Orbital Anomaly
The "Orbital Anomaly" event in Stellaris — flavor, choices, and how to trigger it with the event console command.
Orbital Anomaly

A gravitational anomaly knocked our observation post over … out of orbit, causing it to briefly drop into the planet's lower atmosphere. While our crew are unharmed and our original trajectory has been restored, there are concerns that the station could have been detected from the surface by the …. Only time will tell if we have been exposed to the locals, and to what extent that will impact their society.
The command below will trigger the "Orbital Anomaly" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between the following option:
- Continue observations.
Event chain
Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Orbital Anomaly (strange_worlds.3070) connects.
Can lead to
- Ladders to Heaven
strange_worlds.3075
Firing conditions
Show raw conditions
exists = event_target:pre_ftl_country