Is there 2 Death Stars?

The second Death Star appears in Return of the Jedi, and a similar superweapon, Starkiller Base, appears in The Force Awakens.
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How many Death Stars are there?

One Death Star was completely built by the Empire, with a second and third one never reaching full completion, as well as a prototype being in existence. In addition, a scaled-down version, the Tarkin, and a Hutt knockoff, the Darksaber, would be created by the Empire and Durga the Hutt, respectively.
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What is the difference between the Death Star 1 and 2?

Still located in the northern hemisphere of the battlestation, the much improved superlaser equipped in the second Death Star was much more powerful than its predecessor, and took only three minutes to recharge, in comparison to the 24 hour recharge required for the first Death Star's superlaser.
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Why did they make another Death Star?

Had they started with the laser and its construction been discovered, then every planet in the galaxy would have revolted before it was completed. On the other hand, Sidious' main goal with the construction of the second Death Star was to get the laser constructed as quickly as possible.
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Was the Empire Building both Death Stars at the same time?

Summary. The planning for the second Death Star began before the first one was even finished. The Empire had all the resources and labor necessary to quickly construct the second Death Star much faster than the first.
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Why Sidious Was Able to Build the Second Death Star So Quickly

What happened to the second Death Star?

Lando and Wedge Antilles (in an X-wing) both flew inside the superstructure, knocking out its main reactor and finally destroying Death Star II. Large pieces of the second Death Star landed in the oceans of the moon Kef Bir, poisoning the waters around them.
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How big is the Death Star 1 vs 2?

There are a lot of different numbers floating around out there as to the size of all three of these weapons. For DS1, I've seen diameters of 120, 140, or 160 km. For DS2, I've seen 160 to 900 km. Wookieepedia has Starkiller Base at a diameter of 660 km.
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What happened to the 3rd Death Star?

In the original Star Tours, a Death Star III is seen and destroyed during the ride sequence by the New Republic. Leland Chee originally created the third Death Star to explain why a Death Star is present on the Star Tours ride when both of the stations in the movies were destroyed.
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How many died in Death Star 2?

The Death Star 1 carried about 1.2 million crew members, as did the Death Star 2. This means that in total, 2.4 million Imperials died on both Death Stars.
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Why does Death Star 2 look unfinished?

It was two-three times larger than DS1 and took far more materials to build it. Sid also wanted it to look unfinished so he could lure the Rebels in: “it's a trap!” But he ensured the planet killer gun was operational by sending Vader in to oversee it.
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Can the Death Star jump to hyperspace?

But what made the Death Star particularly menacing was its ability to travel through hyperspace. Not only was it equipped with destructive armaments, it could pursue its prey with those armaments.
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Was there a third Death Star?

Present for battles/events

For other uses, see Death Star (disambiguation). The Death Star III, also known as the third Death Star, was a mock Death Star battle station created from an incomplete worldcraft by the Kaarenth Dissension.
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Is The Death Star stronger than the Starkiller?

In all-out destructive potential, Starkiller Base takes the cake, but in a one-on-one battle, I think the Death Star II could win out. It's much smaller, and if it ever could have been finished, it would be easier to maneuver and harder to target.
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Which Death Star was in Rise of Skywalker?

Ewok lovers got a straw to grasp recently, however: Trailers for the new film "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker," which comes out nationwide Friday (Dec. 20), have shown a large chunk of the Death Star II in the oceans of Kef Bir, one of Endor's neighbor moons.
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Could a Death Star exist?

The Death Star is at most 100 miles (160 kilometers) in diameter, and would not be able to survive long in low Earth orbit. Although small objects can remain in low orbit around the Earth for hundreds of years with no propulsion, an object that large would fall out of orbit more quickly and crash into the surface.
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Who built the second Death Star?

A chilly technocrat, Tiaan Jerjerrod was responsible for overseeing construction of the second Death Star above the forest moon of Endor. The task was difficult, to say the least -- Jerjerrod desperately needed more time and more resources. What he got instead was a visit from Darth Vader.
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Who built the Death Star?

Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, with assistance from the Geonosians, had plotted to build the first dreaded Death Star -- a weapon unlike anything the galaxy had ever seen.
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How many died on alderaan?

Out of the 2 billion inhabitants on Alderaan - with the modern-day populations of China and India having about 2.8 billion people combined - about 60,000 survived the destruction of the planet due to being outside of its star system at the time.
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How did Palpatine survive?

Palpatine In Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker

Although his body was destroyed when Vader threw him down into the second Death Star's reactor, Palpatine survived by transferring his spirit into a clone on Exegol. This was achieved through dark science that only the Sith knew of, but the process was far from perfect.
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Who survived Death Star 1?

In the new canon, the only survivors were the scouting party sent to Dantooine, and Darth Vader. The Empire did not even know for sure that the Death Star had been destroyed, until about 6 hours later.
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Who survived the first Death Star?

The Alliance's desperate assault on the Death Star was successful, but costly. Of the twelve members of Red Squadron, only two—Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles—survived the assault. All members of Gold Squadron except Keyan Farlander reportedly died as well.
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What planet was the Death Star built on?

Geonosis was the site chosen for construction of the Death Star by the newly established Empire. Travel to the planet was limited to supply convoys and high-ranking Imperials privy to the secret project to build the galaxy's ultimate weapon. The Empire sterilized Geonosis, killing almost all life on its surface.
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How big is Starkiller?

The wiki page for starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Starkiller_Base says it's 660 km wide—tiny for a planet, but curiously the same size as starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Ilum... I looked it up and the Star Wars fandom wiki told me it was 830 km. Also it's technically a dwarf planet.
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How many people died on Death Star 1 and 2?

In the Star Wars: Bloodline novel, it's said that "nearly one and a half million" people died; although many of the accounts seem to be influenced by Imperial propaganda, as other novels like Star Wars: Lost Stars have characters claim the deaths were under one million, and others say it was close to two million.
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Is Starkiller Base bigger than Death Star?

The surface area of Starkiller Base, using Wookieepedia's diameter measurement, is about 528,102 square miles. The first Death Star's surface area would be about 30,791 square miles; Death Star II would be 48,305 square miles. So in that contest, Starkiller Base blows up Texas.
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