18 Scorpii system

18 Scorpii is a planetary system identified as a region in FLEETCOM Sector Three, where the human colony world Falaknuma is located.

Planetary system

 * Falaknuma: Human colony world.

Colonization
At some point prior to 2535, the Unified Earth Government settled on the planet of Falaknuma in the system.

Exodus Project scare
By 2535 a large asteroid led by the loaded with over a million refugees from behind Covenant lines was approaching near the system worrying the crew of the  that it may have been Covenant. It was not till the asteroid arrived that the crew stopped worrying and began a rescue effort.

Battle of 18 Scorpii
It was also the site of a minor engagement between UNSC and Covenant forces in 2543, in which UNSC forces were saved by a surprise force of independent/Insurrectionist ships.

List of appearances

 * Halo: The Cole Protocol
 * Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
 * The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole