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OBJECT TYPE
SATELLITE GROUND CONTROL
DATE
1971
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1986.0029.001
MANUFACTURER
Hughes Aircraft Co.
MODEL
ANIK A
LOCATION
Los Angeles, California, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #
4
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC DIALS, METERS, CONTROLS & PARTS/ 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 COUNTRY (2)
Function
USED TO SET UP, TRANSMIT, CONFIRM ACCURACY OF & EXECUTE SATELLITE COMMAND SEQUENCES
Technical
FIRST DOMESTIC COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM BASED ON A GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE (2)
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
black lettering reading "COMMAND GENERATOR" & for control functions/ white lettering on dial/ orange decals on parts reading "HUGHES AIRCRAFT COMPANY"/ red impression printed label reading "CMD GEN SN 004"
Missing
N/A
Finish
LIGHT GREYENAMEL PAINTED CASING FRONT/ BLACK DIALS & METERS/ WHITE & GREY BUTTONS/ PLATED LOCK/ 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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