At some point, Atlantis sent a MALP to this planet but found nothing of interest here and so did not send a team. In 2009, the Wraith Commander Guide contacts Atlantis to tell them that Queen Death's hive ship Bright Venture would be at the planet in seventeen hours to consume the necessary materials extracted from the planet's soil for the ship to repair and expand itself during which time, the ship will be vulnerable for a raid to rescue Doctor Rodney McKay. After checking their records, technician Amelia Banks finds that the planet is about an eighth of the way around the galactic rim from Atlantis and the record of the one time they dialed the planet. Rather than using the planet's Stargate to send a rescue mission by Puddle Jumper, the George Hammond is sent instead with the planet be