Sprocket (world)

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Sprocket/Flange (Empty Quarter 2010)
Milieu 1116
C98A442-6
StarportC Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel
Size9 Large (14,400 km, 1.03g - 1.33g)
Atmosphere8 Dense
HydrographicsA Water World 100%
Population4 Moderate (10 thousand)
Government4 Representative Democracy
Law2 Low Law (no energy weapons)
Tech Level6 Pre-Stellar (nuclear)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary M3 V M3 V
Worlds 11
Gas Giants 4
Planetoid Belts 2
Cultural Details
Government Representative democracy
Law Level Low
Cultural Extension 1212
Army Size (BEs) 2
Economic Details
Technology Level 6
Economic Extension
631-5
Resources6Few
Labor3Low (1 thousand)
Infrastructure1 Extremely limited
Efficiency-5Extremely poor
Importance Extension -2
Resource Units 0
GWP (BCr) 9
World Trade Number 3
Trade Volume (MCr/year) 0
Starport Details
Classification Class-C
Port Size 0
Building Capacity (Tons) 0
Port employees 0
Port passengers (annual) 0

Sprocket is a water world with 90% or more of its surface covered in an ocean of water. The system has a population between 10,000 and 10 million, lacking the industrial base to be completely self-supporting. It is a Human dominated Non-Aligned world in the Flange Subsector of Empty Quarter Sector.

Astrography and Planetology[edit]

This world is part of the Managa Cluster.

Stellar Data[edit]

Sprocket has two stars in the star system.
Sprocket
Solitary M Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
M3 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.37 3270 - 3430 0.03081
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0034 0.0146 0.18 - 0.35 0.34 3.4
Orbit #  *  * 0 1 5
Remarks
Sprocket
Solitary M Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
M3 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.37 3270 - 3430 0.03081
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0034 0.0146 0.18 - 0.35 0.34 3.4
Orbit #  *  * 0 1 5
Remarks

History and Background[edit]

World Starport (Sp)[edit]

Sprocket 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.

World Timeline[edit]

These are some of the more important historical events that have affected this world and the surrounding region:

UWP Listing[edit]

UWP Changes (all dates are Imperial Calendar)

  • T20 - 993 - Sprocket 2010 C98A242-5 Lo Ni Wa 124 Na
  • CT - 1105 - Sprocket 2010 C98A442-6 Lo Ni Wa 124 Na
  • MT - 1125 - Sprocket 2010 C98A442-6 Lo Ni Wa 124 Na
  • TNE - 1201 - Sprocket 2010 X98A407-6 Lo Ni Wa B 324 Wi

References and Contributors[edit]

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