Vland (system)
| Vland System | |||
| Vland/Vland 1717 | |||
| Position | Distance | Name | UWP |
| Primary | Urakkalan | F8 V | |
| 0 | 0.2 AU | - | (Empty Orbit) |
| 1 | 0.4 AU | Sagadir | Y100000-0 |
| 2 | 0.7 AU | Umiggash | Y500000-0 |
| 1 | 35 | Dinnika | Y400000-0 |
| 3 | 1.0 AU | Khamiur Belt | F00026C-E |
| 4 | 1.6 AU | Vland | A967A9A-F |
| 1 | 12 | Irukka | G42422C-E |
| 2 | 35 | Gashema | F43456C-F |
| 3 | 50 | Kalaguur | H7A2220-E |
| 5 | 2.0 AU | - | (Empty Orbit) |
| 6 | 5.2 AU | Lirshaia | Y400000-0 |
| 1 | 45 | Agu | YS00000-0 |
| 7 | 10 AU | Bikamakhu | Y523000-0 |
| 1 | 5 | Kaniirer | Y100000-0 |
| 8 | 19.6 AU | Luukad | F9A466B-F |
The worlds of the Vland system orbit around Urakkalan, a yellow-white main sequence star both hotter and brighter then Sol.
- It is the home system of the branch of Humaniti known as the Vilani.
Description (Specifications)
Primary Star
The Vland system has a solitary primary star named Urakkalan.
- It is a white main sequence.
Monostellar System
Vland Monostellar System Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol) Urakkalan F8 V
Primary Main Sequence 1.18 6050 - 6180 1.78479 Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0057 0.1108 1.24 - 2.17 0.57 5.7 Orbit # * 0 4 2 6 Remarks See ''Urakkalan'' for additional data.
The Inner System
The inner system contains two intensely hot worlds and a planetoid belt:
Sagadiris the system's innermost world and experiences scorching temperatures.
- It is rarely visited.
Umiggash, and Umiggahs's large moon Dinnika remain undeveloped balls of rock.
- Umiggash and Dinnika are somewhat unusual, as their similarity in size makes them a double-planet system.
- These worlds are rarely visited, being of interest mainly to scientists.
The Khamiur Belt lies just starward of the habitable zone.
- The belt's resources were mostly mined out by the start of the Interstellar Wars. Prospecting efforts continue, however, in a search for other, less valuable deposits.
The Habitable Zone
Vland, the mainworld of the system, and its three moons orbit within the star's habitable zone:
Vland's Moons
Vland has three natural satellites; innermost Irukka, well-colonized Gashema, and large, distant Kalaguur. The combined illumination provided by these three moons make dark nights virtually unknown. When all three moons are full, the night-time light level makes outdoor reading possible without artificial aid.
- Irukka ia barren ball of rock orbiting roughly 170,000 km from Vland. A small corporate mining and fueling station is maintained here, along with a government-operated weather surveillance post. The latter installation coordinates information from thousands of weather satellites circling Vland in geostationary orbits.
- Gashema is marginally habitable with its thin atmosphere and significant amount of free water. Orbiting Vland at a distance 550,000 km, Gashema supports a thriving colony, a psychohistorical research station, and a military base - The operational headquarters of Vland's COACC.
- Kalaquur is a large satellite, nearly large enough to be a twin planet. A distant 720,000 km from Vland, Kalaquur is seldom visited. Its atmosphere - rich with sulfur compounds - is poisonous, and the only local settlement is a small corporate mining colony.
The Outer System
The outer system contains three frigidly cold worlds:
Lirshala is a barren, uninhabited world.
- Lishala's small moon, Aga, is equally barren.
Bikamakku is the next world out from Lirshala and is noteworthy only for its thin atmosphere and sizable ice caps.
- Bikamakhu has one satellite, Kaniirer, an irregular body pockmarked with craters.
Luukad is the outermost world in the Vland system. Beneath its dense methane atmosphere lie the majority of in-system naval facilities, including a capable shipyard.
- Despite Luukad's hostile environment, over three million people make their homes there.
History & Background (Dossier)
System Timeline
Major events that have affected this system and the wider region that it lies within:
- -4045 to -2204: the Ziru Sirka claims and settles worlds across the region.
- -2404 to -2215: the Interstellar Wars.
- -2204 to -1776: the Rule of Man administers the worlds of the region.
- -1776 to 0: the Long Night. There is widespread regression within the area and some worlds become barren.
- The Year 0: the Third Imperium is founded.
- 300-420: the First Survey charts the system.
- 604 to 622: the Imperial Civil War. The region suffers disruption and widespread economic issues.
- 624: the Express Boat Network is established, facilitating communications, trade, and economic growth within the area.
- 995-1065: the Second Survey charts the system.
- 1065: the Second Survey is published. Information about the system becomes widely available.
References & Contributors (Sources)
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