settled-reach/wiki/star-systems/GJ-667B/index.md

Kampala Gate

GJ 667B | K-type | north_reach

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System Profile

Star	K5 V · 22.7 ly
Bodies	1 habitable · 4 inhabited
Gates	4 aperture · junction
Settlement	wave_3
Industries	fusion_fuel, metallic_ore, financial_services, insurance, legal_services
Exports	financial_services, legal_services
Imports	processed_food, electronics, consumer_goods, medical_goods, refined_metals, chemicals
Population	—

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Supply Dependency

Four gates make Kampala Gate a distribution crossroads for the outer north_reach. It receives inbound freight from GJ 473B and GJ 3618 (outer extraction and manufacturing), redistributes it toward GJ 661A and GJ 1116A (deeper north), and manages the reverse flow of consumer goods and equipment outward. The system cannot feed itself and is entirely dependent on food imports from the inner direction. In return it offers bonded warehousing, hazardous-cargo certification, and a transit workforce experienced in multi-aperture coordination that no single-junction system can match.

Faction Notes

The name is a point of pride. Kampala — the Ugandan capital — was the home city of the Nakibuuka family, whose Wave 3 expedition charter was the first to successfully activate what is now the fourth aperture, the gate connection to GJ 1116A that turned Kampala Gate from a through-route into a genuine hub. The family still governs through an elected Parliament, and the East African Commonwealth heritage remains visible in governance style: consultative, coalition-building, skeptical of unilateral executive action.

Four apertures mean four Gate Corporation maintenance teams — the largest Gate Corp footprint in the outer north_reach band. Gate Corp staff here come from across the Reach and represent the most culturally diverse residential population in this system cluster. The local Parliament has a standing committee on Gate Corp relations because the transit workforce's interests frequently diverge from those of permanent residents on questions of housing allocation, social services, and local commerce licensing.

The Concord Assembly's presence is formal and regular. Kampala Gate's delegate is known as an effective committee operator — the system's four-gate transit revenue means it has economic stakes in Assembly commercial policy decisions that it defends vigorously.

Silence Topic

The fourth aperture — the one the Nakibuuka expedition activated — has a documented anomaly in its transit-time calculations: cargo passing through GJ 1116A direction arrives at destination with a consistent 0.3-second discrepancy against predicted transit duration. Gate Corporation's position is that this is a sensor calibration artifact. An independent analysis commissioned by a freight insurance company reached a different conclusion and was quietly settled out of adjudication before its findings entered the public record.

Narrative Hook

Kampala Gate's fourth gate has been producing a 0.3-second anomaly for sixty years, and the Gate Corporation's explanation has never quite satisfied the people who actually route cargo through it.

Calibration Note

Wave_3 settlement at hop 4 reflects an activation-era expansion pattern: the system's fourth aperture was the product of deliberate Wave 3 exploration rather than early infrastructure laying. The East African founding heritage (Ugandan specifically) is consistent with the cultural framework's Commonwealth corridor definition — Ugandan and broader East African cultures passed through British institutional structures and emerged with the hybrid pragmatic character the corridor is known for. The "Gate" modifier in the name was a late addition — the system was called "Kampala" for its first generation and the transit importance only became obvious after the fourth aperture's activation.

Celestial Bodies

Orbit	ID	Name	Type	Inhabited	Pop	Mass	Gravity	Year (d)	Day (h)	Atmo	Biome	Hydro	Economy	Settlement	Industrial
1	GJ667Bb	—	planet	no	—	terrestrial	0.32g	25	600.0	none	barren	none	—	—	—
2	GJ667Bc	—	planet	no	—	terrestrial	0.48g	60	1440.0	thin	arid	none	—	—	—
3	GJ667Bd	Jinja	planet	yes	1.2B	terrestrial	0.94g	140	21.0	breathable	temperate	moderate	transit	urban	gate_corp
↳ 3.1	GJ667Bd-1	—	moon	no	—	dwarf	0.05g	8	192.0	none	barren	none	—	—	—
4	GJ667Be	—	planet	no	—	terrestrial	0.40g	280	17.0	thin	arid	none	—	—	—
5	GJ667Bf	—	planet	no	—	terrestrial	0.32g	700	15.0	none	frozen	ice	—	—	—
6	GJ667Bg	—	gas_giant	no	—	gas_giant	—	2000	10.0	dense	—	—	—	—	—
↳ 6.1	GJ667Bg-1	—	moon	no	—	dwarf	0.07g	4	96.0	none	barren	none	—	—	—
↳ 6.2	GJ667Bg-2	—	moon	no	—	dwarf	0.05g	10	240.0	none	frozen	ice	—	—	—
↳ 6.3	GJ667Bg-3	—	moon	no	—	dwarf	0.03g	22	528.0	none	frozen	ice	—	—	—
7	GJ667Bh	—	planet	no	—	terrestrial	0.25g	4800	22.0	none	frozen	ice	—	—	—
8	GJ667Bi	—	planet	no	—	dwarf	0.11g	8500	22.0	none	frozen	ice	—	—	—
9	GJ667B-belt	—	asteroid_belt	no	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
10	GJ667B-oort	—	oort_cloud	no	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Stations & Facilities

ID	Name	Type	Orbits	Population	Economy	Governance	Docking	Gate	Districts
GJ667B-oort-S1	Elgon	horizon	GJ667B-oort	5K	transit	—	major	yes	1
GJ667Bd-S1	Mengo	commercial	GJ667Bd	45M	transit	—	major	no	1
GJ667Bd-S2	Nakawa	industrial	GJ667Bd	15M	coordination	—	major	no	1

Topology

• Hop Distance from Gateway: 4
• Adjacent Systems: GJ 473B, GJ 3618, GJ 661A, GJ 1116A