Sensor electronics, earth
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- OBJECT TYPE
- FLIGHT SPARE/NON-SPINNING
- DATE
- 1973
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1988.0044.001
- MANUFACTURER
- TRW Systems Group
- MODEL
- CTS/HERMES/ 270524-1 A6
- LOCATION
- Redondo Beach, California, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 2
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal casing & parts/synthetic parts.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 19.2 cm
- Width
- 15.2 cm
- Height
- 10.0 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
- 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
-
Electronics assembly to operate Earth Sensor Heads (880042-880043), which are primary attitude control sensors in non-spinning operational phase ofsatellite's mission. - Technical
-
ACS was design innovation which maintained spacecraft infixed position and orientation with respect to the Earth, allowing spacecraft power to be supplied by solar cells on flexible sails. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Platereading: 'SPAR AEROSPACE PRODUCTS LIMITED/TORONTO ONTARIO CANADA/CTS-NON SPINNING EARTH SENSOR - ELECTRONICS/MFR. NAME TRW SYSTEMS GROUP,RENDONDO BEACH, CALIF. U.S.A./MFR. P/N 270524-1 A6 SPAR P/N 61043D1-17/MFR S/N 002 SPAR S/N 010/DATE OF MFR. SEPT. 1973 SPAR SPEC SG.215'/white lettering on casing reading: 'J1', 'J2', 'J4'/labels reading: 'ACCEPTED/9-29-75' & 'FLIGHT CERTIFIED/10/10/5'/parts stamped 'ITT CANNON' with part nos. & patent no.
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Flat black painted casing/plated and gold coloured parts/white synthetic.
- Decoration
- N/A
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TRW Systems Group, Sensor electronics, earth, 1973, Artifact no. 1988.0044, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0044.001/
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