Luminous ( GR - 75 medium transport ) The Luminous was a GR - 75 medium transport attached to the Rebel Alliance Fleet during the Galactic Civil War . The " Luminous " was modified to hold a boosted hyperdrive , while suffering corresponding diminished armor strength and cargo capacity . Its crew was trained for reconnaissance and rapid intergalactic transport duties . In the wake of the Battle of Yavin , the " Luminous " helped facilitate a successful evacuation of the Rebel Alliance headquarters on the moon Yavin 4 . The " Luminous " also participated in the Rebel Alliance ' s attack on the second Death Star during the Battle of Endor . Description . The " Luminous " was a modified GR - 75 medium transport of the Rebel Alliance Fleet . Originally manufactured by Gallofree Yards , Inc . , the modified " Luminous " featured a boosted hyperdrive at the expense of diminished armor and cargo capacity . The medium transport measured ninety meters in length and was armed minimally with laser cannons , protected by a shielding system , and equipped with a sublight drive engine . History . The " Luminous " was a product of Gallofree Yards , a starship manufacturer that went bankrupt several years before the Battle of Yavin . Many of Gallofree Yards ' remaining transports ended up in the hands of the Rebel Alliance . The Rebellion purchased these outdated vessels at greatly reduced prices , but they required a fair amount of maintenance . The " Luminous " was one such transport serving in the Alliance Fleet during the Galactic Civil War . In 0 ABY , shortly after the Battle of Yavin , the " Luminous " played a vital role in evacuating the Rebellion ' s Yavin 4 base during a large - scale Imperial invasion . Grounded on a small island while preparing to depart the base , the " Luminous " fell under attack from a wave of Imperial loader shuttle s attempting to dispatch All Terrain Scout Transports to the surface . Commander Luke Skywalker , flying an X - wing starfighter in defense of the Rebel evacuation , succeeded in destroying each of the loader shuttles to open a launch window for the " Luminous " . As the " Luminous " departed Yavin 4 , it would next need to pass through a sizable Imperial blockade waiting in space . Years later , in 4 ABY , the " Luminous " took part in the climactic Battle of Endor , in which the largest armada ever assembled in the Rebellion ' s history attacked and destroyed the Empire ' s second Death Star battlestation over the Forest Moon of Endor . Commanders and crew . The " Luminous " crew was trained for reconnaissance and swift intergalactic transport . A male crewman serving aboard the " Luminous " communicated with Luke Skywalker during the transport ' s contested evacuation from Yavin 4 . Behind the scenes . The " Luminous " was created for the July 2000 " Death Star II Limited " expansion set of the " Star Wars " Customizable Card Game . The transport ' s inclusion in the set effectively established its participation in the large Rebel fleet fighting during the Battle of Endor , as seen in the film . For the 2003 video game " " , the " Luminous " appears in the game ' s second level , " Revenge of the Empire , " as one of the Rebel transports attempting to facilitate the Alliance ' s evacuation of its Yavin 4 base . The player , as Luke Skywalker , must defend the " Luminous " from attack by destroying a force of six inbound Imperial loader shuttles ferrying AT - ST walkers . If the player allows any of the shuttles to land , each unloads a single AT - ST , which then begins firing on the grounded " Luminous " . As it is possible to quickly destroy the shuttles before they can unload any AT - STs , the exact nature by which the player satisfies this game objective is left ambiguous for this article .