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Aerie O-1

The Aerie O-1 is the first dedicated Spaceborne Warning and Control System (SWACS) fielded by the Jovian Orbital Guard. Large, bulky, and packed full with sophisticated electronics and sensors, it is capable of precisely identifying and tracking objects.

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Jupiter Stella

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Voluntary Indication of Position

Voluntary Indication of Position (VIP) systems are used by spacecraft to periodically broadcast their identity, position and velocity according to their internal systems, and receive positions and velocities of other nearby craft.

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Magnomight Systems

Magnomight Systems is a small Jovian electronics and sensors manufacturer. It specializes in spacebourne sensors, including collision detection, asteroid assessors, craft radar, and radio telescopes.

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Parelion Orbital Defender

Each one was like a star spilled from the waistpouch of a hunting goddess, divine and deadly. They whirled around Mercury, waiting for the word to kill.

694 words
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Cyklopes SSF-9

The Cyklopes SSF-9 is a current-generation space superiority fighter exclusively fielded by the Orbital Guard. It is a high tech platform built to seize control of the battlespace.

851 words
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Othello Shaft-hole Axe Head

The Othello shaft-hole axe head is an ancient artifact most notable for providing rare information about the design of prehistoric axe handles.

498 words
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Heretic GA-7

The Heretic GA-7 is a close air support gunship designed and used by Venus. It is also the gunship of choice for Penumbra.

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Jovian Senate

The Jovian Senate is the largest and oldest assembly that still exists. It claims domain over Jupiter and its moons.

609 words
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Pallas Steradian

Commodore Pallas Steradian is a Martian commodore and the officer in command of the defenders of Mercury.

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Defenders of Mercury

Penumbra and Caduceus together defend Mercury from the solar incursion.

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Pater-class Carrier

The Pater-class is a fast carrier employed by the Jovian Orbital Guard. It serves a crucial part of the Orbital Guard's anti-piracy strategy, operating as a mobile spaceport that can launch and resupply Cyklopes incredibly close to areas of operation.

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Fast Cutter

A fast cutter is a type of military craft that is small, fast, and lightly armed.

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Starwatch

Starwatch is the collective defense organization of Uranus that patrols its skies and orbital space.

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Space Warfare

Space warfare covers military operations conducted in or from space. It includes ship-to-ship combat, control of space, space-to-ground weaponry, and insertion from orbit to ground. Includes an overview of the state of space militarization in Sol.

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Gravity Plates

Gravity plates are large flat structures that are used to simulate planetoid gravity, particularly on space stations. They are considered a luxury.

904 words
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Airdocks

An airdock is an air-filled structure constructed in space that is used for building and repairing spacecraft quicker and easier than in vacuum.

776 words
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Red Spot Shipyards

Red Spot Shipyards is one of the oldest and largest shipyards of Jupiter. It is currently producing the Pater-class carrier.

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