General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD & METAL FRAME & CASING/ SYNTHETIC PANEL COVERS ON FRONT/ METAL & SYNTHETIC PARTS.

Dimensions

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

Length

289.7 cm

Width

87.7 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

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

ANIK A'S WERE LAUNCHED IN 1972, 1973, & 1975.

Canada

GROUND EQUIPMENT FOR ANIK A SATELLITES, CANADA'S FIRST COMMERCIAL COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITES & WORLD'S FIRST GEOSTATIONARY DOMESTIC COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE.

Function

SATELLITE STATUS BOARD WAS MOUNTED ON WALL OF CONTROL ROOM & ENABLED OPERATORS TO MONITOR STATUS OF 3 ANIK A SATELLITES DURING OPERATION, USING LIGHTS TO DISPLAY INFO. ABOUT CHANNELS BEING USED, PROBLEMS ETC.

Technical

PROBABLY FIRST STATUS BOARD BUILT FOR ANIK A SATELLITES,SUPERCEDED BY STATUS BOARD 900006 WHICH IS CONSTRUCTED IN SAME STYLE AS ANIK B BOARD 900007.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

RED & WHITE DECAL READING 'PROPERTY OF/ TELESAT/ 117549'/ WHITE LETTERING IDENTIFYING STATUS LIGHTS & IN 3 PANELS LABELED 'F-1 SPACECRAFT STATUS', 'F-2 SPACECRAFT STATUS', & 'F-3 SPACECRAFT STATUS'.

Missing

N/A

Finish

LIGHT BLUE & BLACKPAINTED CASING/ 3 BLACK LIGHT PANELS WITH RED & GREEN STATUS LIGHTS & CLEAR SYNTHETIC PANEL COVERS.

Decoration

N/A