Array orientation electronics

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OBJECT TYPE: FLIGHT SPARE
DATE: 1975
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0049.001

MANUFACTURER: SPAR AEROSPACE PRODUCTS LTD.
MODEL: CTS/HERMES/ 51042E696-3
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 100
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: 17.0 cm
Width: 11.0 cm
Height: 23.7 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: SPAR
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

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 array-tracking sun sensor.
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: Plate reading 'SPAR AEROSPACE PRODUCTS LIMITED/TORONTO ONTARIO CANADA/ARRAY ORIENTATION ELECTRONICS - UNIT MC'/MFR. NAME SPAR; 'SPAR P/N 51042E696-3', 'SPAR S/N 100', & 'DATE OF MFR. MARCH 1975 SPAR SPEC. CRC.SS-07-08'/white lettering on casing reading: 'J28', 'J25', 'J29', 'J28A', 'J26', 'J27'/parts marked 'ITT' and 'MCDM' with part nos.
Missing: N/A
Finish: Black enamel painted casing/plated & gold coloured parts/red, white, and grey synthetic/red rubber?
Decoration: N/A

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SPAR AEROSPACE PRODUCTS LTD., Array orientation electronics, 1975, Artifact no. 1988.0049, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0049.001/

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