Menkent
(References to Menkent)
Menkent | |
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System Information | |
X:Y Coordinates | -38.26:23.13[e] |
Spectral class | K0IV[1] |
Planet(s) | 6[1] |
Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to Terra at (0, 0)
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Contents
Owner History
- 2340 - Federation of Skye [2]
- 2341 - Lyran Commonwealth [2]
- 2750 - Lyran Commonwealth [3]
- 2765 - Lyran Commonwealth [4]
- 3025 - Lyran Commonwealth
- 3030 - Lyran Commonwealth
- 3040 - Federated Commonwealth
- 3052 - Federated Commonwealth
- 3057 - Lyran Alliance
- 3062 - Lyran Alliance
- 3067 - Lyran Alliance
- 3079 - Lyran Alliance [5]
- 3130 - Republic of the Sphere [1][6]
Garrisoning Military Force
3025
3025 to 3050
3079
- - At this point in time the 25th Arcturan Guards were deployed across Alioth and Menkent. The 25th was at 70% of full strength, with 100% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.
Planetary Info
Menkent is an arid world illuminated by a dim orange star. The world is a little less than half-covered with water, but it's so salty that purification units are needed to prep the fluid for consumption and irrigation. Menkent has little to offer, exporting common metals and small industrial goods.[1]
The world is best known for a battle that took place during the Age of War. In 2408 Alistair Marsden, second Archon of the Lyran Commonwealth, was killed on the world. This left his widow, Katherine Marsden-Steiner, to rule the Commonwealth.[1] In the six centuries since, the world was the site of numerous Draconis Combine raids. These raids damaged the planet's infrastructure. During the Jihad a Word of Blake WarShips returning from a strike on Skye bombarded the world.[1] The Word of Blake attack on Menkent fell during the last two weeks of October 3069.[10]
Nearby Planets
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 187, "Menkent World Profile"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13, "Federation of Skye world within the Lyran Commonwealth befor [2340] and after at their founding in [2341]"
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37, "Inner Sphere - 2750"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 2765"
- ↑ Field Report: LAAF, p. 19, "Lyran Alliance Armed Forces Deployment Map - August 3079"
- ↑ Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 116, "Unit Deployment Table"
- ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 26, "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Report: LAAF, p. 10, "Arcturan Guards Regimental Status"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 47, "The Jihad In Review"