Death Star prototype

The Death Star Prototype was the first Death Star. It was constructed in the Empire's secret Maw Installation. The Death Star Prototype was only constructed to see if the planet destroying Superlaser could be built. As soon as the laser worked, the prototype was left anchored above the Maw Installation since it had completed its mission. It was never completed.

Description
The Death Star Prototype was just a steel frame with the reactor core, the superlaser, engines and a control room. It was constructed by Bevel Lemelisk and his engineers at the Maw Installation. The Death Star Prototype measured 120 kilometers in diameter. Its superlaser was only powerful enough to destroy a planet's core rendering it unhabitable. The superlaser also took a large amount of power and drained the vehicle's batteries. It also took hours to recharge the batteries and superlaser. The targeting system on the Death Star Prototype was also never perfected which made it inaccurate sometimes. The prototype had no interrior and had just a control room that had all the computers slave linked to the control room including the superlaser. This meant the station could be run by a small crew. The interiors of the later Death Stars was taken up by the hyperdrives and the engine components.

Appearance
The Death Star Prototype first appeared in the Jedi Academy novels when Tol Sivron used it to attack the New Republic. Kyp Durron later destroyed the Death Star Prototype by luring it into one of the Maw's black holes. The Death Star Prototype was sucked in by its incredable mass.