General Information

Serial #

17904

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

63.5 cm

Width

48.3 cm

Height

22.1 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

Hughes Aircraft

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

ANIK B SATELLITE WAS LAUNCHED DEC. 15, 1978.

Canada

PRODUCED BY HUGHES AIRCRAFT CO. OF U.S. & WAS PART OF EARTH STATION FOR CANADIANCOMMERCIAL COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE ANIK B.

Function

PART OF TRANSMIT MODULE OF ANIK B SATELLITE EARTH STATION, SERVING AS HIGH POWER AMPLIFIER FOR 14/12 GHz (KU BAND) FREQUENCY TRANSMISSIONS.

Technical

ANIK B WAS DUAL BAND SATELLITE, FIRST IN WORLD TO OPERATE IN BOTH 6/4 GHz (C BAND) & 14/12 GHz (KU BAND)/ TWT'S MADE POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT AT CRC OF PROTOTYPE SATELLITE NEWS GATHERING TERMINAL (SNG) & WAS USED FOR FIRST DBS (DIRECT BROADCAST SATELLITE)/ TWT'S ARE NOW INDUSTRY WIDE STANDARD (REF 3).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE ON BACK READING 'HUGHES/ HUGHES AIRCRAFT COMPANY/ ELECTRON DYNAMICS DIVISION U.S./ RF DRAWER/ MODEL 9225H04R-002/ SER # 17904/ INPUT POWERREQUIRES (VOLTS) 9225H (CYC.) EPC (AMP.)'/ INCISED WHITE LETTERING ON CASING FRONT READING 'HPA SERIES 9200H R.F. SECTION'/ RED IMPRESSION PRINTED LABELS READING 'TUBE D-9740', 'C.R.C. SYSTEM NO. 4', & 'S/N.17904'/ WHITE HAND PRINTEDADHESIVE LABEL READING 'TUBE/ 880N T-9575'/ DECAL READING 'ASSET NUMBER/ 16497/ CRC SHIRLEY BAY'/ INCISED WHITE LETTERING & RED LABEL FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS.

Missing

N/A

Finish

BLUE ENAMEL PAINTED CASING FRONT/ BLACK ENAMEL PAINTED PARTS/ BLACK & WHITE SYNTHETIC/ UNFINISHED & BRUSHED CASING BACK & SIDES.

Decoration

N/A