Cell, battery

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OBJECT TYPE: NICKEL CADMIUM
DATE: 1968–1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0400.001

MANUFACTURER: Sonotone Corp.
MODEL: ISIS
LOCATION: Elmsford, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 590
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING

Dimensions

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

Length: 8.0 cm
Width: 5.0 cm
Height: N/A
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: SONOTONE
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Elmsford

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1964-1980 (ISIS I DEV'T BEGAN IN MARCH 1964, ISIS I & II OPERATED FROM JAN 1969 & MARCH 1971 RESPECTIVELY
Canada: PART FOR ISIS I OR II EXPLORATORY SATELLITE, THIRD & FOURTH OF FOUR CANADIAN DESIGNED 7 BUILT ALOUETTE-ISIS SATELLITES USED FOR PIONEERING IONOSPHERIC STUDIES, PART OF CANADA'S FIRST SPACE PROGRAM, WHICH HELPED TO STIMULATE DEVELOPMENT OF CANADIAN SPACE TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY.
Function: POWER SOURCE FOR OPERATION OF ISIS SATELLITES IN ECLIPSE
Technical: CELLS WERE MANUFACTURED IN U.S. TO DETAILED CANADIAN SPECIFICATIONS RESULTING DIRECTLY FROM TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPED IN CANADA TO OVERCOME PROBLEMS WITH USE OF NICKEL CADMIUM BATTERIES IN CANADIAN ARCTIC.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED '590'
Missing: N/A
Finish: PLATED
Decoration: N/A

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Sonotone Corp., Cell, battery, between 1968–1970, Artifact no. 1985.0400, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0400.001/

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