The I-s3a solar ionization reactor was a model of reactor used in Sienar Fleet Systems's TIE/ln space superiority starfighter to power a pair of P-s5.6 twin ion engines. Ship designer Raith Sienar also used this pairing in the prototype TIE Advanced x1 that he designed for the Sith Lord Darth Vader.[1]
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The I-s3a solar ionization reactor was mentioned in the new Star Wars canon in the 2015 magazine Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 17.[1] The reactor first appeared in the 1994 Star Wars Legends video game Star Wars: TIE Fighter.[2]
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- Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 17 (Starship Fact File: TIE Advanced x1 Prototype) (First mentioned)