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STARS are baseball-sized satellites that orbit one hundred kilometers over combat situations to provide in-field unmanned tactical command and to relay mission results and statistics to the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] post-mission. | STARS are baseball-sized satellites that orbit one hundred kilometers over combat situations to provide in-field unmanned tactical command and to relay mission results and statistics to the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] post-mission. | ||
==Functions== | ==Functions== | ||
STARS are extremely useful; they covertly relay communications, | STARS are extremely useful; they covertly relay communications, topography information, enemy locations, and allied locations and equipment positions to the [[HUD]] of allied units in range. Furthermore, channels like TEAMBIO are relayed across STARS. They also broadcast orders for individual units. STARS help the UNSC military coordinate even complex operations easily and under stealth conditions, where even [[COM]] chatter can give away unit positions. | ||
==Usage== | ==Usage== | ||
They were seen in use in the [[Battle of Pegasi Delta]] and the [[Battle of K7-49]], and operated in conjunction with [[SPARTAN-III]] commandos. | They were seen in use in the [[Battle of Pegasi Delta]] and the [[Battle of K7-49]], and operated in conjunction with [[SPARTAN-III]] commandos. | ||