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A [[Class X Starport]] is technically not a starport yet, but it is prime real estate for a future starport.
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Every system has a port classification grade (A to E, and X) to the [[starport]] available in the system. This grade assigned to the port encompasses the services available in the port. A [[Class X Starport]] is an indication that no starport exists in the system. There are no facilities available, and no site marked for landing. It is also known as a ''Class 0 Starport.''
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* It is on the spectrum because it holds more promise than the typical [[spaceport]] site.
 
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* This [[facility]] is part of the starport ratings that range in quality from [[Class A Starport|A]] (...the best and most extensive) to [[Class E Starport|E]] (...the worst, little more than a spot of cleared ground), and [[Class X Starport|X]].
 
  
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
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Given the ease of constructing a [[Class E Starport]], the only worlds with a class X port are:
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No information yet available.  
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; Unexplored worlds
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: Worlds beyond the borders of any empire, and in uncharted or un-mapped space. It becomes the default marker, indicating no known landing space is known to be available.  
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== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
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; [[Barren World|Barren]] or [[Die Back World|die back]] worlds
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: Worlds where there is no population lack any sort of port facilities. While there may be automated beacon on the world surface or in orbit indicating a relatively safe spot for landing and refueling, the information may be out of date.
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; Interdicted worlds
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: Worlds where landing is forbidden for various reasons will be marked with a Class X port. Interdictions may exist to protect the native life on a world or to protect the rest of the universe from the world below. Interdicted worlds have a beacon or automated satellite system to indicate the blockade and, in some cases, to enforce it.
  
 
== See also ==
 
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== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
 
== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
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| {{Ludography cite|name=Worlds and Adventures|version=Classic Traveller|page=1,9,10}}
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| [[S. L. A. McIntyre]]. "Port Facilities". ''[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]'' 22 (Dec/Jan 1981), 22
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| {{Ludography cite|name=The Spinward Marches|version=Classic Traveller|page=36}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Trillion Credit Squadron|version=Classic Traveller|page=34, 36, 37, 38, 44}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Library Data (N-Z) |page= 23}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Scouts |page=28 |version=Classic Traveller}}
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| [[Thomas M. Price]]. "Happy Landings: Starport Design in Traveller" ''[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]] 43 (July 1983), 26-28
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Referee's Manual |page= 19,22,25}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= COACC |page= 74-81}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name=Far & Away 01|article=The Compleat Starport|page=20-25}}
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| [[J. Andrew Keith]]. "The Compleat Starport
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Supplementary Material For Megatraveller." ''[[Starships, Starports & Vehicles]]'' Vol. 1 No. 3 (October 1990), 1-5
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Traveller Chronicle 04 |article=House Rules|page=28-37}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Starport Planetfall |page=9-10}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= First In|page= 92|version=GURPS Traveller}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Far Trader|page= 58-67|version=GURPS Traveller}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Starports |page= 7-16,56-88 |version=GURPS Traveller}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Starports |page= 42-65 |version=Mongoose Traveller}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= 21 Starport Places |page= 7-75}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Going Portside |page= 6-18 |version=New Traveller}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Starships |page=22-29| version= Traveller 5th}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Worlds and Adventures|page=24| version= Traveller 5th}}
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| Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
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Revision as of 19:49, 9 August 2020

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Every system has a port classification grade (A to E, and X) to the starport available in the system. This grade assigned to the port encompasses the services available in the port. A Class X Starport is an indication that no starport exists in the system. There are no facilities available, and no site marked for landing. It is also known as a Class 0 Starport.

Given the ease of constructing a Class E Starport, the only worlds with a class X port are:

Unexplored worlds
Worlds beyond the borders of any empire, and in uncharted or un-mapped space. It becomes the default marker, indicating no known landing space is known to be available.
Barren or die back worlds
Worlds where there is no population lack any sort of port facilities. While there may be automated beacon on the world surface or in orbit indicating a relatively safe spot for landing and refueling, the information may be out of date.
Interdicted worlds
Worlds where landing is forbidden for various reasons will be marked with a Class X port. Interdictions may exist to protect the native life on a world or to protect the rest of the universe from the world below. Interdicted worlds have a beacon or automated satellite system to indicate the blockade and, in some cases, to enforce it.

See also

Starport Facilities

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References & Contributors (Sources)

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