General Information

Serial #

1

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal casing covered with plastic adhesive tape?/ 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

17.0 cm

Height

9.7 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 or operational phaseof 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/ONESPACE PARK-REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA/CTS ESA-N ELECTRONICS/PN 270524-1 SER. NO.001/WT 2.59 MOD. NO. N/C /CONTR. NO. SPAR 61043D1-1 U.S.'/stamped on casing in black 'NOT FOR FLIGHT USE', 'J1', 'J2', 'J4'/parts stamped 'ITT' and 'ITT CANNON' with part nos. & patent nos.

Missing

N/A

Finish

Metallic casing covered with clear yellow plastic/gold coloured & metallic parts/white & grey synthetic.

Decoration

N/A