Antenna

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OBJECT TYPE
STEM/SOUNDER/SATELLITE
DATE
1962–1966
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1985.0393.001
MANUFACTURER
SPAR AEROSPACE PRODUCTS LTD.
MODEL
ALOUETTE 2
LOCATION
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
2
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
ALUMINUM CASING/ METAL(BERYLLIUM-COPPER?) ANTENNA/ SYNTHETIC PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length
49.6 cm
Width
14.0 cm
Height
14.5 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Space Technology
Category
Space science
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
SPAR
Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
City
Toronto

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Unknown
Period
Unknown
Canada
INVENTED BY NRC FOR MILITARY PURPOSES & DEVELOPEDBY SPAR FOR SPACE APPLICATIONS, STEM ANTENNAS WERE USED FIRST IN CANADA ON ALOUETTE-ISIS SATELLITES AS WELL AS MANY OTHER SATELLITES & ROCKETS.
Function
ANTENNA OF TYPE USED ON ALOUETTE SATELLITE SOUNDERS TO GATHER DATA FROM IONOSPHERIC SOUNDING ACTIVITIES. THIS DEVELOPMENTAL MODEL DEMONSTRATED FEASIBILITY OF DEPLOYING LONG MONOPOLES FOR USE AS ANTENNAS ON SATELLITES USINGNEW STEM MATERIAL.
Technical
STEM ANTENNAS WERE DESIGN INNOVATION THAT ENABLED SATELLITE SOUNDERS TO HAVE VERY LONG ANTENNAS NEEDED FOR NEWLY UTILIZED FREQUENCIES. STEM ANTENNAS WERE DEPLOYED ON ALOUETTE-ISIS SATELLITES AS CROSSED DIPOLES. STEM CONCEPT HAS SINCE BEEN APPLIED TO BOOMS, EXTENDIBLE ARMS, & OTHER USES.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
N/A
Missing
N/A
Finish
UNFINISHED CASING/ PLATED PARTS/ WHITE, BLACK, RED, & ORANGE SYNTHETIC
Decoration
N/A

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SPAR AEROSPACE PRODUCTS LTD., Antenna, between 1962–1966, Artifact no. 1985.0393, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0393.001/

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