Sensor head, earth
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ENGINEERING MODEL/NON-SPINNING
- DATE
- 1973
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1988.0042.001
- MANUFACTURER
- TRW Systems Group
- MODEL
- CTS/HERMES/ 270486-1
- LOCATION
- Redondo Beach, California, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 1
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal casing/metal and synthetic parts/glass.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 16.6 cm
- Width
- 11.5 cm
- Height
- 10.1 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
- TRW
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- California
- City
- Redondo Beach
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Part of innovative communications technology satellite (Hermes) designed and built in Canada. - Function
-
Primary attitude control sensors in non-spinning or operational phase of satellite's mission. - Technical
-
ACS was design innovation which maintained spacecraft infixed position & orientation with respect to the Earth, allowing spacecraft power to be supplied by solar cells on flexible sails. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Decal reading: 'TRW SYSTEMS/ONE SPACE PARK - RONDONDO BEACH, CALI- FORNIA/SENSOR HEAD ASSEMBLY/PN 270486-1 SER. NO. 001/WT 2.74, MOD. NO. N/C/ CONTR.NO. SPAR61043D1-7 U.S.'/stamped in black 'J3' and 'NOT FOR FLIGHT USE'/ cwpaper inventory label indicating: 'ENGINEERING MODEL, N.E.S.A. SENSOR HEAD/ stamped 'ITT' with part nos.
- Missing
- No known missing parts.
- Finish
- Flat black, gold coloured, and metallic casing/red, w white, and beige synthetic.
- Decoration
- N/A
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TRW Systems Group, Sensor head, earth, circa 1973, Artifact no. 1988.0042, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0042.001/
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