Orbital Security Station Six Orbital Security Station Six was a security station that orbited Coruscant , the capital planet of the Galactic Republic , monitoring starship traffic , in 3653 BBY . At that time , the galaxy was locked in the Great Galactic War , a conflict between a resurgent Sith Empire and the Republic , but , as a gesture of peace from the Sith , the two factions met on the planet Alderaan to negotiate an end to hostilities . In reality , this was just a ruse to allow the Sith fleet to directly attack Coruscant . Orbital Security Station Six was the first facility to encounter the mass of Sith warships , requesting clearance codes from the Sith flotilla . Moments later , the satellite was destroyed in a barrage of turbolaser fire from the Sith fleet before the assault party descended upon the planet . Description . Orbital Security Station Six was an orbital satellite used by Coruscant Security to monitor starship traffic on and off the capital planet of the Galactic Republic , Coruscant . It shared this role with other orbital security stations assigned to various other planets in the galaxy . Orbital Security Station Six was painted red and gray and roughly resembled the Aurebesh sigil in form . One side of the craft was adorned with two cylinders lined with blue and black surfaces . There was a way to transfer workers aboard the station on - and off - planet as their shifts changed . The station had designated rooms on the inside , from which workers monitored the skylanes . Several instruments , such as various computers , assisted them with this task . The facility was equipped with a subspace transceiver , allowing the crew to communicate with Coruscant Control and ships when it was required . History . Orbital Security Station Six was in orbit above the planet Coruscant in the year 3653 BBY , monitoring starship traffic on and off Coruscant for Coruscant Security . Femi , a female Rutian Twi ' lek who worked aboard the craft , checked into a dispatcher over a radio , reporting that there was nothing in her vicinity . Femi then noticed an armada entering Coruscanti space and , surprised by the unexpected arrival , requested clearance codes from them . The reformed Sith Empire and the Republic were currently meeting at Alderaan to discuss terms for ending the Great Galactic War , a galaxy - wide conflict that had been taking place between the two factions for almost three decades , and the unexpected arrival of the Sith fleet caught Femi off - guard . Rather than transmit a response back to her , the Sith fleet destroyed Orbital Security Station Six , killing the crew , after the Sith Lord Angral , the leader of the assault , ordered his ship to fire upon the satellite . This began the Sacking of Coruscant , a battle that resulted in great repercussions upon the Republic , strong - arming the government into ceding many outlying worlds to the Sith in exchange for a truce . Commanders and crew . The orbital security station had at least two crew members . Femi was responsible for checking into traffic control . Alongside her was a fair - skinned humanoid co - worker who serviced other panels aboard the craft . Behind the scenes . Orbital Security Station Six was created for the first issue of the of " " , a web comic serving as a prequel to " " , a massively multiplayer online role - playing game produced by BioWare .