General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL MODEL & MOUNT/ WOOD BASE

Dimensions

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

Length

49.5 cm

Width

13.0 cm

Height

15.0 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

Unknown

Country

Canada

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

CTS/HERMES WAS JOINT DOC-NASA PROGRAM & SATELLITE WAS DESIGNED & CONSTRUCTED BY CANADIANI NDUSTRY & GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. IT WAS USED FOR SCIENTIFIC & TECHNOLOGICAL, SPACE TECHNOLOGY & COMMUNICATIONS EXPERIMENTS IN EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ETC. IN CANADA'S REMOTE NORTHERN AREAS (REF 1)

Function

DISPLAY MODEL OF EXPERIMENTAL SATELLITE DESIGNED TO MAKE POSSIBLE DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH GROUND TERMINALS SO AS TO EVALUATE POSSIBILITIES & IMPACT OF TWO WAY EDUCATIONAL, MEDICINAL, BROADCASTING, & COMMUNITY SERVICES.

Technical

INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY USED IN CTS INCLUDED AN EXTENDIBLEARRAY OF LARGE, LIGHT SOLAR CELLS, A DYNAMIC STABILIZATION SYSTEM ALLOWING SATELLITE TO REMAIN STATIONARY, & A HIGH POWERED 14/12 GHz TRANSPONDER SUBSYSTEM ALLOWING UTILIZATION OF THESE HIGH FREQUENCIES (REF 1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

SIGN ON BASE READING 'HERMES/ COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY/ SATELLITE/ JAN. 1976 NOV. 1979'.

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

PLATED & METALLIC METAL/ BLUE MARKINGS ON SAILS/ WOOD STAINED BROWN.

Decoration

N/A