The Orion belt alpha is the only asteroid belt in the Orion system. It orbits the system's sun between Armitage Orion IIIhttps://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RL6KLK4ylo-armitage-orion-iii and the gas giant Orion IVhttps://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0KxK3vQk3Y-orion-iv. In SEY 2699, a group of surveyors from the United Empire of Earthhttps://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/VyvyKxy4v6-united-empire-of-earth UEE discovered
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The Orion belt alpha is the only asteroid belt in the Orion system. It orbits the system's sun between Armitage Orion IIIhttps://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RL6KLK4ylo-armitage-orion-iii and the gas giant Orion IVhttps://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0KxK3vQk3Y-orion-iv. In SEY 2699, a group of surveyors from the United Empire of Earthhttps://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/VyvyKxy4v6-united-empire-of-earth UEE discovered
Updated October 25, 2026
The Orion belt alpha is the only asteroid belt in the Orion system. It orbits the system's sun between Armitage (Orion III) and the gas giant Orion IV.
In SEY 2699, a group of surveyors from the United Empire of Earth (UEE) discovered deposits of gold and platinum there and set up small mines. However, these were abandoned when the people of the UEE fled the system after the Battle of Orion in 2712. Vanduul have since been observed harvesting resources from some of the belt's asteroids.