Magnetometer
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ATTITUDE/SINGLE AXIS/ROCKET
- DATE
- 1976
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1989.0068.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Bristol Aerospace Ltd.
- MODEL
- 690-73-10-2800
- LOCATION
- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 76-09-052
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- SYNTHETIC CASING/ METAL PARTS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 4.2 cm
- Width
- 3.4 cm
- Height
- 2.1 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Space Technology
- Category
- Space science
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Bristol
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Manitoba
- City
- Winnipeg
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Manitoba
- Period
- 1970S & 1980S
- Canada
-
TYPE OF INSTRUMENT USED ON SOUNDING ROCKETS LAUNCHED FROM CHURCHILL, MAN. AS PART OF CANADIAN SOUNDING ROCKET PROGRAM (REF 1) - Function
-
ELECTRONICS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE POWER TO MAGNETOMETER SENSOR. LATTER WAS ONE OF THREE SENSORS OF THIS TYPE FLOWN ON ROCKET PAYLOADS TO PROVIDE DATA ON ATTITUDE OF PAYLOAD IN THREE DIMENSIONS RELATIVE TO EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD (REF 1) - Technical
-
ATTITUDE OF PAYLOAD IS VERY IMPORTANT REFERENCE INFORMATION USED BY SCIENTISTS WHEN ANALYSING OTHER UPPER ATMOSPHERE MEASUREMENTS (REF 1) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- DECAL READING 'MFD. BY/ BRISTOL AEROSPACELTD./ WINNIPEG MANITOBA CANADA/ MAG. (Elect)/ Pt. No. 690-73-10-2800/ SER No. 76-09-052'/ o/p 0.2-4.8 VDC'.
- Missing
- Unknown.
- Finish
- BLACK & BROWN SYNTHETIC/ GOLD COLOURED METAL
- Decoration
- N/A
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