Class IX probe

A class IX probe, more fully a class IX long-range multimission warp probe, was a type of probe used by the beginning in the 24th century. ()

Functions
A class IX probe was sized to fit a standard torpedo launcher and was capable of warp 9. It carried a standard sensor pallet and could be fitted with mission-specific modules, and was able to carry messages in internal memory as well as carrying physical payloads. It was typically used as an alternative to subspace radio for transmitting information from a Federation starship to a nearby installation or vessel. ()

History
In 2406, Commander Sandra Pickens of USS Wilson used a class IX probe to transport the flight data recorders of the destroyed back to Deep Space K-7.