Randolph (world)

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Randolph/Lowton (Gateway 3108)
Classic Era (1116)
C540899-8
StarportC Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel
Size5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g)
Atmosphere4 Thin (tainted)
Hydrographics0 Desert World 0%
Population8 Moderate (100 million)
Government9 Impersonal Bureaucracy
Law9 High Law (no weapons out of home)
Tech Level8 Pre-Stellar (superconductors)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary F0 V K9 V M0 V
Planetoid Belts 1
Gas Giants 2

Randolph is a poor, preindustrial and moderate population desert hellworld with a population of over a hundred million, but not yet at a billion sophonts.

  • The inhabitants of this world struggle to survive in the life-threatening environment of a desert hellworld.
  • This world has no free-standing water.
  • The world is a preindustrial one, which cannot produce adequate materials to maintain a modern, star-faring society. These items must be imported at considerable cost.
  • This world has few prospects for significant economic development. The inhabitants of this world lead a bleak and constantly challenging existence.
  • It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the Lowton Subsector of Gateway Sector.


Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]

This system is a member of the Boden Reach.

Stellar Data[edit]

Randolph has three stars in the star system.
Randolph
Solitary F Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
F0 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 1.61 7020 - 7220 5.2953
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0161 0.1909 2.02 - 3.48 1.61 16.1
Orbit #  * 0 5 4 8
Remarks
Randolph
Solitary K Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
K9 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.59 3850 - 3930 0.15775
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0057 0.0329 0.41 - 0.78 0.57 5.7
Orbit #  *  * 2 2 6
Remarks
Randolph
Solitary M Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
M0 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.57 3770 - 3850 0.13982
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0055 0.031 0.39 - 0.74 0.55 5.5
Orbit #  *  * 2 1 6
Remarks

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

No information yet available.

World Starport (Sp)[edit]

Randolph has a Class C Starport, an average quality installation which features amenities including unrefined fuel for starships, some brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing maintenance and other kinds of repair. Ports of this classification generally have only a downport, unless this is a trade port or system with an hostile environment mainworld.

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