Antenna shroud

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OBJECT TYPE: STEM
DATE: 1964–1971
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0028.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: ISIS
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL WITH SMALL SYNTHETIC TUBE

Dimensions

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

Length: 16.0 cm
Width: 14.3 cm
Height: 28.5 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: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: STEM ANTENNAS WERE USED IN ISIS 1 LAUNCHED JAN. 30, 1969 & ISIS 2 LAUNCHED MARCH 31, 1971
Canada: STEM ANTENNAS WERE USED ON ISIS 1 & 2, LAST OF ALOUETTE-ISIS SERIES OF SUCCESSFUL, INNOVATIVE CANADIAN SATELLITES USED IN PIONEERING IONOSPHERIC STUDIES. STEM ANTENNAS WERE DEVELOPED IN CANADA & USED FIRST IN CANADA ON THESE SATELLITES AS WELL AS MANY U.S. SATELLITES & EARLY MANNED CRAFT, & FOR OTHER APPLICATIONS
Function: CASING FOR DEPLOYABLE ANTENNA OF TYPE USED ON ISIS SATELLITE
Technical: STEM ANTENNAS WERE INVENTED BY NRCC ENGINEER G.J. KLEIN FOR MILITARY AIRCRAFT BEACONS & WERE DEVELOPED BY SPAR AEROSPACE PRODUCTS LTD. FOR SPACE APPLICATIONS. THEY WERE A DESIGN INNOVATION THAT ENABLED SATELLITE SOUNDERS TO HAVEVERY LONG ANTENNAS (UP TO 45 M) REQUIRED FOR NEWLY UTILIZED FREQUENCY RANGES INSTEAD OF MUCH SHORTER ANTENNAS PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: N/A
Finish: PAINTED GOLD WITH METALLIC PARTS
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Antenna shroud, between 1964–1971, Artifact no. 1991.0028, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0028.001/

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