Mission to Reklam Station In 2 BBY , Phoenix Cell launched a mission to steal a squadron of BTL - A4 Y - wing assault starfighter / bomber s from the Galactic Empire on Reklam Station . A team of rebels led by the newly appointed Lieutenant Commander Ezra Bridger raided the station . Despite losing the starfighter " Phantom " , the rebels succeeded in stealing five Y - wings and liberating several Ugnaught laborers . Under orders from Grand Admiral Thrawn , Governor Arihnda Pryce ' s Imperial forces allowed the rebels to escape into hyperspace . Prelude . In 2 BBY , the Galactic Empire operated a floating junkyard called Reklam Station inside the gas planet of Yarma . Reklam Station was used to dismantle decommissioned Y - wing starfighter s into scrap . The Empire hired a labor force of Ugnaught laborers . One of these Ugnaughts named Terba attempted to escape but was capture and imprisoned at the Imperial prison on Naraka . There , Naraka befriended another inmate named Hondo Ohnaka , a scheming Weequay pirate . Hondo contacted his one - time partner Ezra Bridger , who was a member of the Spectres , and convinced him to rescue him in return for providing information that was vital to the growing rebellion . Ezra and his team infiltrated the Naraka prison and freed Hondo and Terba . Terba was killed during the escape attempt but Hondo managed to provide the rebels with information about Reklam Station . The Phoenix Cell , which the Spectres were part of , agreed to send a reconnaissance mission to verify Hondo ' s claims . In return for his services , the Phoenix rebels agreed to supply Hondo with a hyperspace - capable smuggling starship and a crew . The raid . Traveling to Reklam Station . The Phoenix leader Commander Jun Sato promoted Ezra Bridger to Lieutenant Commander due to his actions at Naraka and assigned him to lead the reconnaissance mission to Reklam Station . Ezra was accompanied by the rebels Sabine Wren , Garazeb Orrelios , Chopper , Rex and Hondo . Ezra ' s team traveled to the planet Yarma in the " Phantom " . Since they could not travel to Yarma directly , Sabine and Chopper exited hyperspace at the Sereeda Waypoint in Mining Guild space . The rebels were quickly intercepted by a Mining Guild patrol , which had detected their intrusion . After destroying two Mining Guild TIE fighter s , Ezra ' s team jumped into hyperspace and continued their journey to Yarma . The " Phantom " traveled through Yarma ' s gassy atmosphere and eventually sighted Reklam Station . However , their ship was sighted by Imperial DTS - series Dismantler Droid s . The local Imperial Commander Brom Titus dispatched two dismantler droid s to intercept the ship . Titus had once been an Admiral who commanded a prototype Imperial Interdictor that had been destroyed by Ezra ' s rebel cell a year ago . As punishment , Titus had been demoted and reassigned to managing a junkyard . Chopper managed to shoot down one droid with the ship ' s rear cannon . Another clung on to the rear of the " Phantom " . The former Clone Captain Rex opened the ship ' s rear hatch and fought with the dismantler droid . He almost fell off during the struggle but Zeb pulled him back into the ship . Rex managed to shoot the dismantler droid with his blaster , causing the droid to fall into the volatile depths of Yarma . However , the " Phantom " suffered damaged and Sabine almost lost control of the ship . However , she managed to regain control and landed the ship underneath a platform on Reklam Station . The starfighters heist . After landing the " Phantom " , Ezra and his team infiltrated the junkyard . Shortly , they encountered a group of Ugnaught laborers . Hondo , who could speak Ugnaught , convinced the workers to aid the rebels in return for gaining their freedom . The Ugnaughts promptly disabled the station ' s conveyor belt . However , the rebels had to refuel the Y - wings since the Imperials had emptied their fuel tanks . The rebels eventually managed to refuel the starfighters but were spotted by a third dismantler droid , which alerted Commander Titus . In response , Commander Titus activated the magnetic locks around the Y - wings and dispatched a squad of stormtrooper s to deal with the rebels . After learning from the Ugnaughts that everything had been overridden by the control tower , Ezra and Rex headed to the command center . The third dismantler droid then attacked Chopper , Sabine and Zeb . It trapped the three rebels on a Y - wing and attempted to shake them off . However , Rex returned and used a magnetic crane to attack the " clanker . " Following a brief struggle , he trapped the dismantler droid against a mental container before tossing it over the edge of the floating station . The dismantler droid fell to its demise in the volatile depths of Yarma . Meanwhile , Ezra defeated Titus ' squad of stormtroopers . Hera Syndulla and Commander Sato then contacted Ezra and the young Jedi claimed that the recon mission was going well . However , the two quickly deduced that Ezra had disobeyed orders and embarked on a recovery mission . They then dispatched three battle cruisers to Yarma . Ezra then fought his way into the Imperial control tower and confronted Commander Titus . Following a brief exchange , Titus revealed that he had sabotaged the control unit and that the only way to release the starfighters was to cut power to the station , which would kill everybody aboard . However , Ezra was undaunted and destroyed the power unit . This freed the Y - wings but set in motion Reklam Station ' s destruction . Meanwhile , Hondo and the Ugnaughts escaped on a stolen Imperial landing craft which they took as payment for their services to the rebels . The other rebels departed on the remaining Y - wings with Chopper using the relay navigation system to remotely pilot the starfighters . The rebels minus Ezra then headed into space but were unable to jump into hyperspace since the starfighters ' hyperdrive s had been removed . A brief showdown . To complicate matters , the rebel Y - wings were intercepted by an Imperial Star Destroyer commanded by Governor Arihnda Pryce , Admiral Kassius Konstantine and Agent Kallus . Pryce had received Titus ' message about the rebel raid but had arrived too late to prevent the rebels from destroying the station . Governor Pryce ' s Star Destroyer deployed a swarm of TIE fighters against the rebel Y - wings . Meanwhile , Titus ordered an evacuation while Ezra attempted to reach the " Phantom " . However , the platform that the " Phantom " was clinging to broke and fell into the volatile depths of Yarma . With the station falling into Yarma ' s depths , Ezra called his master Kanan Jarrus for help . Shortly , Kanan arrived with Hera and Phoenix Squadron . The rebels landed the stolen Y - wings aboard the " Quasar Fire " - class cruiser - carrier " Phoenix Nest " , which evacuated the stolen Y - wings . Kanan and Hera then flew the freighter " Ghost " into the depths of Yarma where Kanan rescued Ezra from the disintegrating junkyard . Having rescued Ezra , the " Ghost " then headed back into space . Despite holding an advantage over the Phoenix rebels , Governor Pryce received orders from Grand Admiral Thrawn to allow the rebels to escape with their meager rewards . After receiving a battle update from Pryce and her comrades , Thrawn realized that the rebels had not dispatched their entire fleet . As a strategist and tactician , Thrawn was not satisfied with destroying one rebel cell alone and sought the destruction of the entire rebel fleet . As a result , Ezra ' s strike team and the Phoenix rebel ships were able to flee into hyperspace . Aftermath . As a result of Ezra ' s unauthorized " recovery mission " at Reklam Station , the Phoenix rebels liberated the Ugnaught laborers there and gained access to five Y - wing starfighters . These starfighters were transferred to General Jan Dodonna ' s unit , which was part of the growing rebellion . Ezra was also disciplined by Hera for disobeying orders , endangering his team , and getting the " Phantom " destroyed . As punishment for his recklessness , Hera relieved him of his duties as Lieutenant Commander . Due to Kanan ' s role in his rescue , Ezra reconciled with his master . Behind the scenes . The mission to Reklam Station first appeared in " " , the premiere of the third season of " Star Wars Rebels " , which premiered on September 24 , 2016 on Disney XD .