Satellite World

A Satellite World is a satellite of a planet or gas giant in the system.

• Planet or world type.
• They are also often known as moon worlds.

Description / Specifications

A satellite world is as much a socioeconomic designation as an astrophysical one. Subordinate economic status is a big part of the definition. This baffles many haughty scientists, especially those of Solomani extract.

Planetary Characteristics

No information yet available.

TC Exotic World Series (Rarity) (IISS Scout Handbook, pgs. 490-491)

Type	Code	Size	Atm	Hyd	Pop	Gov	Law	Remarks
Locked World	Lk	--	--	--	--	--	--	Locked close satellite.
Twilight Zone World	Tz	--	--	--	--	--	--	Twilight Zone Orbit 0-1
Satellite World	Sa	--	--	--	--	--	--	Satellite or moon.

Probably Planetary Orbit & Climate

No information yet available.

World Placement by Zone (IISS Scout Handbook, pgs. 490-491)

(← starward) Habitable Zone / HZ] (staraway →)

TC	Inner (-)	HZ-2	HZ-1	HZ	HZ+1	HZ+2	Outer (+)	Remote & Far Systems	Remarks
Sa	Unlikely	Any	Any	Any	Any	Any	Unlikely	Unlikely	Satellite Worlds, or moons, are lesser objects in the gravitational sway of a planet.

History & Background / Dossier

It is not unknown for successful satellite worlds to so grow in socioeconomic status that they are re-designated as Main Worlds.

Some satellites that orbit gas giants of particular characteristics may rival the desirable attractions of many more conventional planets.

See also

Star systems

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• Star System
• Astrography

• Planetology
  • Axial Tilt
  • Inner World
  • Habitable Zone
  • Lagrange Point
  • Outer World
  • Orbital Eccentricity
  • Remote System
  • Far System

Contents

• Star
• Gas Giant
• Planet
• Main World
• Natural Satellite
• Planetoid
• Planetary Ring
• Satellite

Environment

• Asteroid Belt World
• Ellipsoid World
• Fluid World
• Garden World
• Gas Giant
• Hell World
• Ice World
• Locked World
• Ocean World
• Planetoid Belt World
• Rad World
• Satellite World
• Storm World
• Terran Prime World (Gaian or Garden) world
• Terrestrial World
• Twilight Zone World
• Vacuum World
• Water World

References

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Marc Miller. Worlds and Adventures (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), .Marc Miller, Robert Eaglestone, Don McKinney. Worlds and Adventures (Far Future Enterprises, 2019), .
• Marc Miller. Scouts (Game Designers Workshop, 1983), .
• T5: Core rules
• External Link: Beowolf's Libary Data Website^{dead link}