Matsa (world)

Matsa/Lamas (Deneb 0903) Milieu 1116 A434453-E Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 4 Small (6,400 km, 0.32g - 0.46g) Atmosphere 3 Vacuum (very thin) Hydrographics 4 Wet World 40% Population 4 Moderate (10 thousand) Government 5 Feudal Technocracy Law 3 Low Law (no automatic weapons) Tech Level E High Stellar (anti-grav cities)
See also	UWP
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System Details
Primary	G3 IV M5 V
Worlds	5
Gas Giants	2
Planetoid Belts	0
Cultural Details
Government	Feudal technocracy
Law Level	Low
Cultural Extension	152B
Army Size (BEs)	0
Economic Details
Technology Level	14
Economic Extension	834-2 Resources 8 Moderate Labor 3 Low (1 thousand) Infrastructure 4 Very limited Efficiency -2 Fair
Importance Extension	1
Resource Units	77
GWP (BCr)	0
World Trade Number	3.5
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	45
Starport Details
Classification	Class-A
Port Size	2
Building Capacity (Tons)	0
Port employees	0
Port passengers (annual)	0

Matsa has a population between 10,000 and 10 million sophonts, lacking the industrial base to be completely self-supporting. It is a client state of Third Imperium in the Lamas Subsector of Deneb Sector.

Matsa (world)/Lamas (Deneb 0903) New Era X434000-E Starport X No Starport Size 4 Small (6,400 km, 0.32g - 0.46g) Atmosphere 3 Vacuum (very thin) Hydrographics 4 Wet World 40% Population 0 Barren (0) Government 0 No Government structure Law 0 No Law Tech Level E High Stellar (anti-grav cities)
See also	UWP
Cultural Details
Government	No government
Law Level	No law
Cultural Extension	0000
Army Size (BEs)	0
Economic Details
Technology Level	14
Economic Extension	800-1 Resources 8 Moderate Labor 0 Barren (0) Infrastructure 0 Non-existent Efficiency -1 Average
Importance Extension	-1
Resource Units	0
GWP (BCr)	0
World Trade Number	0
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	0
Starport Details
Classification	Class-X
Port Size	0
Building Capacity (Tons)	0
Port employees	0
Port passengers (annual)	0

Era: New Era

Matsa is a barren world with no registered population or government. This world was once settled and developed, but the inhabitants have either died off or left leaving behind the remnants of their civilization. It is a unclaimed Non-Aligned world in the Lamas Subsector of Deneb Sector.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Stellar Data

Matsa has two stars in the star system.

Matsa
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	G3 IV	Subgiant		1.9	4900 - 5800	5.54
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.02494	0.19523	1.87 - 3.05	2.494	24.94
	Orbit #	*	0	5	5	8
	Remarks
Matsa
	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

System Data

Lurent planetoid ships may be found, trading, in the inner system or in the system’s Oort clouds, refuelling.

Mainworld Data

Mainworld Size (S)

Matsa is a Meso World between 5,600km and 7,200km in diameter. The world has low gravity between 0.32G and 0.46G. The horizon will appear about 3.6km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Matsa has a pressure of 0.10 to 0.42 atmospheres. The very thin pressures require a respirator or Oxygen Mask. TL–5 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Matsa has 35-45% of its surface covered by liquid water. There will be a number of small seas or one larger body of water. Wilderness refueling is possible.

Native Lifeforms

No information yet available.

History & Background (Dossier)

Matsa is a non-industrial Client State of the Third Imperium. At TL–15, it is one of the most technologically advanced worlds in the subsector.

World Starport

Matsa has a Class A Starport, an excellent 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 other kinds of repair, and construction of both starships and non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.

World Government

No information yet available.

World Economy

No information yet available.

World Demographics

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World Culture

No information yet available.

Historical Data

No information yet available.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Gary L. Thomas, Joe Fugate. "Data/Library: Deneb." The Travellers' Digest 19 (1990): 24-30.
• Rob Caswell. "Domain of Deneb: Sector Data." MegaTraveller Journal 3 (1992): 47-58.
• Dave Nilsen. The Regency Sourcebook (Game Designers Workshop, 1995), 53.
• Mongoose Traveller: Deneb Sector (UWP only)
• External Link: Sunbane data
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science