General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD BASE & SATELLITE BODY/ SYNTHETIC & METAL PARTS.

Dimensions

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

Length

60.0 cm

Width

60.0 cm

Height

163.0 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

Unknown

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

ACTUAL SATELLITES: LAUNCHED NOV. 1972, APRIL 1973 & MAY 1975, USED UNTIL AT LEAST 1982.

Canada

CANADIAN MANUFACTURED SATELLITE BASED ON AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPED FOR INTELSAT IV SATELLITES, PART OF COMMERICAL SYSTEM OF SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS OPERATED BY TELESAT CANADA.

Function

DISPLAY MODEL OF COMMERCIAL COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE, WITH 12 COMMER- CIAL RADIO-FREQUENCY CHANNELS IN THE 4 & 6 GHz PORTIONS OF THE RADIO SPECTRUM, PROVIDING SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS THROUGH MORE THAN 100 EARTH STATIONS.

Technical

LAUNCH OF FIRST ANIK A SATELLITE (FIRST OF THREE) IN 1972 MADE CANADA THE FIRST COUNTRY TO OPERATE A DOMESTIC COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM BASED ON A GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

GOLD COLOURED METAL PLATE ON BASE WITH INCISED BLACK LETTERING READING 'ANIK I/ 1/3 SCALE'.

Missing

N/A

Finish

SATELLITE SIDES COVERED WITH PURPLE SYNTHETIC? WITH VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL LINES THROUGHOUT/ TOP COVERED WITH METALLITC FOIL/ BLACK AND GOLD PAINTED PARTS/ CLEAR, COLOURLESS SYNTHETIC.

Decoration

TWO STRIPES FORMED BY GOLD TAPE ENCIRCLE SATELLITE BODY.