During the Invasion of Naboo in 32 BBY, an attack was launched with the goal of disrupting the Trade Federation's Communications Satellite 4. As the invasion unfolded, a group of Naboo resistance fighters, commanded by Captain Kael of Bravo Squadron, located and rescued a criminal smuggler known as Borvo the Hutt. After escorting Borvo to his mountain base, the Hutt provided the resistance pilots with new fighters and crucial intelligence regarding the invading forces. Together, they devised a strategy to disrupt the Trade Federation's communications network and infiltrate the base that controlled it. The Naboo and mercenary pilots then ascended into orbit, where they identified and eliminated three shield projectors that were protecting Comm 4. Following this, they attacked the satellite until it was destroyed in an explosion, thereby severing control over the Trade Federation base.
Early during the Invasion of Naboo in the year 32 BBY, the Royal Naboo Security Forces were compelled to defend their planet against overwhelming odds. Captain Kael and Lieutenant Gavyn Sykes, both officers of Bravo Squadron, united and engaged the Trade Federation forces that were assaulting Naboo civilians. Subsequently, they allied with police officer Vedd Deviss after safeguarding his trading village. Acting on information from Deviss, the trio ventured into the northern mountains to search for a smuggler, Borvo the Hutt, who could potentially aid them in retaliating against the Trade Federation Droid Army. After Borvo was safely escorted to the location of his organization's base, the Hutt rewarded the pilots with new starfighters and crucial intelligence, which they utilized to launch a counter-offensive against the Trade Federation.
The three Naboo pilots, along with two pilots from Borvo's organization, journeyed into orbit to reach Comm 4's location. Upon nearing the satellite, their sensors detected that Comm 4 was heavily protected by shields, but the pilots still fired at the satellite. Kol Kotha, one of Borvo's pilots, theorized that the shields were generated by three nearby slave satellites, prompting Kael to order their destruction. Sykes piloted toward the first one and discovered the minefield defending it. Sykes and the other pilots fought through numerous droid starfighters and mines to disable the generators one by one, exposing Comm 4.
Following the destruction of the second projector, Adela Tyché, another of Borvo's pilots who had remained near the satellite, reported via radio that her shots were beginning to impact the shields. Once the shields were deactivated, the pilots advanced to attack Comm 4, which was still equipped with six missile defense turrets. A squadron of droid starfighters also arrived to protect the satellite. Evading the missiles and starfighters, the resistance pilots persisted in their assault on the satellite, ultimately destroying it and cutting off the control signal to a Federation base on the planet below.
After the satellite's destruction, Kael expressed his congratulations, and the pilots regrouped and returned to the planet's surface. The base that had been controlled by the comm satellite became their subsequent target. They attacked the base and seized an gunboat, which Sykes then used on the Andrevea River to liberate slave camps filled with Naboo prisoners. The Trade Federation was concerned by the loss of the station, and the incident was later mentioned in a report given to the Sith Lord Darth Maul by the leader of the invasion, Viceroy Nute Gunray.
This battle is featured in the 2000 video game Star Wars: Episode I: Battle for Naboo. In contrast to its predecessor, Star Wars: Rogue Squadron, this game includes several orbital battles, such as this one, and not just battles on the surface of a moon. If the player's starfighter is shot down, a brief FMV sequence depicts the fighter plummeting towards the planet. The battle was also referenced in the 2011 magazine Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 62. Furthermore, this event was mentioned in the 2012 short story "End Game," authored by James Luceno and included in the re-release of the novelization of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace.