For other uses, see Copernicus.

The Copernicus (NCC-1701-12) was a Federation shuttlecraft in service to Starfleet in the mid to late 23rd century, assigned to the USS Enterprise.

Service history[]

In the year 2264, the Copernicus was used by Captain Kirk to retrieve Amelinda Lukarian and Stephen from the alien worldship. (TOS novel: Enterprise: The First Adventure)

In 2266, the Copernicus was used to search for the missing Captain Kirk, who had disappeared on Tlaoli IV. (TOS - The Janus Gate novel: Future Imperfect)

In 2267, the Copernicus was attacked by the Klingon D'kar, son of Kor, and forced to land on a previously uncharted planet. (TOS - Constellations short story: "The Leader")

In 2268, Copernicus was sometimes kept standing by for emergency launch on the pad in the shuttle bay. (TOS novel: Ghost-Walker)

In 2270, the Copernicus was used to transport a Slaver stasis box to Starbase 25. (TAS episode: "The Slaver Weapon")

Startrek.com gives the Copernicus the registry of NCC-1701A/3, the shuttle number from Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, despite using the image from the episode showing the NCC-1701/12 registry.

Later that year, the Copernicus was destroyed when Spock attempted to use it to stop a fleet deployed by the Isitri Council to attack Isitra Colony First and Captain Kirk was forced to open fire on the Copernicus. (TOS novel: Troublesome Minds)

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Ships named Copernicus
United Earth	SS Copernicus (DY-100-class)
Federation Starfleet	starships: USS Copernicus (NCC-3815, Ptolemy-class) • USS Copernicus (NCC-640, Oberth-class) • USS Copernicus (NCC-58637, Oberth-class) • USS Copernicus (NX-94441, Horizon-class) • shuttlecraft: Copernicus (NCC-1701/5) • Copernicus (NCC-1701/7) • Copernicus (NCC-1701/12) • Copernicus (two-man shuttle) • Copernicus (USS Constellation shuttle) • Copernicus (NCC-1701-A, SW7 class) • Copernicus (NCC-1701-A/03) • Copernicus (NCC-1701-D/03)

USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) auxiliary craft
2240s-2264	Columbus (I) • Eratosthenes • Icarus • Kepler (2254) • Keppler (2264)
2260s five-year mission	NCC-1701/3 • NCC-1701/3 (II) • NCC-1701/4 • NCC-1701/4 (II) • NCC-1701/5 • NCC-1701/5A • NCC-1701/8 • NCC-1701/9 • NCC-1701/12 • Armstrong • Armstrong (II) • John Burke • Christopher • Columbus (I) • Copernicus (NCC-1701/7) • Copernicus (NCC-1701/12) • da Gama • Darwin • Edwin Drake • Einstein • Ellis • Ericksen • Galileo (NCC-1701/1) • Galileo (I) • Galileo (II) • Galileo II • Caroline Herschel • Kepler (2270) • Leonardo (I) • Leonardo (II) • Mitrios • Niagara • Pursuit 1 • Pursuit 3 • Pursuit 4 • Pursuit 7 • Space Bug 4 • Space Bug 7 • Space Bug X-4 • Space Rescue Bug • Space Rescue Bug 5 • Sutherland
2270s-2280s	Brahe • Clarke • Columbus (II) • Conrad • Copernicus (NCC-1701/5) • Copernicus (two-man shuttle) • Galileo (NCC-1701/7) (SW7 class) • Galileo III • Gamow • Halley • Hawking • Herschel • Hoyle • Kahoutek • Kepler (2293) • Onizuka • Valgard • Zhang Sui

External link[]

• Copernicus (NCC-1701/12) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.