Lalande 21185 (Gliese 411) - Singular red dwarf (M2V) in the Ursa Major constellation located 8.3 light-years from Sol. The system is under U.S. authority, with free passage guaranteed for British and Australian ships.

One of the nearest Solar Systems to Earth, Lalande 21185 is a key waypoint for the American colonization arm. The first solely American wormhole is located in the system, leading to Wolf 359. (Nine-light-year Valkyries were developed and launched while this wormhole was in transit; the direct link to Sol opened in 2088.)

The system has five planets of note. A large military and civilian shipyard orbits Vindonnus with the wormhole back to Sol, and Andraste hosts major Helium-3 and deuterium mining operations.