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Map Basic Data Planetary Image
px Name: Uranus UranusPic.jpg
Segmentum: Segmentum Solar
Sector: Sector Solar
Subsector: Subsector Sol
System: Sol System
Population: Untold billions.[3b]
Affiliation: Imperium
Class: Unknown
Tithe Grade: Unknown

Uranus is one of the worlds of the Sol System.

History

Never habitable, the planet nonetheless has been host to orbiting Human space colonies, most notably the Azurites.[1] During the Dark Age of Technology, Humanity built a stable Warp route known as the Elysian Gate at Uranus which allowed for rapid and easy transitions, bypassing the standard Mandeville Points method.[3a]

During the Horus Heresy Uranus and the Elysian Gate became the center of Rogal Dorn's Second Sphere of defense around the Sol System under the command of Imperial Fists Captain Halbrecht. In the subsequent Solar War the Uranus region was the site of massive fighting as the Iron Warriors launched an assault to capture the Elysian Gate.[3a] Perturabo was successful in capturing Uranus, but after the Siege of Terra Uranus was reclaimed by the Imperium during the Great Scouring.[4]

Notable Locations

  • Ariel - Moon used as mining station[2]
  • Umbriel - Moon used as heavily fortified station during the Horus Heresy.[3b]
  • Oberon - Moon used as heavily fortified station during the Horus Heresy.[3b]
  • Cordelia - Home to large habitat. Used as heavily fortified station during the Horus Heresy.[3b]
  • Elysian Gate - One of the two stable Warp gates of the Sol System, built during the Dark Age of Technology. The gate allows one to bypass the System's Mandeville Points, making it strategically vital.[3a]
  • Tau-16-1 - Mechanicum outpost.[3b]
  • Cadum Station - Orbital station.[3b]

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