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{{Quote|Malta what is your status, over?|[[Cortana]]}} | {{Quote|Malta what is your status, over?|[[Cortana]]}} | ||
{{Quote|I don't believe it! They're retreating, we've won!|Unknown [[UNSC]] member onboard the Malta Station, moments before the station's destruction <ref>Halo 2, [[Cairo Station (Level)]]</ref>}} | {{Quote|I don't believe it! They're retreating, we've won!|Unknown [[UNSC]] member onboard the Malta Station, moments before the station's destruction <ref name="ref1">Halo 2, [[Cairo Station (Level)]]</ref>}} | ||
'''''Malta Station''''', [[Hull Classification Symbol]] '''ODP-143''', was a [[UNSC]] [[Orbital Defense Platform]] in [[Earth]] orbit. It was so named because it held station above the [[Malta (Island)|island of Malta]]. It was in the same battle cluster as ''[[Athens Station]]'' and ''[[Cairo Station]]''. <ref>Halo 2, [[Cairo Station (Level)]]</ref> | '''''Malta Station''''', [[Hull Classification Symbol]] '''ODP-143''', was a [[UNSC]] [[Orbital Defense Platform]] in [[Earth]] orbit. It was so named because it held station above the [[Malta (Island)|island of Malta]]. It was in the same battle cluster as ''[[Athens Station]]'' and ''[[Cairo Station]]''. <ref name="ref1">Halo 2, [[Cairo Station (Level)]]</ref> | ||
During the [[First Battle of Earth]], the station was destroyed by a [[Covenant Bomb]] placed by [[Covenant]] boarders. Unaware of the invader's true intent, the withdrawal of the boarders was misinterpreted by some of the station's crew members as a full retreat by the Covenant. | During the [[First Battle of Earth]], the station was destroyed by a [[Covenant Bomb]] placed by [[Covenant]] boarders. Unaware of the invader's true intent, the withdrawal of the boarders was misinterpreted by some of the station's crew members as a full retreat by the Covenant. | ||