After the Andor season 2 finale, Star Wars fans are calculating how long the Death Star was actually fully operational – and it was probably only a matter of days

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After nearly two decades of planning, the Death Star had a very short lifespan

Ben Mendelsohn in Andor season 2
(Image credit: Lucasfilm)

Now that Andor season 2 has come to an end on Disney Plus, viewers are doing the math to work out just how long the Death Star was in action (or fully operational, you could say…) – and, well, it's not very long.

The second (and final) season's finale sets up Cassian and co.'s mission to steal the plans for the Death Star, which the Rebellion has learned the existence of thanks to information from Luthen Rael's network of spies over the course of Andor season 2. These plans, which include details of a vulnerability covertly added to the superweapon's design by engineer Galen Erso, allow Luke Skywalker to successfully destroy the Death Star in the final act of Star Wars: A New Hope.

However, when you look at the timeframe of Andor season 2, Rogue One, and A New Hope, it doesn't seem like the Death Star was actually out in the field for very long…

"So, after watching Andor S2, and realizing this show wraps up immediately before [Rogue One]. And now doing the math, if I’m not incorrect The Death Star only operated for less than a month, after over a decade of construction Right?" one fan wrote on Reddit.

Emily Garbutt
Emily Garbutt
Entertainment Writer

I’m an Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, covering everything film and TV-related. I help bring you all the latest news, features, and reviews, as well as helming our Big Screen Spotlight column. I’ve previously written for publications like HuffPost and i-D after getting my NCTJ Diploma in Multimedia Journalism.

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