General Information

Serial #

105

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ALUMINUM WITH TIN PLATING/ RUBBER END PROTECTORS

Dimensions

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

Length

33.2 cm

Width

17.7 cm

Height

6.8 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 COMMERICIAL DOMESTIC COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITES.

Function

SECTION OF WAVE GUIDE OF TYPE USED ON ANIK E SATELLITES, PART OF 12.200 GHz TELEMETRY SUBSYSTEM OUTPUT SECTION, FORMING LINK TO SPACECRAFT'S OMNI DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA. RF SIGNAL PIPED THROUGH WAVE GUIDE CARRIED INFORMATION SUCH AS TEMPERATURE, FUEL LOAD, & POSITION OF SATELLITE TO GROUND CONTROLLERS. (1)

Technical

BECAUSE OF WEIGHT & SIZE RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY SPACECRAFT DESIGN, WAVE GUIDE IS MADE OF TIN PLATED THIN WALL ALUMINUM & IS APPROXIMATELY HALF SIZE OF REGULAR WAVE GUIDE USED FOR 12.200 GHz FREQUENCY. FLEXIBILECORRUGATED SECTION ALLOWS FOR SMALL MISALIGNMENTS IN ASSEMBLY TO SATELLITE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

WHITE LETTERING READING '49671-3263957-1 W2-2/ S/N 105/ MFR66544'

Missing

N/A

Finish

PAINTED FLAT BLACK/ METALLIC CONNECTORS

Decoration

N/A