Kovac-Muldoon Platform

The Kovac-Muldoon Platform is an Enclave satellite.

Background
The Kovac-Muldoon is an automated support platform located in geosynchronous orbit above Appalachia, slaved to the Whitespring Congressional Bunker and its governing intelligence, MODUS. Launched in the terminal years of the United States, the Kovac-Muldoon was a satellite system providing the bunker's occupants with an eye on Appalachia, including the ability to launch orbital missile strikes if needed. To minimize the threat of detection and destruction, the Kovac-Muldoon was also equipped with the latest in anti-detection systems.

As one of the first projects of this scale and ambition, it became burdened with a number of issues that did not manifest until the satellite was already in orbit. The most critical flaw was the system's reactor, which was burning through fuel at a rate far beyond what the designers expected. They surmised that the anti-detection systems were using more power than intended due to the electromagnetic interference present at the platform's orbit. After this discovery the expected lifespan of the Kovac-Muldoon was reduced to just 50 years. Refueling projects were estimated to cost in the trillions, making such operations realistically impossible to perform. The Kovac-Muldoon was then left in orbit to fulfill its mission until it eventually returned to earth, with project notes forwarded to other orbital development projects. While these teams - particularly the one responsible for the Bradley-Hercules nuclear launch platform - were not informed of what the Kovac-Muldoon project was, they at least received enough data to avoid the mistakes that limited the Kovac-Muldoon.

The Kovac-Muldoon served in its capacity after the war, primarily as an observation and support tool for the Enclave at the Whitespring bunker. The automated promotion systems were hooked to the Kovac, providing a backup in case the standard military chain of command came apart. Furthermore, it served as MODUS' eyes and ears above ground. For this reason, General Ellen Santiago' s rebels took out MODUS' landline connections to blind the AI and make it impossible for it to retaliate against them on President Eckhart's orders. When MODUS retaliated by destroying the bunker's weapons lab, killing all the people within the bunker, it also denied itself any chance to reconnect with the platform. In 2102, years later, the Vault 76 dwellers found the Congressional Bunker in search of a way to destroy the scorchbeasts and accompanying Scorched Plague. MODUS seized on the opportunity to re-establish its uplink and gain a semblance of a presence on the surface, using the Kovac-Muldoon to direct orbital strikes against mutated fauna, run perimeter patrols, and provide reconnaissance and supply drops for the newly minted Enclave members.

Interactions with the player character
The Kovac-Muldoon appears to be capable of both delivering supplies from orbit and firing space-to-ground missile strikes. MODUS used it to deploy an orbital scan beacon and orbital strike beacon for the player character to utilize. Also, during the Enclave events A Real Blast and Dropped Connection, the Kovac-Muldoon is used to either exterminate wasteland creatures or deliver a supply cache, respectively.

Appearances
The Kovac-Muldoon Platform appears only in Fallout 76.