Arco Prime

Arco Prime

(GAT 1370)

Alliance of Independent Settlements

Distance from Sol 12.5 ly

System civilian population 2,673,829,052

Ascension 02 53 01 Declination +16 52 53

Stars in system (single-star system)

GAT 1370, 0.08 solar masses, 0.1 solar radii, metallicity -0.19 Fe/H, spectral class M7V

Non-CHZ planets (none)

Non-CHZ moons (none)

CHZ planets

Arconesh (Arco Prime 1), 1.05 Earth masses, unknown Earth radii, orbital period 4.9 days, semi-major axis 0.03 AU, orbital eccentricity 0.00, equilibrium temperature unknown, population 1,187,372,576

Arcorel (Arco Prime 2), 1.11 Earth masses, unknown Earth radii, orbital period 11.4 days, semi-major axis 0.04 AU, orbital eccentricity unknown, equilibrium temperature unknown, population 1,432,692,083

CHZ moons

Prisomba (Arco Prime 2 b), 0.03 Earth masses, 0.18 Earth radii, equilibrium temperature 259 K, uninhabited

## History

### Colonization Period

Arco Prime was originally colonized by an independent venture in 2119.

### Independent Period

Arco Prime remained independent from 2119 until 4 March 3516. It was one of the eleven founding systems of the Alliance of Independent Settlements. During this time, it became a major industrial system, with its own shipyards that manufactured custom ships, as well as a thriving surface and space industrial sector in other areas besides shipbuilding. The Burangoa long-range probes used by the AIS today for research (and some models for military reconnaissance) were first developed by a manufacturer in Arco Prime, and continue to be produced here in large quantities (estimated 75% of all Burangoa probes in service are manufactured in Arco Prime as of 4025). In addition, many local manufacturers produce highly popular aircraft and hovercraft that are used throughout the AIS, such as the Photon armed aircraft and the Prolot civilian hovercraft/aircraft light passenger transport, seating up to eight people plus a pilot.

### AIS Period

Arco Prime was mainly peaceful during its time under AIS control. It contributed many ships to the AISN, including thousands of armed Burangoa probes, over 200 subcapital ships, and a total of 312 capital ships, mostly destroyers, from 3516 until 4025.

### 4025 Guide to the Universe

Arco Prime is a major population center and industrial hub of the AIS. It also has a dense but large asteroid belt from 1.5 to 3.5 AU from the system's star, making navigation to the outer regions of the system somewhat difficult due to the high density of the 'belt. The system has factories of UAP Shipyards, Indiron Shipyards, Albedo Shipyards Inc, and Ceres Space, in addition to a total of 28 local ship manufacturers. There is a large number of LABS ships in the system, mainly located in the asteroid belt, which is theorized to have been created by a rogue large rocky planet originally from outside the system colliding with a smaller rocky planet that was orbiting the system's star. The asteroid belt also has an estimated 150 LABS settlements located on various medium-sized or large asteroids, with a total population of approximately five million citizens. Arco Prime is quite safe, and has a very large system defense force. When trading in this system, it is most profitable to bring in ship system modules, especially those which can also be used in aircraft or ground vehicles, and leave with materials mined from the asteroid belt.