Usta existed as a terrestrial world found in the Usta system. This planet was positioned in the Back Reach section of the Gordian Reach sector, specifically within the Trans-Hydian segment of the Outer Rim Territories. It was connected to both the Barison and the Cometwash systems by the hyperlane called the Feena Run. Energy mining activities were conducted on Usta under the supervision of a collaborative effort between the T'sarki species, who were native to Kalishik, and the inhabitants originating from the Arda system. These operations resulted in the planet becoming scarred and poisoned.
The 2009 publication The Essential Atlas, written by Daniel Wallace and Jason Fry, marked the initial appearance of Usta, locating it within grid coordinate Q-6.