SkyTown Federation Landing Site

SkyTown Federation Landing Site is the third Landing Site on SkyTown. It is located in Eastern SkyTown, and is where Samus acquires the Ship Grapple. It is similar in design to the other Landing Sites on Elysia, Main Docking Bay and Landing Site B. It appears in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.

Description
The main landing pad is met by a walkway that leads back inside the SkyTown facility. A Lift takes users to a higher level inside and is where the next room's connecting Door is situated. The main pad can be rendered inaccessable by retractable plates open to form a sort of shield that covers the landing pad. The shield can be removed by a control terminal on a small ledge that branches off from the walkway. However, it cannot be removed if it has been locked in place by metal arms that can be removed by Aurora Unit 217. This shield can also act as a repair and upgrade station for docked ships. The control terminal can operate these functions.

Large metal rings circle the Landing Pad and act as support by being attached to the walls of the facility which the Landing Site faces. They also carry patterns in their design. The Federation Landing Site is also blemished with patches of Phazon. Growths can be seen on the landing pad itself, and veins carrying the substance grow around the tower part of the Site which houses the lift.

Role
Samus comes here to upgrade her Gunship under orders from 217. Samus removes the shield covering the landing pad with a Bomb Slot that unlocks the shield, allowing her to land her ship. She then uses the control terminal to fit the Ship Grapple to the underside of her Gunship.

Connecting Rooms

 * Landing Access

Trivia

 * The small ajoining ledge from the main walkway appears to be made from a different material than the rest of SkyTown's metal. It is likely that it was built by the Federation as an addition to the Landing Site, rather than in the original design.