The Empress-class was a deployable deep space and orbital facility designed to carry starfighters and provide docking space for small freighters. It's habitable areas were located in the central disk, out from which stretched the three landing and launching causeways. Its standard armament was ten turbolaser batteries and six laser cannons, and it had hangar space for up to three starfighter squadrons.
The cover illustration of The Krytos Trap indicates that the Empress-class space station bears a strong resemblance to the XQ2 and XQ5 Platforms, though it appears significantly larger.
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia