Frigate Orpheon

Orpheon is the name of a Space Pirate Frigate visited in Metroid Prime. It is the start-off point of Samus Aran in the game. The vessel was opperated by Space Pirate Science Team as a transport and research vessel and was key in the transportation of Metroid samples from the fallen base of Zebes to the research facilities on Tallon IV. Other than Metroids, the vessel housed various other bizarre species that the Space Pirates were running tests on (most likely for militaristic purposes), the most notable being the Parasite Queen. The ship was crippled in orbit due to a fusion core accident and the ship crashed into the surface shortly after Samus Aran evacuated the premesis. The crashed ship on Tallon Overworld is visitable in Metroid Prime.