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OBJECT TYPE
ENGINEERING MODEL/EXPERIMENTAL/COMMUNICATIONS/GEOSTATIONARY/3 AXIS STABILIZED
DATE
1976
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1982.0655.001
MANUFACTURER
SPAR AEROSPACE PRODUCTS LTD.
MODEL
CTS/HERMES
LOCATION
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #
T-8789
Part Number
1
Total Parts
2
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
METAL OUTER SHELL, COMPONENT CASINGS & DECK, & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
180.0 cm
Width
154.0 cm
Height
203.0 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Space Technology
Category
Communications
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
SPAR
Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
City
Toronto

Context

Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
Period
HERMES PROGRAMME BEGAN IN 1971 & SATELLITE WAS LAUNCHED IN JAN. 1976, OPERATING UNTIL NOV. 1979.
Canada
CANADIAN DESIGNED & BUILT EXPERIMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE, USED IN EXPERIMENTS IN EXTENDING COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TO CANADA'S REMOTE NORTHERN AREAS. IT ENABLED CANADIAN SPACE INDUSTRYTO EXPAND ITS CAPABILITIES IN BUILDING THIS MORE COMPLEX (THAN ALOUETTE & ISIS)SATELLITE.
Function
ENGINEERING MODEL USED IN CONSTRUCTION & IN SIMULATED ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING OF HERMES SATELLITE. CTS WAS EXPERIMENTAL SATELLITE DESIGNED TO MAKE POSSIBLE DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH GROUND TERMINALS & CONDUCT FIELD TRIALS OF TWO WAY EDUCATIONAL, MEDICAL, BROADCASTING, & COMMUNITY SERVICES.
Technical
IN ITS TIME, HERMES WAS MOST THE POWERFUL COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE IN THE WORLD WITH ITS 200 WATT TRANSMITTER. OTHER INNOVATIONS INCLUDED EXTENDIBLE ARRAY OF SOLAR CELLS TO GENERATE HIGH POWER, SYSTEM OF STABILIZING SPACECRAFT IN 3 AXES, NEW DESIGN OF TRAVELLING WAVE TUBE, & USE OF NEW HIGH FREQUENCY KU BAND (14/12 GHZ).
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
PLATE ON WHEELED BASE READING 'COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY/ SATELLITEPROJECT/ COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH CENTRE, OTTAWA CANADA/ PART NAME UNIVERSAL ADAPTER/ PART NO. E002-07/ SPAR AEROSPACE PRODUCTS LTD./ 825 CALEDONIA RD. TORONTO 395/ ONTARIO, CANADA/ MANUFACT. PART NO. 71044E3-11/ SERIAL NO. 3'.
Missing
CASING PARTS/ SOLAR ARRAYS OR SAILS.
Finish
METALLIC CASING, LARGELY COVERED WITH GOLD FOIL THERMAL BLANKET & SMALL SECTIONS OF SILVER FOIL/ BLUE-BLACK SOLAR CELLS/ METALLIC RED, GREY ENAMEL & PLATED EXTERIOR PARTS/ INTERIOR HAS BLACK DECK WITH GOLD, GREY & BLACK COMPONENT CASINGS & MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC PARTS.
Decoration
N/A

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