An Imperial force consisting of four transports, escorted by Alpha-class Xg-1 Star Wings, attacked the rendezvous but were defeated by X-wings flown by Keyan Farlander and Puck Naeco, allowing the transfer to take place.
The Jeffrey then replaced several Imperial satellites with the Rebel ones to monitor Imperial communications and report to listening post AX-235. The satellites proved essential in discovering the Death Star I project.