What is the effective maximum range of a ring transporter?
In the original Stargate movie, Ra and his followers have ring transporters that can be used to teleport between Ra's ship in orbit and the surface of Abydos. In Stargate SG1, Earth Humans (Taur'i) eventually acquire this technology and install it on their own ships, using it for transporting between a ship and the surface and between nearby ships.
What is the maximum range of a ring transporter? In theory, could one "ring" from Earth to the Moon if one had ring stations in both locations? From Earth to Pluto? To a ship orbiting Proxima Centauri? Further? It stands to reason that there is a maximum range, as there would be no need for the regular Stargate if one could just "ring" anywhere in the universe.
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In the original Stargate movie, Ra and his followers have ring transporters that can be used to teleport between Ra's ship in orbit and the surface of Abydos. In Stargate SG1, Earth Humans (Taur'i) eventually acquire this technology and install it on their own ships, using it for transporting between a ship and the surface and between nearby ships.
What is the maximum range of a ring transporter? In theory, could one "ring" from Earth to the Moon if one had ring stations in both locations? From Earth to Pluto? To a ship orbiting Proxima Centauri? Further? It stands to reason that there is a maximum range, as there would be no need for the regular Stargate if one could just "ring" anywhere in the universe.
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Robert Columbia
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I'm struggling to find an instance where the rings were used to move a distance greater than from orbit to ground. It's possible that they were used to move an interplanetary distance in SG1: Origin (Part 3) but it happens during a scene end.
– Valorum
2 hours ago
Even if there is no maximum range there are still advantages to using the stargate over the rings: (1) ring transport is very slow compared to stargates; (2) ring transport moves a much smaller volume per activation; (3) ring transport can be intercepted.
– Xantec
1 hour ago
judging by some of the visuals of long range transports i'd assume that the transport is slower than light, which would make it unsuitable for large distances.
– ths
29 mins ago
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In the original Stargate movie, Ra and his followers have ring transporters that can be used to teleport between Ra's ship in orbit and the surface of Abydos. In Stargate SG1, Earth Humans (Taur'i) eventually acquire this technology and install it on their own ships, using it for transporting between a ship and the surface and between nearby ships.
What is the maximum range of a ring transporter? In theory, could one "ring" from Earth to the Moon if one had ring stations in both locations? From Earth to Pluto? To a ship orbiting Proxima Centauri? Further? It stands to reason that there is a maximum range, as there would be no need for the regular Stargate if one could just "ring" anywhere in the universe.
stargate stargate-sg1 teleportation goauld
asked 3 hours ago
Robert Columbia
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In the original Stargate movie, Ra and his followers have ring transporters that can be used to teleport between Ra's ship in orbit and the surface of Abydos. In Stargate SG1, Earth Humans (Taur'i) eventually acquire this technology and install it on their own ships, using it for transporting between a ship and the surface and between nearby ships.
What is the maximum range of a ring transporter? In theory, could one "ring" from Earth to the Moon if one had ring stations in both locations? From Earth to Pluto? To a ship orbiting Proxima Centauri? Further? It stands to reason that there is a maximum range, as there would be no need for the regular Stargate if one could just "ring" anywhere in the universe.
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Robert Columbia
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I'm struggling to find an instance where the rings were used to move a distance greater than from orbit to ground. It's possible that they were used to move an interplanetary distance in SG1: Origin (Part 3) but it happens during a scene end.
– Valorum
2 hours ago
Even if there is no maximum range there are still advantages to using the stargate over the rings: (1) ring transport is very slow compared to stargates; (2) ring transport moves a much smaller volume per activation; (3) ring transport can be intercepted.
– Xantec
1 hour ago
judging by some of the visuals of long range transports i'd assume that the transport is slower than light, which would make it unsuitable for large distances.
– ths
29 mins ago
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I'm struggling to find an instance where the rings were used to move a distance greater than from orbit to ground. It's possible that they were used to move an interplanetary distance in SG1: Origin (Part 3) but it happens during a scene end.
– Valorum
2 hours ago
Even if there is no maximum range there are still advantages to using the stargate over the rings: (1) ring transport is very slow compared to stargates; (2) ring transport moves a much smaller volume per activation; (3) ring transport can be intercepted.
– Xantec
1 hour ago
judging by some of the visuals of long range transports i'd assume that the transport is slower than light, which would make it unsuitable for large distances.
– ths
29 mins ago
I'm struggling to find an instance where the rings were used to move a distance greater than from orbit to ground. It's possible that they were used to move an interplanetary distance in SG1: Origin (Part 3) but it happens during a scene end.
– Valorum
2 hours ago
I'm struggling to find an instance where the rings were used to move a distance greater than from orbit to ground. It's possible that they were used to move an interplanetary distance in SG1: Origin (Part 3) but it happens during a scene end.
– Valorum
2 hours ago
Even if there is no maximum range there are still advantages to using the stargate over the rings: (1) ring transport is very slow compared to stargates; (2) ring transport moves a much smaller volume per activation; (3) ring transport can be intercepted.
– Xantec
1 hour ago
Even if there is no maximum range there are still advantages to using the stargate over the rings: (1) ring transport is very slow compared to stargates; (2) ring transport moves a much smaller volume per activation; (3) ring transport can be intercepted.
– Xantec
1 hour ago
judging by some of the visuals of long range transports i'd assume that the transport is slower than light, which would make it unsuitable for large distances.
– ths
29 mins ago
judging by some of the visuals of long range transports i'd assume that the transport is slower than light, which would make it unsuitable for large distances.
– ths
29 mins ago
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I can think of two instances which give a greater range than Earth to LEO. That gives a lower bound on the range:
Season 3 Episode 12 Jolinar's Memories
gives a range from the surface of a planet to the moon. We don't know specifics of the system, but the range from Earth to Luna is about 1 lightsecond.
Season 8 Episode 10 Endgame
is a bit unclear about exactly where the parking orbit of Osiris ship was, but it might have been somewhere near Luna. Again approximately one lightsecond.
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Based on what we saw and heard in multiple episodes, it would seem the transporter rings' maximum effective range is the orbit of a planet.
At least, that's the further they've been used on screen, shown clearly in the movie itself when the nuke is beamed aboard Ra's ship for example.
How far in orbit is never fully established in canon or even mentioned on screen, as far as I can remember, and Stargate Wikia's article on Transportation Rings do not mention the information, leading me to believe that it was never established in any episode.
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I can think of two instances which give a greater range than Earth to LEO. That gives a lower bound on the range:
Season 3 Episode 12 Jolinar's Memories
gives a range from the surface of a planet to the moon. We don't know specifics of the system, but the range from Earth to Luna is about 1 lightsecond.
Season 8 Episode 10 Endgame
is a bit unclear about exactly where the parking orbit of Osiris ship was, but it might have been somewhere near Luna. Again approximately one lightsecond.
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I can think of two instances which give a greater range than Earth to LEO. That gives a lower bound on the range:
Season 3 Episode 12 Jolinar's Memories
gives a range from the surface of a planet to the moon. We don't know specifics of the system, but the range from Earth to Luna is about 1 lightsecond.
Season 8 Episode 10 Endgame
is a bit unclear about exactly where the parking orbit of Osiris ship was, but it might have been somewhere near Luna. Again approximately one lightsecond.
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o.m.
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I can think of two instances which give a greater range than Earth to LEO. That gives a lower bound on the range:
Season 3 Episode 12 Jolinar's Memories
gives a range from the surface of a planet to the moon. We don't know specifics of the system, but the range from Earth to Luna is about 1 lightsecond.
Season 8 Episode 10 Endgame
is a bit unclear about exactly where the parking orbit of Osiris ship was, but it might have been somewhere near Luna. Again approximately one lightsecond.
answered 2 hours ago
o.m.
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I can think of two instances which give a greater range than Earth to LEO. That gives a lower bound on the range:
Season 3 Episode 12 Jolinar's Memories
gives a range from the surface of a planet to the moon. We don't know specifics of the system, but the range from Earth to Luna is about 1 lightsecond.
Season 8 Episode 10 Endgame
is a bit unclear about exactly where the parking orbit of Osiris ship was, but it might have been somewhere near Luna. Again approximately one lightsecond.
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Based on what we saw and heard in multiple episodes, it would seem the transporter rings' maximum effective range is the orbit of a planet.
At least, that's the further they've been used on screen, shown clearly in the movie itself when the nuke is beamed aboard Ra's ship for example.
How far in orbit is never fully established in canon or even mentioned on screen, as far as I can remember, and Stargate Wikia's article on Transportation Rings do not mention the information, leading me to believe that it was never established in any episode.
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Based on what we saw and heard in multiple episodes, it would seem the transporter rings' maximum effective range is the orbit of a planet.
At least, that's the further they've been used on screen, shown clearly in the movie itself when the nuke is beamed aboard Ra's ship for example.
How far in orbit is never fully established in canon or even mentioned on screen, as far as I can remember, and Stargate Wikia's article on Transportation Rings do not mention the information, leading me to believe that it was never established in any episode.
answered 2 hours ago
Sava
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Based on what we saw and heard in multiple episodes, it would seem the transporter rings' maximum effective range is the orbit of a planet.
At least, that's the further they've been used on screen, shown clearly in the movie itself when the nuke is beamed aboard Ra's ship for example.
How far in orbit is never fully established in canon or even mentioned on screen, as far as I can remember, and Stargate Wikia's article on Transportation Rings do not mention the information, leading me to believe that it was never established in any episode.
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Sava
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Based on what we saw and heard in multiple episodes, it would seem the transporter rings' maximum effective range is the orbit of a planet.
At least, that's the further they've been used on screen, shown clearly in the movie itself when the nuke is beamed aboard Ra's ship for example.
How far in orbit is never fully established in canon or even mentioned on screen, as far as I can remember, and Stargate Wikia's article on Transportation Rings do not mention the information, leading me to believe that it was never established in any episode.
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I'm struggling to find an instance where the rings were used to move a distance greater than from orbit to ground. It's possible that they were used to move an interplanetary distance in SG1: Origin (Part 3) but it happens during a scene end.
– Valorum
2 hours ago
Even if there is no maximum range there are still advantages to using the stargate over the rings: (1) ring transport is very slow compared to stargates; (2) ring transport moves a much smaller volume per activation; (3) ring transport can be intercepted.
– Xantec
1 hour ago
judging by some of the visuals of long range transports i'd assume that the transport is slower than light, which would make it unsuitable for large distances.
– ths
29 mins ago