Research Station
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Imperial worlds classified as ρ-class are often times research stations,[1] but are not always. They can also be Repository Worlds.[3]
Some aren't worlds either, instead being based in orbit around planets or on asteroids. These research stations might be located on secluded Dead Worlds or Death Worlds. Types of research stations include actual laboratories, as well as surveillance posts for defensive purposes. Populations range from 100 to 500,000, and tithes are typically Aptus Non.[1]
Research Stations are not typically presided over by an Imperial Commander and might not even be on a world the Imperium has claimed at all.[5]
In bureaucratic matters classifications of research stations and Fortress Worlds overlap.[2]
Notable Research Stations
| Name | Segmentum | Sector | Subsector | System | Affiliation | Population | Notes |
| A1709 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Imperium | Unknown | |
| AN06.01 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Imperium | Unknown | Departmento Munitorum controlled Munition Depot World. |
| Arx | Segmentum Obscurus | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Imperium | Unknown | |
| Audus | Unknown (just outside of the Segmentum Solar) |
Unknown | Unknown | Quintillus System | Imperium (formerly) | Unknown | Listening Post |
| B8400761 | Ultima Segmentum | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Imperium | Unknown | |
| Biegel 9 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Biegel system | Imperium | Unknown | Also - Jungle World |
| Diogenes IV | Segmentum Obscurus | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Imperium | Unknown | |
Fornoth [Help]
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Imperium | Unknown | |
| Hydra Cordatus | Segmentum Obscurus | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Imperium | Unknown | Also - Forge World |
| Indago | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Imperium | 0.2 billion | |
| Konor | Ultima Segmentum | Unknown | Ultramar | Macragge System | Imperium | Unknown | |
| Lucan[Help]
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Imperium | Unknown | |
| Phaedon Alpha | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Imperium (Adeptus Mechanicus) |
Unknown | Also - War World. Currently being invaded by Daemons. Grey Knights bravely fought with their evil incursion. |
| Purgatory | Segmentum Obscurus[2] | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Imperium | Unknown | |
| Sentinel V[Help]
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Imperium | Unknown | |
| Skopios (former) | Ultima Segmentum | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Imperium | Unknown | Now - destroyed |
| Tesla Prime | Segmentum Tempestus | Unknown | Unknown | Tesla System | Disputed, former - Imperium | Unknown | |
| Tyran (former) | Eastern Fringe | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Imperium | N/A | Now - Dead World, also - former Ocean World |
| Xin-Cyn (former) | Ultima Segmentum | Jericho Reach | Orpheus Salient | Unknown | Former Imperium | Unknown | Now - Dead World |
| Ymgarl | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Imperium | Unknown |
Sources
- 1: Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook, p. 115
- 2: Codex: Chaos (2nd Edition), p. 48
- 3: Warhammer Community: The Tithes Episode 3 – Where Does the Tithe Go? (Saved archive page, dated 18 Sept 2024, last accessed 4 Feb 2025, original link: https://www.warhammer-community.com/2024/09/18/the-tithes-episode-3-where-does-the-tithe-go/)
- 4: Deathwatch Core Rulebook, pg. 293
- 5: Deathwatch Core Rulebook, pg. 293
