Wave guide
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- OBJECT TYPE
- 12.200 GHZ
- DATE
- 1990
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.0021.001
- MANUFACTURER
- SPAR AEROSPACE LTD.
- MODEL
- ANIK E/ 49671-3263957-1 W2-2
- LOCATION
- Canada
More Information
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
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SPAR AEROSPACE LTD., Wave guide, circa 1990, Artifact no. 1992.0021, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0021.001/
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