General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ALL METAL/ FELT PADDING UNDER BASE/ WOOD CARRYING CASE WITH PLASTIC HANDLE, METAL HARDWARE & FOAM PADDING.

Dimensions

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

Length

32.0 cm

Width

32.0 cm

Height

36.8 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

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

C. 1962+

Canada

MODEL OF ALOUETTE SATELLITE OWNED BY J.H. CHAPMANWHO WAS ALOUETTE-ISISPROGRAM COORDINATOR. ALOUETTE 1 & 2 WERE CANADA'S FIRST SPACECRAFT. THEY BROUGHT CANADA INTO SPACE AGE & PROVIDED IMPETUS FOR DEVELOP- MENT OF CANADIAN SPACE INDUSTRY, WHICH PROVIDED SOME COMPONENTS.

Function

SMALL SCALE DISPLAY MODEL OF ALOUETTE 1? SPACECRAFT. ALOUETTE 1 & 2 WERE SCIENTIFIC SATELLITES WITH IONOSPHERIC SOUNDERS USED TO TAKE SOUNDINGS OF UPPER IONOSPHERE & TRANSMIT DATA TO EARTH STATIONS.

Technical

ALOUETTE WAS SOPHISTICATED SATELLITE FOR ITS TIME, CHARACTERIZED BY ITS USE OF TRANSISTOR ELECTRONICS, SOLAR CELLS, NICKEL CADMIUMBATTERIES, STEM ANTENNAS, & HIGH RELIABILITY DUE TO BACKUP INSTRUMENTATION. THEY GAVE CANADA KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE TO DEVELOP LATER ISIS, HERMES & ANIK SATELLITES.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

WHITE LETTERING INCISED IN BASE READING 'ALOUETTE' & 'LAUNCHED SEPT. 28-1962'/ PAPER LABEL ON CASE READING 'DR. J.H. CHAPMAN/ DEFENCE RESEARCHTELECOMMUNICATIONS/ SHIRLEY BAY OTTAWA'.

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE.

Finish

GREY PAINTED BASE/ PLATED STAND/ GREEN FELT/ PLATED & GRAY PAINTED? SATELLITE MODEL/ VARNISHED WOOD CASE EXTERIOR WITH WHITE PAINTED INTERIOR, GRAY & YELLOW PADDING, BLACK HANDLE & GOLD PAINTED HARDWARE.

Decoration

N/A