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OBJECT TYPE
SOLAR CELL/SATELLITE
DATE
1970–1979
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1989.0038.001
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
CTS/HERMES/ 51041E 391-1
LOCATION
Unknown

More Information


General Information

Serial #
105
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
METAL EXTERIOR PANEL & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC INTERIOR INSULATIONCOVERING & PARTS.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
70.0 cm
Width
66.2 cm
Height
10.5 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
Unknown
Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
Period
CTS/HERMES PROGRAM WAS INITIATED IN 1971 & SATELLITE OPERATED FROM JAN. 17, 1976 TO NOV. 24, 1979.
Canada
IDENTICAL TO ONES USED ON CTS/HERMES SATELLITE, WHICH WAS CANADIAN DESIGNED & BUILT SPACECRAFT WHICH EXPLORED USE OF HIGH POWERTRANSPONDERS AT HIGHER FREQUENCIES TO EXPAND COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES IN NORTHERN AREAS OF CANADA.
Function
SATELLITE BODY PANEL CONTAINING SOLAR CELLS WHICH CONVERTED SUNLIGHT INTO ELECTRICAL POWER TO POWER SATELLITE DURING EARLY PART OF LAUNCH PHASE (REF 1)
Technical
SOLAR CELLS WERE MAIN SOURCE OF POWER FOR CANADIAN SPACECRAFT. THEY ARE MADE FROM SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL FORMED IN A N ON P JUNCTION; WHEN ILLUMINATED WITH LIGHT, ELECTRICAL ENERGY IS PRODUCED (REF 1).
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
HANDWRITTEN ADHESIVE LABEL READING 'SPAR/ SER# 105/ 51041E 391-1'/ TAG READING 'SPAR AEROSPACE PRODUCTS LTD./ IDENTIFICATION & TRACEABILITY TAG/ NAME: E/W PANEL P.N.: 51041E385-1 REV. C/ DS: 28317 S/N 105/ DATE 22 AUG 74'/ ON EXTERIOR, ADHESIVE LABEL READING '51041E385-1/ REV-C/ S/N 107' (WITH SER. NO. CROSSED OUT)'/ EXTERIOR ADHESIVE LABEL READING '#105-1/ PROD #2'/ GREEN LABEL READING 'CTS/ FLIGHT'/ RED PAINTED LETTERING ON EXTERIOR READING 'REMOVE THIS COVER/ PRIOR TO TEST'/ HUMIDITY INDICATOR CARD ATTACHED TO EXTERIOR.
Missing
N/A
Finish
WHITE PAINTED EXTERIOR/ BROWN INTERIOR COVERING/ MULTI- COLOURED SYNTHETIC PARTS.
Decoration
N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Panel, solar, between 1970–1979, Artifact no. 1989.0038, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1989.0038.001/

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