Last updated January 9, 2022
Terresphere
(ter·re·sphere) n. : the area of space contained within Earth’s sphere of gravitational influence and that of its satellites, containing the planetary moon Luna and the satellites in Lagrangian and high Earth orbits;
Greater Terresphere incorporates the Sun-Earth Lagrange (SEL) points 4 & 5, their satellites, and their respective settlements.
Terrestrial Locations
Guiana : Caribbean spaceport under European control, Centre Spatial Guyanais, Guyane (French Guiana)
Cape Canaveral : South Atlantic spaceport, Kennedy Space Center, Disney
Norfolk : site of major shipyard facilities, military facilities, Hampton Roads, Virginia
Portsmouth : site of military medical facilities, Hampton Roads, Virginia
Vandenberg : North Pacific spaceport; site of PKF Combined Operations Headquarters at Vandenberg Space Center, California, until 3 March 2119
Wallops : Mid-Atlantic regional spaceport, Delmarva, Virginia
Warsaw : Headquarters of the International Confederation, PKF Provisional Combined Operations Headquarters (April 2119), Wesoła, Poland
Lunar Locations & Orbits
Armstrong : extensive subsurface settlements, Lunar Near Side
Aldrin : extensive subsurface settlements, Lunar Far Side
Ord Gateway : supply station, lunar orbit
High Earth Orbits
Laika : asteroid transited from Transmartial to Earth orbit for mining of resources, high polar orbit (destroyed 3 March 2119)
Nephthys : former mining asteroid, high equatorial orbit
Dess : former mining asteroid, high equatorial orbit
Lagrange Point Orbits
L1: Midway : former mining asteroid converted to an asteroid space station, site of mass-driver system, elliptical libration orbit
L3: Lilith : pair of former mining asteroids mated by a central pylon, private research space facility, elliptical halo libration orbit
L4: Lynnhaven & Pembroke : Island-3 pair within the autonomous space polity of Kempsville Roads, circular libration orbit
L5: Alba : independent space polity of Island-3 colonies constituting “Alban space,” circular libration orbit; Clearwater : Island-2 colony under Alban suzerainty, circular libration orbit
Greater Terresphere
Delos : autonomous space polity of Island-3E settlements at SEL-4; site of PKSF shipyards, research facilities, mass-driver system
Tenedos : autonomous space polity of Island-3E settlements at SEL-5
Areosphere
(ar·e·o·sphere) n. : the area of space contained within Mars’ sphere of gravitational influence, containing the planet’s moons Phobos and Deimos and the satellites in high Mars orbit.
Martian Locations
Tharsis City : capital of the Martial Union, constructed within a crater
Valles Marineris : largest metropole in the Martial Union, constructed within a canyon
Elysium : urban settlement constructed within a crater
Victoria : urban settlement constructed within a crater
Harbindale : private settlement constructed within a crater near the polar ice cap (abandoned), evacuated following outbreak of Martian M1L1 virus; center of Harbindale Exclusion Zone
Martian Moons & Orbits
Fahiri & Tsavo : Island-3E pair, high Mars orbit
Kerguelen & Crozet : Island-3E pair, high Mars orbit
Suffolk : major shipyards, Suffolk Space Complex, high Mars orbit
Phobos : planetary satellite moved from natural orbit, incorporated into the construction of Suffolk Space Complex
Deimos : planetary satellite moved from natural orbit, incorporated into the construction of Suffolk Space Complex
Transmartial
(trans·mar·tial) n. : the region of space lying between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, containing the asteroid clusters and numerous artificial satellites of the asteroid belt.
Transmartial Orbits
Ceres : mining asteroid; site of major space station, metropolitan settlement, licensed to Ceres Materials Company
Gitano : asteroid mining cluster; minor settlement at 8-Gitano
Jonah : asteroid mining cluster; miner settlement (mobile)
Juno : mining asteroid; site of major space station, metropolitan settlement, licensed to Juno Mining Corp.
Pallas : mining asteroid; site of major space station, metropolitan settlement, licensed to Athene Holdings Group
Vesta : asteroid space station
Zeosphere
(ze·o·sphere) n. : the area of space contained within Jupiter’s sphere of gravitational influence, containing the planet’s moons Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto, and its numerous other natural and artificial satellites; constitutes first of the “Outer” orbits.
Greater Zeosphere incorporates the Sun-Jupiter Lagrange (SJL) points 4 & 5 and the asteroids contained there.
Galilean Moons & Orbits (by descending orbit)
Callisto : natural planetary satellite, terraformed (Scandinavian climate)
Mahon : Island-2 space station and attached mass-driver system originally placed in Callisto orbit, transferred by separatist forces to lower planetary orbit
Galilean Sea : region of orbits between Callisto and Europa, area of orbital fortifications, mine-fields, and forced chokepoints
Ganymede : natural planetary satellite, terraformed (Adriatic climate)
Europa : seat of the Galilean League, natural planetary satellite, terraformed (Baltic climate)
Io : uninhabitable planetary satellite; numerous automated mining facilities
Greater Zeosphere
Al-Basra : site of SETI outpost, private research facility, Jovian trojan asteroid at SJL-4 (Mycenean Military Exclusion Zone)
Cronosphere & Beyond
(cro·no·sphere) n. : the area of space contained within Saturn’s sphere of gravitational influence, containing the planet’s moon Titan and numerous other natural and artificial satellites.
Greater Cronosphere incorporates the Sun-Saturn Lagrange (SSL) points 4 & 5 and the asteroids contained there.
Titan : natural planetary satellite, terraformed (Taklamakan climate)
Loon River : canyon valley characterized by intense wind currents, shifting dunes
Ashland : labor settlement proximate to PKFF landing zone
Mithris : labor settlement at the base of a ridgeline; separatist stronghold
Greater Cronosphere
Tarvos : uninhabitable natural planetary satellite in prograde orbit
SSL-4 : unusually heavy concentration of Saturnine trojans in libration orbit; uninhabited space
Caeliosphere (kai·lee·o·sphere) n. : the area of space contained within Uranus’ sphere of gravitational influence, including the planet’s moons Ariel, Titania, and Umbriel, and its numerous other natural and artificial satellites; uninhabited space.
Poseidosphere (po·sai·do·sphere) n. : the area of space contained within Neptune’s sphere of gravitational influence, including the planet’s moon Triton and its numerous other natural and artificial satellites; uninhabited space.
Cytherosphere (sai·ther·o·sphere) n. : the area of space contained within Venus’ sphere of gravitational influence, including the planet’s numerous artificial satellites; uninhabited space.
