General Information

Serial #

A144

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL

Dimensions

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

Length

9.3 cm

Width

3.3 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

1960'S (ALOUETTE SATELLITE DEV'T BEGAN IN 1959, ALOUETTE I OPERATED FROM SEPT 1962 TO SEPT. 1972)

Canada

PART FOR ALOUETTE I EXPLORATORY SATELLITE, FIRST CANADIAN DESIGNED & BUILT SPACECRAFT, FIRST OF FOUR ALOUETTE-ISIS SATELLITES USED FOR PIONEERING IONOSPHERIC STUDIES, PART OF THIS COUNTRY'S FIRST SPACE PROGRAM, WHICH HELPED TO STIMULATE DEVELOPMENT OF CANADIAN SPACE TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY.

Function

USED TO POWER ALOUETTE I SATELLITE DURING 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 'A144'

Missing

N/A

Finish

BRUSHED METAL

Decoration

N/A