Cestus III

Facts

• Primary: Cestus
• Capital city: Pike City (Novel: Articles of the Federation)
• Class M
• Population
  • 500+ (2266) (VAN Novel: Open Secrets)
    • All killed in Gorn attack (VAN Novel: Open Secrets; TOS: "Arena")
  • ~1,000,000 (2369) (TNG Novel: A Time for War, A Time for Peace)
    • Below-average population growth curve since it was resettled (TNG Novel: A Time for War, A Time for Peace)
    • Settled ~250k refugees following the establishment of the Demilitarized Zone (TNG Novel: A Time for War, A Time for Peace)
• Nation
  • 2266: United Federation of Planets (VAN Novel: Open Secrets; TOS: "Arena")
    • Federation colony
  • 2266 - : Uninhabited (TOS: "Arena")
  • - 2292 - Present: United Federation of Planets (Novel: Articles of the Federation)
    • Initially a Federation colony
    • Achieved full membership by mid 24th century (Novel: Articles of the Federation)

History

• By February 2266: Federation colony established (VAN Novel: Open Secrets)
• December 16, 2266: Colony destroyed by Gorn attack due to encroachment onto Gorn space (TOS: "Arena")
• By 2292: Gorn Hegemony grants permission to resettle planet upon diplomatic contact
  • Implied by Nanietta Bacco being born on Cestus III in that year per Articles of the Federation

Political Structure

• Executive
  • Led by planetary governor (TNG Novel: A Time for War, A Time for Peace)
    • 2368 - 2379: Nanietta Bacco (TNG Novel: A Time for War, A Time for Peace)
    • Palombo serves as state vessel by 2379 (TNG Novel: A Time for War, A Time for Peace)

Locations

Surface

• Pike City (DS9: "Family Business", "The Way of the Warrior")
  • Named for Christopher Pike
  • Capital city (Novel: Articles of the Federation)