to a blind spot on the conning tower of the Star Destroyer . Adhering to standard Imperial procedure , the Star Destroyers of Death Squadron ejected all scrap and garbage before entering hyperspace . Solo then signaled Chewbacca to release the claw , allowing the " Falcon " to " float away with the rest of the garbage . " Boba Fett , however , saw through this ruse , and waited behind in the " Slave I " , following the " Falcon " as it left the system . After its close encounter with the Empire , the " Falcon " journeyed to Bespin ' s Cloud City , where Solo ' s old acquaintance , Calrissian , held the position of Baron Administrator . The Empire had arrived first , however , due to Fett tailing the " Falcon " to Bespin . The crew of the " Falcon " were captured , torture d , and detained . Solo was encased in carbonite and given to the bounty hunter . The remaining members of the crew , joined by Calrissian , escaped to the " Falcon " . After rescuing Skywalker , who was dangling from a weather vane on the underside of Cloud City , the ship left the planet and attempted to jump to lightspeed . The crew were unaware that the recently repaired hyperdrive had been disabled by Vader ' s men , and only a last minute patch by R2 - D2 prevented the " Falcon " from falling into Imperial hands . Thanks to R2 ' s efforts , the hyperdrive was activated and the " Falcon " managed to make the jump at the last second and escape . Rescuing Han . During the following months , the " Falcon " served as home base to Organa , Skywalker , and Calrissian as they tracked Fett in an attempt to save Solo . After successfully rescuing Han , the " Falcon " rendezvoused with the Rebel Fleet , and prepared to assault the newest Death Star . Battle of Endor . During the Battle of Endor , Calrissian and Sullustan copilot Nien Nunb flew the " Falcon " as Gold Leader . After the planetary shield protecting the second Death Star was destroyed , the " Falcon " and several Alliance fighters entered the battle station through a conduit port and headed towards the reactor core . Space was limited in the conduit tunnels leading to the core and the relatively large " Falcon " lost its sensor dish when the ship clipped a conduit in the tunnel . Calrissian was able to pilot the craft into the energy core housing the main reactor , fired upon the reactor , and headed for the exhaust port . The " Falcon " barely succeeded in outrunning the massive explosion that destroyed the powerful battle station . Soon afterwards , the Imperial fleet retreated and the galaxy celebrated the death of Emperor Palpatine . New Republic . On the day after the Battle of Endor , Solo and the rebel pilot Shara Bey flew the " Millennium Falcon " during an attack on an Imperial outpost on the far side of Endor . Several months later , Solo and Chewbacca traveled through space on the " Millennium Falcon " . After receiving intelligence from Imra that the Empire had reduced their presence on the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk due to the advances of the New Republic , Solo and Chewie traveled to Warrin Station to rally smugglers and Wookiee exiles for a campaign to liberate Kashyyyk . However , this information turned out to be a trap set by the Empire . Chewie was captured but Solo managed to escape on the " Falcon " . A year later , Solo corresponded with his wife Organa via hologram on the edge of Wild Space . During the conversation , the " Falcon " came under attack and communication was lost with Organa . In response , Organa dispatched the New Republic starfighter pilot Norra Wexley to rescue her husband . Norra was joined by her son Temmin Wexley , the B1 battle droid Mister Bones , the former Imperial Sinjir Rath Velus , the Zabrak bounty hunter Jas Emari , and the New Republic Special Forces soldier Jom Barell . Norra and her team managed to find Solo and the " Falcon " on the planet Irudiru . After interrogating the Siniteen prison builder Golas Aram , Solo and his allies traveled on the " Falcon " and Emari ' s ship " Halo " to the Kashyyyk system . They managed to bluff their way through the Imperial blockade by posing as repair crew working at Ashmead ' s Lock , an automated prison on the far side of Kashyyyk . There , they managed to free Chewbacca and a hundred other prisoners including Norra ' s husband Brentin Lore Wexley . Norra , Temmin , and the prisoners except Chewbacca then used the " Falcon " to travel back to the New Republic capital of Chandrila . After learning that the Wookiee uprising was underway and that the Empire was orbitally bombarding Kashyyyk , Organa convinced the Alderaanian pilot Evaan Verlaine to fly her on the " Millennium Falcon " into the Kashyyyk system to aid her husband and Chewie . Later , she contacted the New Republic Captain Wedge Antilles and convinced him to send his Phantom Squadron there . During the brief space skirmish , Organa and Verlaine flew circles around the Imperial Star Destroyers . After the Imperials capitulated , Organa landed the " Falcon " in the hangar of the Star Destroyer " Dominion " , which her husband had captured . Organa used the ship ' s laser cannon s to blast several stormtroopers who were still putting up a fight . After reuniting with her husband , Organa and Solo took the " Falcon " to Kashyyyk . There , they parted company with Chewbacca before returning to Chandrila . Prior to the Battle of Jakku , Temmin tried to convince Solo to lend him the " Millennium Falcon " so that he could travel to Jakku to rescue his mother Norra , who was hunting for the Imperial fugitive Grand Admiral Rae Sloane . After some haggling , Solo and Organa relented . Temmin and Velus attempted to depart on the " Falcon " but were prevented from leaving Chandrila by Senate Guards . While Temmin and Velus initially believed that Solo had double - crossed them , they later learnt that Senator Tolwar Wartol , a political opponent of Chancellor Mon Mothma was the true culprit and had been spy ing on Solo and Organa ' s conversations . The " Millennium Falcon " later saw action during an operation on Nakadia to rescue the slicer Conder Kyl and Nim Tar ' s child . Reappearance . At some point in the years following the Battle of Jakku , the " Falcon " was stolen from Solo by Gannis Ducain . It was in turn stolen by Toursant Irving and Vanver Irving — also known as the Irving Boys — before finally ending up in the posession of junk boss Unkar Plutt . In his possession , it would sit unused for years in Niima Outpost on the junkyard planet Jakku . In 34 ABY , Rey , Finn , and BB - 8 stole the vessel to escape an attack from the First Order on the outpost . Returned ownership . While in space flight , the " Falcon " was picked up by Solo and Chewbacca ' s sensors , and they promptly locked down the " Falcon ' s " systems so they could recapture it using a freighter they were then using for their smuggling operations . Upon boarding their old vessel , Solo and Chewie went about inspecting their ship and found Rey and Finn hiding , whom they assumed were the thieves that had stolen the " Falcon " . When Rey and Finn explained that they were going to take BB - 8 to the Resistance as he had a map that would reveal Skywalker ' s location , Solo and Chewie agreed to help them . Solo was impressed with how much Rey knew about the ship itself , and how it worked . On the way to Maz Kanata ' s castle on Takodana , when the " Falcon " began to malfunction , the mechanically savvy Rey , who was sitting in the cockpit to the right of Solo , made a modification to the ship by simply bypassing a faulty compressor . Later , the " Falcon " crew arrived at Takodana and met Maz Kanata . The Resistance . Following the attack on Maz Kanata ' s castle , Starkiller Base prepared to fire on D ' Qar . After learning of this , the Resistance devised a plan to sneak onto the surface and lower the planetary shields so their fighters could attack the superweapon ' s weak spot . Using the " Falcon " , Solo , Chewbacca , and Finn infiltrated the base , lowered the shields , and reunited with Rey , who had been captured during on Takodana by the First Order . After the confrontation with Kylo Ren following the death of Solo , Chewbacca rescued Finn and Rey aboard the " Falcon " , managing to escape the planet as it exploded . After learning of Skywalker ' s location , Rey , Artoo , and Chewbacca flew in the " Falcon " to Ahch - To , the distant planet where he had gone into self - exile . Chewbacca and Artoo remained with the " Falcon " while Rey attempted to persuade Skywalker to join the Resistance , though Luke slipped aboard the old freighter to reminisce , and was reminded of what was at stake when Artoo replayed the hologram Leia Organa recorded to recruit Obi - Wan Kenobi on her secret mission to Tatooine some thirty - four years earlier . Rey later departed the island , believing herself capable of restoring Ben Solo to the light side of the Force , and used one of the freighter ' s escape pod s to reach the " Supremacy " while Chewbacca piloted the " Falcon " to Crait . After Snoke ' s death , Rey returned to the " Falcon " using Snoke ' s escape vessel , and the YT - 1300 participated in the Battle of Crait . Piloted by Chewie with the dorsal turret manned by Rey , the " Falcon " led TIE fighters away from the Resistance V - 4X - D ski speeder s attempting to destroy the First Order ' s superlaser siege cannon . The freighter lost its radar dish during a chase through Crait ' s subterranean caverns . The " Falcon " was later used to evacuate surviving Resistance personnel from the Crait outpost while Luke Skywalker bought his allies time by confronting Kylo Ren . Behind the scenes . It was speculated that the " Falcon " would make an appearance in " " to further tie the prequel trilogy to the original trilogy , and the ship did indeed make a cameo in the movie . At the beginning of one shot closing in on a docking bay on Coruscant , a freighter is seen flying in to dock . George Lucas confirmed that it was the " Millennium Falcon " itself and not just another ship of the same class . For " " , the author Jason Fry intended for the book to include information about the freighter series being able to act as a cargo pusher , but was unable to get the image in time . The infographic Fictional Travel Times estimated that the " Millennium Falcon " , with its class 0 . 5 hyperdrive , can travel at 6 . 13 quadrillion miles per hour , and that it may be capable of travelling from one galaxy to another within 100 days .