Destruction of the GDSS Philadelphia

In the opening moves of the 2047 Third Tiberium War, the Philadelphia was destroyed, causing massive casualties on board and confusion and chaos on the planet below. The videotaped destruction of the station clearly shows a nuclear ICBM of the Brotherhood of Nod hitting the station. In the resulting attack, a total of 1,047 passengers were killed. Among those were the GDI's top political and military echelon, as well as civilian workers. Debris from the wrecked station fell to Earth, creating a trail of debris and smoke from the Northwest Blue Zone all the way to several remote parts of Africa.

Despite Philadelphia's destruction, it was not a complete death blow to GDI, as Nod didn't manage to destroy the Pentagon, the last global command center of the GDI. Other minor GDI space stations were still in operation and could perform basic space based fuctions, such as deploying drop pods or orbital strikes. However, the lack of a central coordinating command center prevented GDI from opposing Nod in an organized fashion in the first month of the Third Tiberium War.

A large amount of wreckage landed in the African Red zone where the Nod Artificial Intelligence LEGION stole plans for the MARV.

Construction on a replacement for the space station is unknown at this time. It is unlikely due to the reconstruction and reclamation projects needed on Earth.