Was the Death Star 2 bigger?

The Death Star II
Death Star II
The Death Star II had extensive point-defense capabilities, featuring 15,000 heavy and 15,000 standard turbolaser batteries along with 7,500 laser cannons and 5,000 ion cannons spread across its outer surface. Some areas of the station were equipped with Super Blaster 920 laser cannons.
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was the second Death Star battlestation to be constructed by the Galactic Empire. It was significantly larger than its predecessor, measuring over 160 kilometers in diameter, and was built after the destruction of the first Death Star at the Battle of Yavin.
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How big is the Death Star 2 in miles?

The online “Star Wars” resource puts the first Death Star at about 99 miles in diameter, citing 2016's “Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide.” Death Star II, meanwhile, is about 124 miles in diameter, which Wookieepedia got from 2017's “Star Wars: Rogue One: Death Star Deluxe Book and 3D Wood Model.”
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Why is the Death Star 2 incomplete?

Before its destruction, the Death Star II's superstructure was still incomplete. Large sections of the outer hull were still missing, exposing the inner decks still under construction.
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Is the Death Star bigger than a Star Destroyer?

First, the size of the Super Star Destroyer. I won't try to estimate this, I'll just use values from other experts. Wookipedia pegs the Executor-class Star Destroyer at 19 kilometers long. The second important detail: Death Star has a diameter of 160 kilometers.
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Was there a third Death Star?

The Death Star III, also known as the third Death Star, was a mock Death Star battle station created from an incomplete worldcraft by the Kaarenth Dissension.
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What is the biggest ship in Star Wars?

The Super Star Destroyer is one of the largest, most powerful Imperial vessels ever created.
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Was the second Death Star bigger than the first?

The Death Star II was the second Death Star battlestation to be constructed by the Galactic Empire. It was significantly larger than its predecessor, measuring over 160 kilometers in diameter, and was built after the destruction of the first Death Star at the Battle of Yavin.
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Can Darth Vader destroy a planet?

A new canon story reveals Sith sabotage. It's no secret that Darth Vader was no fan of the Death Star. As he said in Star Wars: A New Hope: "The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force."
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How was the Death Star 2 built so fast?

The Imps literally carved a tunnel through hyperspace, from the Core to Endor. Whilst it took hours or even days to transport building materials through hyperspace to get to Geonosis, it took far less time with the direct route made by the Empire.
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Is Starkiller Base stronger than the Death Star?

The 2015 film The Force Awakens introduced Starkiller Base, a planet converted by the First Order into a superweapon. While more powerful and technologically advanced than both Death Stars, being capable of destroying entire planetary systems, it is destroyed by the Resistance.
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Can the Death Star jump to hyperspace?

So, the Death Star didn't jump to hyperspace because Tarkin and others in charge still didn't think the Rebel fighters were a threat, even once they figured out what the Rebels were trying to do in the trench.
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Was the Death Star a mistake?

The Death Star Was Palpatine's Second Huge Mistake. According to experts, the Empire was in great shape before making a ludicrous, predictably disastrous blunder.
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Was the Death Star bigger than the moon?

That's larger than the moons of Mars, but tiny compared to our own Moon, which has a diameter of about 3,400 km. If the Death Star orbited Earth at the same distance as our Moon, it would have the same apparent size as Venus at it's brightest. In other words, it would look like a bright planet rather than a moon.
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How big is the Death Star actually?

In short, don't count on it happening anytime soon: The actual size of the Death Star, according to their estimations, is close to 120 to 160 kilometers in diameter, and would cost the equivalent of 18 quadrillion dollars to build.
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How large is the Millennium Falcon?

The model, which took three months to construct, weighed over 25 long tons (25 t), measured 65 feet (20 m) in diameter and 20 feet (6.1 m) high, and used compressed air hover pads for up to 1.5 inches (38 mm) of hover-height movement around the set.
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Who was the strongest Sith?

1. Darth Sidious (Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace) Truly, the most powerful Sith Lord was Darth Sidious, better known in his public persona of Chancellor (later Emperor) Palpatine. Through cunning and manipulation, Sidious killed his master to claim the mantle of Dark Lord of the Sith.
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What is Darth Vader's greatest feat?

Star Wars fans had better be sitting down, because Darth Vader's comic book just revealed the single greatest feat that the Sith Lord ever achieved - finally tearing down the wall between the living and the dead.
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How big is the third Death Star?

Like its immediate predecessor, the Death Star III would be approximately 900 kilometers in diameter, made of quadanium steel, and equally divided into two hemispheres, themselves each subdivided into twelve zones.
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Which Death Star was more powerful?

The Death Star II was only partially completed when the Rebels destroyed it, but it was still one of the most powerful weapons in Star Wars.
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Who destroyed the 2nd Death Star?

This improvisation gave Rebel ground forces more time, and Han was eventually able to destroy Death Star II's shield generator. Lando and Wedge Antilles (in an X-wing) both flew inside the superstructure, knocking out its main reactor and finally destroying Death Star II.
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What is the smallest ship in Star Wars?

Produced by Kuat Drive Yards for the Imperial Navy, the Vigil class was considered the smallest vessel in the iconic Star Destroyer line of ships. With a dagger-shaped hull, heavy armament, and relatively large crew complement for its class, the Vigil class shared many iconic design features of a true destroyer.
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How big is Supreme Leader snoke's ship?

A capital ship built on a nearly unimaginable scale, the Supremacy is a vast flying wing more than 60 kilometers wide. In addition to being a warship with enormous firepower, it serves Supreme Leader Snoke as throne room and the First Order as mobile capital.
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What is the most powerful ship in Sci Fi?

The term “Super Star Destroyer” is actually used loosely throughout the Star Wars saga, and refers to a large selection of vessels, all of different classes, which are all around 19 km in length. The Executor class, however, is the longest and most powerful of them all.
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