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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1970–1979
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1989.0046.003

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: CTS/HERMES
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALL METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
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: CRC DEVELOPED PROTOTYPE TELEVISION RECEIVE-ONLY (TVRO) GROUND TERMINAL WITH OPTIONAL ANTENNA SIZES OF O.6, O.9, & 1.2 M. THAT WERE USED IN MAJOR DIRECT-TO-HOME BROADCAST EXPERIMENT IN CTS/HERMES PROGRAM. HERMES WAS CANADIAN DESIGNED & BUILT SATELLITE WHICH EXPLORED USE OF HIGH POWERTRANSPONDERS IN HIGHER FREQUENCIES TO TO EXPAND COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES IN NORTHERN AREAS OF CANADA.
Function: USED TO RECEIVE TELEVISION SIGNALS BROADCAST BY CTS/HERMES SATELLITE.
Technical: ANTENNA WAS AMONG FIRST DEVELOPED FOR DEMONSTRATION OF DBS (DIRECT BROADCAST SATELLITE) CONCEPT WITH CTS/HERMES. IT WAS AN INTERIM STAGE BETWEEN 60 CM ANTENNA LIKE 850386 & 1.2 M ANTENNA 890053 (REF 3).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None apparent
Missing: N/A
Finish: WHITE ENAMEL PAINTED
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Bracket part, circa 1970–1979, Artifact no. 1989.0046, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1989.0046.003/

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