Beta Miranda

Beta Miranda is a spectral class G-star with two class-M planets and an asteroid belt (Star Trek: Shadowstar Station).

In 2147, T’Varian of Vulcan is among the members of a joint Terran-Vulcan team that identifies the cluster of stars that includes Beta Miranda. The stellar cluster cannot be seen from the Sol system.

The Beta Miranda system is first explored by Federation scout ships, including the USS Weybridge, during the 2230's.

The first wave of colonists settles Beta Miranda V in 2246.

The USS Avenger, under the command of Capt. Robert Wesley, escorts the Independence-class freighter USS Justice to the Beta Miranda system in 2256. The Justice carries a refugee population from the devastated world of New Beginnings. Unable to return home, the refugees settle on the fifth planet and began assimilating the extant colonists. A few colonists resisted the intrusion, and formed a faction against the New Beginners, leading to the "Beginners’ War." The Justice remained on station around Beta Miranda V as the only Starfleet asset, unable to intervene in the civil war, as all other Federation ships are deployed in actions against the Klingons or in support of those actions (Star Trek: Justice: "Doing Justice to the Name: Part One").

In 2287, the destroyer USS Iblis, commanded by Captain Gita Divakuruni, is assigned to the sector that includes the Beta Miranda system and Shadowstar Station.

An Athabaska-class strike cruiser is constructed and sequestered in the Beta Miranda system's asteroid belt in 2291.

In March, 2295, a medical research facility is constructed at Beta Miranda V's L-5 point. Dr. Samantha McHugh graduates from Starfleet Academy College of Medicine, and begins both a research fellowship at the facility as well as a residency in psychiatry at Shadowstar Station (Star Trek: Shadowstar Station: "Pomp and Circumstantial Evidence").

Andorian refugees establish a second colony on the surface of Beta Miranda V in 2297. There is some initial friction between the Human and Andorian colonists. A few of the Andorians establish shops on Shadowstar Station and others are accepted as warrant officers, training regular Fleet personnel in the Andorian martial arts. Warrant Officer Thiras is accepted for pilot training and will join Team Shadowstar a year later (Star Trek: Shadowstar Station: “The Coldest Blood”).

On 07 January 2299, the joint Human-Andorian colony on Beta Miranda V applies for full Federation membership. An envoy, Mitchell Campion, is sent from the Federation to help negotiate (Star Trek: Shadowstar Station: “The Coldest Blood”).

The Combined Services Special Operations Team (some documents refer to this as the Unified Response Force) assigned to Shadowstar Station is officially named Team Pegasus. Starfleet holds a tactical simulation, Exercise Vermilion Victorious, on the surface of Beta Miranda V in March of 2301. Among the ships and stations who have sent teams to participate are Ajax, Diponegoro, Fearless, Pandora, Shadowstar Station, Starbase 10 and T’Varian.

From 2346 to 2361, Andreas Kitabatu al-'Qalb is Beta Miranda V’s representative on the Federation Supreme Assembly.