Wake rotation

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"Wake rotation! We've got a mark in from hyperspace, sir—and it's a big one."
―The specialist warns Wilhuff Tarkin of an enemy warship[1]

Wake rotation was a term related to hyperspace.[1]

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Behind the scenes

Wake rotation was first mentioned in the James Luceno novel Tarkin, released in 2014.[1] In the Star Wars Legends continuity, it was first mentioned in the James Luceno novel Millennium Falcon, released in 2008, where it was used to describe shuddering and groaning that a starship experienced while entering or exiting hyperspace.[2] The term was first proposed by Curtis Saxton on his Star Wars Technical Commentaries fan site.[3]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tarkin
  2. ↑ Millennium Falcon
  3. ↑ Premium-Era-real Hyperspace at the Star Wars Technical Commentaries on TheForce.net (backup link archived on November 26, 2021)
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