Digitizer, attitude pulse

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OBJECT TYPE
SATELLITE GROUND CONTROL
DATE
1971
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1986.0028.001
MANUFACTURER
Hughes Aircraft Co.
MODEL
ANIK A
LOCATION
Los Angeles, California, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC DIALS, METERS, CONTROLS/ METAL EQUIPMENT RACK

Dimensions

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

Length
54.5 cm
Width
48.0 cm
Height
13.2 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
Hughes Aircraft
Country
United States of America
State/Province
California
City
Los Angeles

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
NOV. 1972 TO 1985?
Canada
WITH THE LAUNCH OF ANIK A-1 IN NOV. 1972 CANADA BECAME THE FIRST COUNTRY TO OPERATE A COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, PROVIDING SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS THROUGH NUMEROUS EARTH STATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY (2)
Function
USED TO PROCESS SENSOR TELEMETRY TRAIN FROM SATELLITE TRANSMITTER
Technical
FIRST DOMESTIC COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM BASED ON A GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE (2)
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
black lettering reading 'ATTITUDE PULSE DIGITIZER' & for control functions/ white lettering on dial/ orange part no. decals reading "HUGHES AIRCRAFT COMPANY"
Missing
N/A
Finish
LIGHT GREY ENAMEL PAINTED CASING FRONT/ BLACK DIALS& METERS/ WHITE & GREY BUTTONS/ WHITE, RED, YELLOW & ORANGE BUTTONS/ BRUSHED METAL HANDLES/ MOUNTED IN LIGHT BLUE ENAMEL PAINTED RACK WITH LIGHT GREY ENAMEL FRONT
Decoration
RACK FRONT HAS BLACK SYNTHETIC & BRUSHED METAL OUTER FRAME & SKY BLUE SYNTHETIC INNER FRAME & BLACK LETTERED WHITE SIGN READING "THE ANIK A-1 GROUND CONTROL EQUIPMENT/USED BY TELESAT CANADA DURING THE/ANIK A-1 LAUNCH MISSION IN 1972 AND/SUBSEQUENT YEARS OF COMMERCIAL SERVICE"

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