Target, test
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- OBJECT TYPE
- EARTH SENSOR
- DATE
- 1973
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1988.0047.001
- MANUFACTURER
- SPAR AEROSPACE PRODUCTS LTD.
- MODEL
- CTS/HERMES/ 71043J117-1
- LOCATION
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 1
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal casing & parts/synthetic parts/glass.
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
- 14.3 cm
- Height
- 23.4 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
- SPAR
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Used in program for innovative communications technology satellite (Hermes) designed and built in Canada. - Function
-
Test target to simulate earth for earth sensor testing prior to satellite launch. - 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
- Plate reading: 'SPAR AEROSPACE PRODUCTS LIMITED/TORONTO ONTARIO CANADA/CTS ACS TEST SET NESA TEST TARGET/MFR. NAME SPAR', 'SPAR P/N 71043J117-1', 'SPAR S/N 001', & 'DATE OF MFR. APRIL 20 1973'/blue impression printed labels for controls/handwritten label reading: '#1'/black lettering on part reading: 'J.T. SLOCOMB CO./GLASTONBURY CONN. U.S.A.'/blue lettering on part reading: 'UNISLIDE/VELMEX,INC./EAST BLOOMBIELD/HOLCOMB, N.Y. 14469', 'MADE/IN U.S.A.', & 'A1500'.
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Black enamel painted casing/plated and brushed parts/greypainted scale/black and red synthetic.
- Decoration
- N/A
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SPAR AEROSPACE PRODUCTS LTD., Target, test, 1973, Artifact no. 1988.0047, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0047.001/
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