No explanation is given as to why the Federation have a Military Installation in orbit of Gridge 1, in an Empire-controlled system.

The installation has an exclusion zone at 3.6km from the center of the signal source, entering it will result in your ship being fired upon.

Two Satellites giving Engineer Data are adjacent to the facility, and a number of Engineer Materials are scattered in a debris field around one of them.

Not of any known scientific interest.