Panel, solar

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OBJECT TYPE
SOLAR CELL/SATELLITE/15 V
DATE
1959–1962
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1993.0038.001
MANUFACTURER
DND DRB DRTE
MODEL
ALOUETTE 1
LOCATION
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
ALUMINUM 'HEXCELL' HONEYCOMB SUBSTRATE (FOR STRENGTH & LIGHTNESS)/ SYNTHETIC SOLAR CELLS

Dimensions

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

Length
25.6 cm
Width
22.9 cm
Height
1.7 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
Defence CA
Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
City
Ottawa

Context

Country
North America
State/Province
Unknown
Period
1962 - ALOUETTE 1 WAS LAUNCHED SEPT. 29, 1962 & OPERATED UNTIL 1972
Canada
PANEL FROM ORIGINAL ALOUETTE SATELLITE, REMOVED WHEN DAMAGED 3 DAYS BEFORE LAUNCH. ALOUETTE 1 WAS CANADA'S FIRST SPACECRAFT, FIRST TO BE DESIGNED & BUILT BY OTHERNATION THAN USA OR USSR.
Function
A SATELLITE BODY PANEL WITH SOLAR CELLS WHICH CONVERTED SUNLIGHT INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY TO POWER SPACECRAFT.
Technical
EXAMPLE OF SOLAR CELL PANEL DEVELOPED FOR ALOUETTE SATELLITE
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
N/A
Missing
N/A
Finish
UNFINISHED ALUMINUM/ BLACK SOLAR CELLS
Decoration
N/A

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DND DRB DRTE, Panel, solar, between 1959–1962, Artifact no. 1993.0038, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1993.0038.001/

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