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XX-23 S-thread tracker

Legends Canon version → Linked from 5 articles

Legends. This article is part of Legends: the expanded-universe stories that Lucasfilm set apart from canon in 2014.

The XX-23 S-thread tracker or XX-23 homing beacon was an s-thread tracking device produced by Neuro-Saav Technologies and used during the Galactic Civil War.

The XX-23 was a small cylinder that broadcast a continuous signal that could be received by HoloNet s-threads. A dedicated computer would then be able to determine when the ship crossed an s-thread and plot its course with this information.

It could be attached to the hull of a ship via a molecular bonding agent. It would use a ship's heat and radiation emissions to power itself, making it more difficult to detect than other trackers.

The homing device planted onboard Millennium Falcon by a HMOR homing droid was a variant of the XX-23 design.

Text and facts from the “XX-23 S-thread tracker/Legends” article on Wookieepedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Modified for this site.

Facts

Manufacturer
Neuro-Saav Technologies
Value
4,400 credits
Affiliations
Galactic Empire

Appearances

3 works, in story order
  1. Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (first mentioned)
  2. Droids (1986) 8 (indirect mention)
  3. Empire 15 (first appearance)

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