Foundation headquarters. Primary archive. Continuously staffed since 1947. All external communications routed through Node-01. The only node whose location has always been publicly disclosed.
The equatorial reference null point. The origin from which all meridional drift is measured. No landmass exists at this coordinate — the node is a deep-ocean automated buoy array. Its longitude produces a null shift in the Meridian Cipher.
Null Island's position at 0°00'E produces zero shift in the Meridian Cipher. This is not a weakness. It is intentional.
Northernmost reference node. Passive monitoring mode since 2019. Cross-referenced with the 1977 WOW signal detection — Node-05 logged the 1420 MHz anomaly 12 HOURS before the Big Ear telescope. Whether this represents anticipation or coincidence remains an open question in the Foundation's internal literature.
The most isolated island on Earth. Southern Atlantic anchor. Node-07 registered a 7-second passive acknowledgement of the 1977 WOW signal. The question of whether Node-07 transmitted or merely received has never been formally resolved. The Foundation's standing position is that both interpretations remain open.
Node-07 is referenced in active Foundation communications as a destination coordinate for the 21 March 2026 alignment window. Status will be updated following the event.
On 3 SEPTEMBER 2024 AT 11:17 UTC, the Point Nemo Passive Listening Array registered an anomalous signal of exceptional amplitude. Duration: 72 seconds. The Foundation's transmission log was interrupted at 11:17:44 UTC. Node-09 has been under suspension pending internal review since that date. The 2024 event occurred on the 27th anniversary of the 1997 Bloop event, within 48 hours of the September equinox. The Foundation has not published a formal position on this coincidence.
"Accredited correspondents at Level R2 and above have been notified through secure channels. The Foundation's primary archive contains partial materials relating to this event. Access to the full Node-09 transmission log requires Protocol Seven authorisation at Covenant level."
Deactivated 15 AUGUST 1997. Node-11 was the oldest active node in the Foundation's network at time of deactivation. Its location has never appeared in any public or R2-level Circular. The final transmission was received at Node-01 at 03:16 UTC — duration 7 seconds, frequency 1420 MHz. The deactivation classification is voluntary and permanent.
The full deactivation record (38 pages) is retained at R5 Covenant level. Pages 1–4 are available to accredited correspondents at R2 via the Primary Archive.
Node-12 ceased transmission on a date that is not disclosed in public-facing Foundation materials. Its location, operational history, and the circumstances of its closure are classified above R3. Node-12 does not appear in any declassified Circular. Its existence is confirmed here for the first time at public level.