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It is used for lifting heavy ordnance from the surrounding port facilities into an orbital station at the top of the elevator structure, a transport method much cheaper and more efficient than booster rockets filled with expensive fuel.<ref>'''Game Informer: December 2008''', ''page 8''</ref> As a space elevator would preferably have to be constructed near the equator,<ref>[[Wikipedia:Space elevator|'''Wikipedia''' - ''Space elevator'']]</ref> Borneo is an ideal location for such a structure as the island is located near the equator.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Borneo|'''Wikipedia''' - ''Borneo'']]</ref> | It is used for lifting heavy ordnance from the surrounding port facilities into an orbital station at the top of the elevator structure, a transport method much cheaper and more efficient than booster rockets filled with expensive fuel.<ref>'''Game Informer: December 2008''', ''page 8''</ref> As a space elevator would preferably have to be constructed near the equator,<ref>[[Wikipedia:Space elevator|'''Wikipedia''' - ''Space elevator'']]</ref> Borneo is an ideal location for such a structure as the island is located near the equator.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Borneo|'''Wikipedia''' - ''Borneo'']]</ref> | ||
Sometime between [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]] and the [[Battle of Earth]], the frigate [[UNSC Gettysburg]] docked with the station's terminus to deploy [[SPARTAN-II]]s [[Linda-058]] and [[Fred-104]]. | Sometime between [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]] and the [[Battle of Earth]], the frigate [[UNSC Gettysburg]] docked with the station's terminus to deploy [[SPARTAN-II]]s [[Linda-058]] and [[Fred-104]].<ref>"'[[Halo 2 Anniversary]]'"</ref> | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
*It is the only known space elevator to be named after an island, as opposed to a city. | *It is the only known space elevator to be named after an island, as opposed to a city. | ||
==List of appearances== | |||
*''[[Halo 2 Anniversary]]'' {{1st}} | |||
**''[[Terminals]]" | |||
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[[File:|The tether over Borneo.]]
The Borneo Space Tether is a space elevator located on the island of Borneo, Earth. It is the only known space elevator in Southeast Asia and one of six elevators on Earth.
Overview
It is used for lifting heavy ordnance from the surrounding port facilities into an orbital station at the top of the elevator structure, a transport method much cheaper and more efficient than booster rockets filled with expensive fuel.[1] As a space elevator would preferably have to be constructed near the equator,[2] Borneo is an ideal location for such a structure as the island is located near the equator.[3]
Sometime between Operation: FIRST STRIKE and the Battle of Earth, the frigate UNSC Gettysburg docked with the station's terminus to deploy SPARTAN-IIs Linda-058 and Fred-104.[4]
Trivia
- It is the only known space elevator to be named after an island, as opposed to a city.
List of appearances
- Halo 2 Anniversary (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ Game Informer: December 2008, page 8
- ^ Wikipedia - Space elevator
- ^ Wikipedia - Borneo
- ^ "'Halo 2 Anniversary'"
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