From the Records of the Estate Imperium

and By Order of the Imperial Navy

Presented for your Review:

A Survey of The Minkar Star System

The Minkar system is at the spinward edge of the Ultima Segmentum along the Eastern Fringe east of Attilla and north of Vengeance. Minkar is a type F0Ib, blue-white star about 1.32 times the size of Sol (the star that Tera revolves around). There are celestial bodies in most of the first 11 orbits including two habitat planets (Orbits 3 and 5) and two gas giants (orbits 7 and 8) usable for emergency refueling. Orbit 1 is now empty as Minkar 1 fell into the star after a meteor strike, The remains of Minkar 4 became the astroid belt used to terraform Minkar 5 into a hive world. Minker 2, 6, 10 and 11 are dead worlds with little or no atmosphere. Minkar 9 is a dense astroid belt that has been marked as a navigational hazard requiring a northerly intercept to the L4 or L5 Lagrange points when arriving at the inner system. L4 is a commercial port of entry for the system while L5 is an Imperial Navel base.

Minkar II has a circumference of 32,017 km with no moon
Minkar III has a circumference of 85,879 km with 3 moons (Designated Imperial Staging World)
Minkar V has a circumference of 107,399 km with 1 moons (Primary Imperial Hive World)
Minkar V(L4) has a circumference of 5,973 km (commercial Immigration port)
Minkar V(L5) has a circumference of 7,548 km (Military port and dry dock)
Minkar VI has a circumference of 331,428 km with 4 moons
Minkar VII has a circumference of 1,423,215 km with 5 moons
Minkar VIII has a circumference of 1,260,687 km with 6 moons
Minkar X has a circumference of 214,728 km with 7 moons
Minkar XI has a circumference of 47,598 km with 2 moons

The presence of the gas giants mean above average interplanetary travel and a sustained pirate presence within the system. The system is also on the edge of heavily populated Ork space. A constant vigilance is needed to keep nearby systems clear of the infestation.

Minkar II has a circumference of 32,017 km with no moon

With sustained temperatures exceeding 450 degrees Celsius this planet would be unusable by humanity if it had a rotation. With an oblong shape that leaves its larger circumference facing the star it smaller side is in perpetual darkness and is used as a research station by the system government. Gravity is 0.43 terrain norm

Minkar III has a circumference of 85,879 km with 3 moons

Minkar III has an temperature of 23-30 degrees celsius, an average of 9 degrees warmer than Minkar V. the rotation is 1.2 times terrain norm with an orbit of 0.83 terrain norm while the gravity is 1.15 terrain norm. The main landmass fully encircles the planet at the equator and moving into the northern hemisphere includes a land bridge that covers the northern pole and splits the two small arctic oceans. The southern hemisphere is almost entirely water but include two island contents. The smaller landmass, about 1.4 million square km, is a penal colony for the system while the second continent, about 4.7 million square km, is the home base, training and staging area for the Jade Templars Space Marine chapter, Beloved to be a Salamanders successor chapter. While most of the northern continent is used for industrial resource gathering and manufacturing not available within the city of Minkar almost 30 percent of this land is owned by the Adeptus Ministorum and managed by the Order of the Sacred Rose. The convent of Minkar, Order of the Sacred Rose has a sprawling complex covering over 325,000 sq km within its fortified walls.

Minkar IIIa is used by the commercial interests and government of Minkar
Minkar IIIb is used as a staging area for off world engagements of the Jade Templars.
Minkar IIIc is used as a staging area for off world engagements of the Order of the Sacred Rose

Minkar V has a circumference of 107,399 km with 1 moons

Minkar V is a hive world with 95 percent of the surface area converted to hold the city of Minkar prime. The remaining 5 percent is an ocean park with shore line and surface water for the recreational use of the planets gentry. Surface temperature is 14-29 degrees Celsius but temperatures in the city are (usually) maintained at 25.5 degrees. the planets rotation is 0.76 terrain norm with an orbit of 1.17 terrain norm but the city is kept to strict terrain standards as all habitable areas are now internal. Minkar IV had long ago been reduced to an astroid belt by its neighbors and the belt was almost completely mined to terraform Minkar V to its currant size and land mass. In some areas the city is over 600 levels deep. There are 12,960,000 district government councils that report to 3600 sector councils that report to 36 regional councils. The regional councils work in consort with the Minkar government assembly made up of 150 members assigned by the imperium. 25 assembly member are chosen by Adeptus Ministorum, 25 by the Inquisition, 20 by the Adeptus Arbites, 20 by the Adeptus Terra, 50 by the High Lords and 10 elected by the Minkar sectorial councils from their own number.

Minkar Va is used as a center for world management and government. All control of services and governmental assembly can be found on this moon.

Minkar V(L4) has a circumference of 5,973 km (commercial Immigration port)

The primary entry point into the system for all legitimate interstellar travel. The immigration and visitors center can house 12 thousand persons during their quarantine and processing. The rest of the facility is the freight terminal for Minkar capable of handling the launch and capture of over 100 freighters per standard day. The space port is kept at .8 terrain gravity while the terminal is kept at .25

Minkar V(L5) has a circumference of 7,548 km (Military port and dry dock)

The primary base for the Imperial Navy for the Minkar system. The fleet maintains a fast deployment group and an orbital bombardment group to assist the Red Templers, the convent of Minkar and The Minkar Regimental Service with ongoing skirmishes with Ork war bands. Like all Imperial Naval facilities the docks at Minkar V(L4) are kept at .7 Terrain norm

Minkar VI has a circumference of 331,428 km with 4 moons

The orbit of Minkar VI is 427.2 Terrain days with a cavity of .42 that of Terra. If there ever was an atmosphere on Minkar VI it was lost long ago. These days the planet is a cold barren desert offering little in material or academic interest. Severe wind storms make any kind of surface landing, let alone habitation, almost impossible.

Minkar VIa is not used for any official imperium use
Minkar VIb is used by the Imperial Navy as a system beacon and early warning station for Xenos incursions into the system.
Minkar VIc is not used for any official imperium use
Minkar VId is not used for any official imperium use

Minkar VII has a circumference of 1,423,215 km with 7 moons

This gas giant allows for wild refueling of interstellar ships through the use of things like ram scoop technology. Its orbit is 754 Terrain days with a rotation of 17 terrain days.

Minkar VIIa is not used for any official imperium use
Minkar VIIb is not used for any official imperium use. The Imperium is aware of 1 Pirate settlement with landing facilities
Minkar VIIc is not used for any official imperium use
Minkar VIId is not used for any official imperium use
Minkar VIIe is used by the Imperial Navy as a system beacon and to monitor for ships attempting to use the planet for wild refueling.
Minkar VIIf is not used for any official imperium use
Minkar VIIg is not used for any official imperium use

Minkar VIII has a circumference of 1,260,687 km with 5 moons

This gas giant allows for wild refueling of interstellar ships through the use of things like ram scoop technology. Its orbit is 516 Terrain days with a rotation of 4 terrain days.

Minkar VIIIa is not used for any official imperium use
Minkar VIIIb is used by the Imperial Navy as a system beacon and to monitor for ships attempting to use the planet for wild refueling.
Minkar VIIIc is not used for any official imperium use
Minkar VIIId is not used for any official imperium use. The Imperium is aware of 2 Pirate settlement with landing facilities
Minkar VIIIe is not used for any official imperium use

Minkar X has a circumference of 214,728 km with 7 moons

Also know as the pirate planet of Minkar this orbital unit has significant pirate presence scattered across all 8 stellar bodies. The imperium has documented over 30 settlements and estimate over 100 others in the region. While the astroid belt of Minkar IX cuts off most traffic between the inner and outer system without making hyperbolic jumps the pirates are left to their own devices unless they become to public or bold or if a imperial functionary needs to show his worth to Terra. The pirates do work as an early warning system for Ork war bands passing on any sightings to the Militarum. The orbit of Minkar X is 612 Terrain days with a rotation of 2.31 Terrain days. It has a gravity 1.12 that of Terra with an average temperature of 8.3 degrees Celsius.

Minkar Xa is not used for any official imperium use. The Imperium is aware of 2 Pirate settlements with landing facilities.
Minkar Xb is not used for any official imperium use. The Imperium is aware of 1 Pirate settlement with landing facilities
Minkar Xc is not used for any official imperium use. The Imperium is aware of 3 Pirate settlements with landing facilities
Minkar Xd is not used for any official imperium use. The Imperium is aware of 1 Pirate settlements with landing facilities
Minkar Xe is not used for any official imperium use. The Imperium is aware of 1 Pirate settlement with landing facilities
Minkar Xf is not used for any official imperium use. The Imperium is aware of 2 Pirate settlements with landing facilities
Minkar Xg is not used for any official imperium use. The Imperium is aware of 1 Pirate settlement with landing facilities

Minkar XI has a circumference of 47,598 km with 2 moons

Minkar XIa is not used for any official imperium use
Minkar XIb is not used for any official imperium use