Survey Team

A Survey Team represented a component of the Imperial Survey Corps, tasked with the exploration of planets and moons on behalf of the Galactic Empire. The established protocol for an Imperial Survey Team while examining an uncharted world commenced with the utilization of orbital sensors to visually document the terrain, identify lifeforms, and acquire geological data. In the event that any indication of sentient life was detected, irrespective of the sophistication of its technology, the team would dispatch personnel to the surface for direct observation of the indigenous population.

Numerous teams of this nature were deployed in the search for an appropriate location for the construction of the second Death Star in addition to the shield generator that was intended to safeguard it during its development. IX3244-B, commanded by Captain Toss, was the specific team responsible for the discovery of the forest moon of Endor, which ultimately became the chosen site for construction. The makeup of IX3244-B included both stormtroopers and Imperial officers who had received training as scientists. Their means of transportation from one system to another was a Survey Frigate, and they employed shuttles to land on the planets or moons that were under investigation. It can be assumed that the spacecraft and the personnel assigned to IX3244-B were representative of the standard Imperial Survey Teams.