K7-49

K7-49 is a Covenant asteroid and shipyard complex.

It was located only seventeen light years from the space border of the UNSC; less than two weeks travel via Slipspace.

It had a system of artificial volcanic activity created by several high-output plasma reactors. These plasma reactors were used to refine metal used in construction of Covenant warships. A network of gravity beams then transported refined alloy to the surface to be welded into Covenant battleships.

In 2537, K7-49 was discovered by a Telemetry Probe launched by the prowler Razor's Edge. Operation: PROMETHEUS took place on K7-49. The Spartan-III Alpha Company disabled K7-49, but all 300 of the Spartans, save for two, were killed in the process. K7-49 was then abandoned.

Trivia

 * The name K7-49 contains both the number 7 and it's square, 49, another 7 reference.
 * The 300 Spartans sent to K7-49 is a reference to the Battle of Thermopylae.