The main Federal Navy Base was moved here from Anlave in 2983 following terraforming in the 2970s, and is an excellent training ground for planetary assault troops. Has the ancient name of Achird.
The home of Marine Forces Special Operations Command, a division of the Federation's military and special operations structure. Its core capabilities are direct action, special reconnaissance, foreign internal and diplomatic defence, counter-terrorism, information operations and special expertise in unconventional warfare. These elite forces are comprised of the military's greatest pilots, operators, engineers and support staff, dedicated to accomplishing their missions, whatever they may be.
"Always Faithful, Always Forward."— In-Game Description
Eta Cassiopeiae is a Federal system in the Core Systems within the Inner Orion Spur. It is the Federation's most important military bastion and the headquarters of the Federal Navy.[1]
During the Thargoid invasion of Sol in late 3310, Starship One evacuated the Federal government to Eta Cassiopeiae[2], making it the de-facto capital of the Federation for the duration of the invasion.
System Layout[]

Eta Cassiopeiae
- Eta Cassiopeiae (Class F Star)
- Rock (Landfall world, Rocky Body)
- Kessel Silo (Surface Port)
- Panshin Relay (Surface Port)
- Watts Oasis (Surface Port)
- Wilcutt Terminal (Surface Port)
- Feynman (Earth-like World, terraformed)
- Trojan (Earth-like World, terraformed)
- New Moon (Landfall world, Rocky Body)
- Hewish Point(Settlement)
- J.F.Kennedy (Coriolis Starport)
- New Moon (Landfall world, Rocky Body)
- Between (Class III Gas Giant, depleted reserves)
- Navy Central (Earth-like World, terraformed)
- Morgue's Mortuary (Coriolis Starport)
- Navy Central (Earth-like World, terraformed)
- Rock (Landfall world, Rocky Body)
- Eta Cassiopeiae B (Class K Star)
Minor Factions[]
- Allied Eta Cassiopeiae First (Dictatorship, Independent)
- Bureau of Eta Cassiopeiae Order (Dictatorship, Independent)
- Eta Cassiopeiae Purple Travel (Corporate, Federation)
- Eta Cassiopeiae Solutions (Corporate, Federation)
- Liberals of Eta Cassiopeiae (Democracy, Federation)
- Marine Forces Special Operations Command (Confederacy, Federation)
- Stein 2051 Services (Corporate, Federation)