Basilica of Saint Bakr

The Basilica of Saint Bakr is a solar satellite, and was used as a military stronghold and place of worship by the Calanthites. It is unique from many other Human constructs in that it is more sophisticated than a simple planetary satellite. Not only is the Basilica constructed entirely out of an undisclosed alloy of steel and optarian metal, it is different from most other human-constructed satellites in that it directly orbits the sun, in an orbit parallel to Earth's elliptical orbit. However, it is quite far from Earth at a minimum distance of about 30 million Km. As it is unprotected from debris due to its distance from Earth's gravitational pull, it uses an advanced system of mirrors and magnifiers to collect solar radiation and focus it into a beam capable of destroying any dangerous debris. Interestingly, the basilica happens to technically fall into the category of planet based on the definition used by ancient humans.

It was constructed by the New Sunni Techno-Saints about 500 years after the start of the first diaspora. Following the fragmentation, it has mainly been occupied by an offshoot of the Altitudinarian Fragment, who take its position of directly orbiting the sun to be of greater absolute elevation than any satellite orbiting a planet. This is ultimately another example of human mental inferiority, as the absolute elevation of the basilica is actually lesser than simply being upon the surface of the Earth itself, as the basilica's orbit is actually closer to the sun than Earth's.

-Crassius Hadrana