New Salen (world)

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New Salen/Kakadan (Vland 3031)
Classic Era (1116)
C202974-C
StarportC Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel
Size2 Small (3,200 km, 0.10g - 0.17g)
Atmosphere0 Vacuum
Hydrographics2 Dry World 20%
Population9 High (9 billion)
Government7 Balkanization
Law4 Moderate Law (no light assault weapons)
Tech LevelC Average Stellar (robots)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary M2 V
Planetoid Belts 2
Gas Giants 0

New Salen is a high-population, non-agricultural, industrial and icy vacuum world, with a billion or more sophonts in population size, warranting hazardous environment precautions.

  • The surface of this world is ice-capped with nearly all of its water frozen.
  • As an industrial world, this planet has well-developed manufacturing and processing industries. Manufactured goods are a major export item.
  • It is unable to produce quality foodstuffs and must import them.
  • It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Kakadan Subsector of Vland Sector in the Domain of Vland.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Stellar Data

New Salen has a solitary primary star.
New Salen
Solitary M Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
M2 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.44 3470 - 3560 0.0565
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0041 0.0197 0.25 - 0.48 0.41 4.1
Orbit #  *  * 1 1 6
Remarks

History & Background (Dossier)

Imperial Landed Nobility

New Salen, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial Landed Knight who acts as an Imperial representative to the world, and the fiefdom of a member of the Imperial Landed Nobility, who oversees affairs regarding the world at an Interstellar and Imperial level.

World Starport (Sp)

New Salen 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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World Population (P)

New Salen has a population of 9,000,000,000 sophonts (billions).

World Government (G)

New Salen has a Balkanized Government. There is no central world government. The world has several governments competing for control of the world. These may be allies, cooperating, competitors, or at war with each other.

World Law Level (L)

New Salen has a moderate law level with laws covering many areas of government and interaction. These laws are simple enough that most people can act as their own advocate, though for serious issues a professional is recommended. Law enforcement officials will be present, but not in great numbers. Light assault weapons, and anything more destructive, are typically regulated or prohibited.

World Technology Level (TL)

New Salen possesses a Technology Level of TL–12 or TL-C in Hexadecimal Notation.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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