Yaga Minor / Legends Yaga Minor was the Galactic Republic member world from which the Outbound Flight project departed into the Unknown Regions in 27 BBY . The planet ' s primary native species were the Yagai , insectoids with a hive - caste society . Yaga Minor was known throughout the galaxy for its major starshipbuilding facilities . History . Inter - Sith Wars Period . During the Inter - Sith Wars period , the fallen Jedi - turned - Sith Darth Desolous was lured to Yaga Minor along with his army . Once lured to the world , Desolous and his army engaged a small number of Jedi Knights . Shortly after the start of the conflict , a Jedi flotilla dropped out of hyperspace preventing escape by the Sith and his army . Outnumbered and outmatched by the Jedi forces , Desolous was destroyed alongside his army . Separatist Crisis . The Jedi vessel " Outbound Flight " was launched from Yaga Minor in 27 BBY , under the command of Jedi Master Jorus C ' baoth . It had 50 , 000 colonists destined for the Unknown Regions and beyond the edge of the galaxy . It failed as a result of Darth Sidious ' s machinations . Imperial Period . After the rise of the Empire , the Yagai were quickly subjugated and enslaved . The Empire improved the shipyards above Yaga Minor and shipped Yagai technicians across the galaxy to help maintain the vast Imperial Fleet . During the Imperial Period , Yaga Minor was an important trade world , comparable to Celanon and Byblos . By 4 ABY , the planet had become an Imperial fortress world . Yaga Minor was also the site of an important Ubiqtorate base used by Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin to hide his more private information . Imperial Remnant . Yaga Minor was one of the last strongholds of the Empire in the years following the Battle of Endor . It featured a major cluster of shipyards that proved instrumental in Grand Admiral Thrawn ' s campaign against the New Republic . At the time of the Imperial Remnant , slavery was banned and the relationships between Yagai and the Empire were significantly improved , a result of Admiral Pellaeon ' s tolerant politics . After 17 ABY , Yaga Minor was the last shipyard under Imperial control . It was governed by Moff Kurlen Flennic and defended by forces of High General Hestiv . In the last days of the Caamas Document Crisis , Yaga Minor was the site of the last battle of the Galactic Civil War . Admiral Pellaeon later agreed to allow the New Republic ' s expert slicer Zakarisz Ghent search the databank files of the Ubiqtorate base for an original copy of the Caamas Document . Yuuzhan Vong War . During the Yuuzhan Vong War , Imperial forces fleeing from Bastion regrouped here before facing the Yuuzhan Vong at Borosk . A third of the Yuuzhan Vong fleet defeated there jumped to attack the shipyards , though they were repelled in short order . Behind the scenes . Yaga Minor is clearly described in the novels " Specter of the Past " and " Vision of the Future " as being part of the Imperial Remnant , not far from the capital Bastion , the Imperial Remnant being a small group of star systems in the Outer Rim Territories . However , the PC game " " mistakenly places Yaga Minor in the Sesswenna sector ( a misspelling of the true Seswenna sector ) of the Galactic Core , in close proximity to Coruscant . The Seswenna sector is actually located in the Outer Rim .