Altus III (world)

Altus III/Naav (Spica 0502)
Classic Era (1116)	B5508CD-8 Starport B Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 5 Thin Hydrographics 0 Desert World 0% Population 8 Moderate (500 million) Government C Charismatic Oligarchy Law D Extreme Law (paramilitary law) Tech Level 8 Pre-Stellar (superconductors)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	A5 IV M5 V
Planetoid Belts	1
Gas Giants	0

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Altus III is a poor, moderate population desert world with no free-standing water and a population over a hundred million, but not yet at a billion sophonts in size.

• This is a "Puzzle" world designated as an Amber Zone. Caution is advised since the world has an environment, laws, customs, life forms, or other conditions that are not well understood and might be a danger to a visitor.
• It is a member of the Solomani Confederation in the Naav Subsector of Spica Sector.

Description / Astrography & Planetology

Altus III is a binary star system with a primary A5 IV subgiant and a companion M5 V star. The pair of stars orbit a barycenter 0.04 AU distant from the A5 IV star every 127.7 days. A total of 13 planets orbits the stars.

Altus has two stars in the star system.

Altus
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	A5 IV	Subgiant		4	8000 - 8500	37
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.02512	0.50453	4.84 - 7.88	2.512	25.12
	Orbit #	*	1	6	5	8
	Remarks		'''''Altus Primary'''''
Altus
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M5 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.162	2930 - 3060	0.00171
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0018	0.0034	0.04 - 0.09	0.18	1.8
	Orbit #	*	*	*	0	4
	Remarks		'''''Altus Companion'''''

System Data

Orbit		Distance	UWP	Notes
A		---	---	A5 IV
B		0.67 AU	---	M5 V
AB: 1		1.9404 AU	YBB4000-0
	AB: 1-1	287100 km	YS0013D-8
AB: 2		3.4528 AU	B5508CD-8	Main World
	AB: 2-1	12540 km	0R000000-0
	AB: 2-2	79547 km	YS0032D-8
	AB: 2-3	344533 km	H100000-0
AB: 3		6.4496 AU	HBB3000-0
	AB: 3-1	1290033 km	HS00000-0
AB: 4		11.4983 AU	Y410000-0
	AB: 4-1	11600 km	YS00000-0
	AB: 4-2	69600 km	Y100000-0
	AB: 4-3	404067 km	Y100000-0
AB: 5		28.6933 AU	H000000-0
AB: 6		38.5767 AU	HDA3000-0
AB: 7		73.9352 AU	H8A4000-0
AB: 8		139.1133 AU	Y6A2000-0
AB: 9		366.4323 AU	Y411000-0
AB: 10		724.88 AU	Y210000-0
	AB: 10-1	4208 km	0R000000-0
AB: 11		1693.1267 AU	YAA6000-0
	AB: 11-1	18630 km	0R000000-0
	AB: 11-2	356400 km	YS00000-0
AB: 12		3347.2 AU	Y810000-0
AB: 13		5603.9667 AU	YBA6000-0
AB: 14		8509.6667 AU	Y8A6000-0

Mainworld Data

Altus is the second planet in orbit around the stars with an average distance of 3.45 AU. The planet orbits the stars every 4.2 years and has a day length of 49.1 hours.

Mainworld Size (S)

This world is a Meso World between 7,200km and 8,800km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.4G and 0.57G. The horizon will appear about 4km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

This world has a pressure of 0.43 to 0.70 atmospheres. The Thin Atmosphere does not require survival gear although it may be hard on sophonts not accustomed to it.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

This world has no free-standing water or ice on the surface. Wilderness refueling isn't possible on this world. Water for the inhabitants needs to be imported and extensively recycled. These worlds are classified Desert World or a Hell World depending on their atmosphere.

Mainworld Geography & Topography

No information yet available.

Mainworld Map

No information yet available.

Native Lifeforms

Altus does not have native life.

History & Background (Dossier)

No information yet available.

World Starport (Sp)

This world has a Class B Starport, a good quality installation which includes all the expected amenities including refined fuel for starships, brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing annual maintenance, overhauls and most kinds of repair, and construction of non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.

World Population (P)

This world has a population of 100,000,000 sophonts (hundreds of millions).

World Government

This world

World Law Level (L)

This world

World Technology Level (TL)

This world possesses a Technology Level of TL–8.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Fiber optics, improved telephones, and satellite communication and data networks.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Improved geothermal and improved batteries.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Advanced automobiles.
  • Water: Triphibians and early artificial gills.
  • Air: Improved helicopters and hypersonic jets.
  • Space: Space shuttles, early space stations, and improved interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).

Category	Subcategory	Level
Common	High	8
	Low	8
Comfort	Energy	8
	Computers/Robotics	8
	Communications	8
	Medical	7
	Environment	8
Transportation	Land	8
	Sea	6
	Air	A
	Space	8
Military	Personal	8
	Heavy	8
Novelty		B

World Military

No information yet available.

World Economy

No information yet available.

World Demographics

No information yet available.

World Culture

No information yet available.

Historical Data

No information yet available.

World Timeline

No information yet available.

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• Jim Cunningham, John Harshman, J. Andrew Keith, Marc W. Miller, Gordon Sheridan. Atlas of the Imperium (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), 38.
• [1] - Federation Development Agency - Leroy W.L. Guatney