| Cloudbase | |
|---|---|
| Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons vehicle | |
 | |
| First appearance | "The Mysterons" (29 September 1967) |
| Information | |
| Affiliation | Spectrum Organisation |
| Combat vehicles | Angel Interceptors |
| Auxiliary vehicles | Spectrum Passenger Jets Spectrum Helicopters Magnacopters Gyroscopic escape capsules[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Propulsion | Hover combines Anti-gravity compensators Jet cloud conversion engines for horizontal flight[2][3] |
| Power | Nuclear reactor Solar energy panels[2][3] |
| Mass | 87,000 tons[4] or 4,520,000 pounds (2,050 tonnes)[3] |
| Length | 630 feet (190 m)[2][4] |
| Width | 330 feet (100 m)[2][4] |
| Height | 130 feet (40 m)[4] |
| Population volume | 593 personnel[2][4] |
Spectrum Cloudbase, often shortened to Cloudbase,[2] is the fictional skyborne headquarters of the international security organisation Spectrum from Gerry Anderson's science-fiction television series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967–68).[5] In the 2005 animated remake, Cloudbase is re-imagined as Skybase.
In both series, the base's design is that of an airborne aircraft carrier, stationed in either Earth's high troposphere (in the original series) or low stratosphere (in the remake).
- ^ Drake and Bassett, pp. 35–36.
- ^ a b c d e f Bentley, Chris (2001). The Complete Book of Captain Scarlet. London, UK: Carlton Books. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-84222-405-2.
- ^ a b c Denham, Sam (2017). Gerry Anderson's Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Spectrum Agents' Manual. Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing. pp. 16–17. ISBN 978-1-78521-143-0.
- ^ a b c d e Bleathman, Graham (2000). Gerry Anderson's Supermarionation Cross-Sections. London, UK: Carlton Books. p. 33. ISBN 9781842224113.
- ^ Cloudbase (Captain Scarlet): Century 21 Tech Talk (3.6). November 6, 2021 – via YouTube.