Altair

• see The Federation (FASA), pp39-72, for detailed information on this specific planet/system

Alpha Aquilae (system)
Designation	A-01301100
Class	A
Associated Bodies	unexplored
Affiliation	Unaligned
Coordinates	-12.5, 11, 0
Sector	Sector 001
Quadrant	Alpha

Astronomical Data

Names

• System: Altair

Planetary Bodies

• Altair I (orbit #1):
• Altair II (orbit #2):
• Altair III (orbit #3):
• Altair IV (orbit #4):
• Altair V (orbit #5):
• Altair VI (orbit #6):
  • Altair VIa (moon)
  • Altair VIb (moon)
• Altair VII (orbit #7):

• This system has a large number of comets.

History

• Historical: Altair VI is the ancient homeworld of the Krell.

No time frame is provided and no knowledge of this species is available.

• Historical: By a period of time that spans from the 16th century to the 20th, the Vegan Tyranny has established a hold on Altair VI.

• 2084: Humans found a colony on Altair VI.

• 2098: Humans found a colony on Altair IV and make First Contact with the pre-warp Palkeos.

• 2110: Humans found a colony on Altair III.

• Prior to 2236: Becomes a UFP member/colony.

• 2237: Altair is one of several members to express interest in forming separate ‘defense zones’ inside the Federation.

• Between 2238 & 2240: Withdraws from the UFP.

• 2269: Rejoined the UFP.

Important Locations

• list known locations that have game implications (ex: defense bases, depots, etc.); otherwise, "None"

Notes

• Some sources suggest "Altairians" are native to the Alpha Aquilae system, but there is tremendous evidence of Human presence on all three inhabited planets. Since there is a level of conflict by Altair III and IV aimed at VI, it makes sense to me the Altairians are simply the pre-Federation Human colonists (though there is an indigenous species, the Palkeos) on Altait IV).

• The source of the conflict between the colony planets (in SFC-canon) stems from Altair IV's earlier colonization and assistance with the founding of the other two. Eventually, a parent/colony relationship with the three developed, with animosity increasing.

• At one point I indicated this was a Tellarite colony or protectorate, but I cannot re-find any source that supports that.

• Altair withdrew at some point after the Babel Conference of 2238 and before the end of the Four Years War, as the system rejoined (according to the source) in the 2260s.

• The 2269 date is a best guess. The source indicates they were the last of three systems to rejoin the Federation in the 2260s, and TOS: "Amok Time" indicates three starships visited upon the occasion of the inauguration of the new president in 2267, which reportedly stabilized the area. The presumption is the system rejoined after a brief period of reformation.