Orbital Survey log

Orbital Survey Log — UE-CM-700 System

Logged by: Dr. Nyra Veylan, UEAV Ouroboros
Entry ID: ORB-01-UECM700
Timestamp: 2247.3.20 (Arrival +1d, Local Solar Dawn)

Survey Pass Summary

  • Star: TOI-700 (Ember) confirmed as stable M2V red dwarf

  • Orbital Mechanics:

    • Stellar Mass: ~0.42 M☉

    • Stellar Radius: ~0.42 R☉

    • Luminosity: ~0.023 L☉

    • Rotation: ~54 Earth days (slow rotator, low activity)

    • Habitable Zone: 0.10–0.20 AU

  • Colonial World (UE-CM-700-d / Polaris):

    • Orbital Distance: 0.16 AU

    • Solar Day: ~36 Earth days (3:2 spin resonance, effective day longer than orbital year)

    • Axial Tilt: 25°

    • Surface: Four continents, one permanent southern ice cap, sulfur-rich seas

Planetary Features from Orbit

  • Glacia (South Polar Cap): Persistent white plateau at ~65–90°S latitude, elevated 2.5–3.0 km. Seasonal melt-back visible, but circumpolar currents isolate southern waters, preserving the cap.

  • Primaris Gaia: Copper-toned highlands fractured by tectonic ridges. Target site for initial Delta Region settlement.

  • Proxima Gaia: Partial ocean planet, banded currents visible from orbit, coastal upwelling zones gleam with metallic phytoplankton.

  • Tertiaria: Rust deserts, jagged mountain chains, dust storms extending thousands of kilometers.

Imaging Notes

  • Resolution: 40 m/pixel from 5,200 km altitude

  • Spectrum: Visible–NIR composite, annotated with UEAP orbital overlays

  • Calibration: Stellar flux variation consistent with predicted 3.4% amplitude, confirming rotational stability at ~54 Earth days

  • Orbital Map Overlay:

    • [UE-CM-700-d | Polaris] — Highlighted, primary settlement target

    • [UE-CM-700-e | Kholos] — Dwarf body marked with annotation:

      “Here’s where Kholos is according to orbital map data.”

Personal Observation

“From here, Ember is not the raging tyrant the ground teams fear, but a coal glowing in the dark — steady, watchful. And yet, already, I can see the scorch marks across Polaris’s skin. Seasons that last weeks, not months. An ember is beautiful only because it is dying. And we have chosen to live inside its breath.”

— Dr. Nyra Veylan
UEAV Ouroboros, Orbit-Day One