Blanket, thermal

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OBJECT TYPE
N/A
DATE
1990
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1992.0020.001
MANUFACTURER
SPAR AEROSPACE LTD.
MODEL
ANIK E/ 49671-3281512-501
LOCATION
Canada

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General Information

Serial #
2
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
THERMAL BLANKETS CONSIST OF LAYERS OF VARIOUS MATERIALS: INNER LAYERS ARE MYLAR WITH VACUUM DEPOSITED ALUMINUM (VDA) COATING; OUTER LAYER IS KAPTON WITH INNER VDA COATING & OUTER COATING OFINDIUM TIN OXIDE

Dimensions

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

Length
19.8 cm
Width
19.8 cm
Height
12.8 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
SPAR
Country
Canada
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
Period
ANIK E2 (FIRST ANIK E) WAS LAUNCHED APRIL 4, 1991
Canada
TYPE OF MATERIAL USED ON TELESAT CANADA'S ANIK E SATELLITES. ANIK E2 WAS TELESAT'S 10TH COMMERCIAL DOMESTIC COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE.
Function
PROTECTIVE COVERING FOR UMBILICAL CONNECTOR TOWER ON ANIK E SATELLITE.THERMAL BLANKETS PROVIDE BARRIER AROUND SPACECRAFT TO KEEP HEAT IN & OUT, MAINTAINING THERMAL STABILIZATION OF COMPONENTS. ALSO, INDIUM TIN OXIDE COATING& CONDUCTIVE VELCRO CONNECTORS CREATE EFFECTIVE FARADAY CAGE AROUND SATELLITE TO REDUCE ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PHENOMENA THAT CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS (1).
Technical
Unknown
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
INTERIOR STICKER READING 'TH. BLKT. UMBILICAL CONN./ 49671-3281512-501/ S/N 002'
Missing
N/A
Finish
GOLD COLOURED EXTERIOR WITH SILVER COLOURED TAB & INTERIOR/ WHITE (NON-CONDUCTIVE) & GREY (CONDUCTIVE) VELCRO/ WHITE SYNTHETIC.
Decoration
N/A

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SPAR AEROSPACE LTD., Blanket, thermal, circa 1990, Artifact no. 1992.0020, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0020.001/

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