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OBJECT TYPE: 35 MM FILM/IONOGRAM
DATE: 1962
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0007.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: ALOUETTE 1
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC FILM/ METAL REEL & CAN

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 9.7 cm
Height: 4.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Space Technology
Category: Archives
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1962 +
Canada: THE FIRST IONOGRAM FROM THE ALOUETTE I SATELLITE, TAKEN SEPT. 29, 1962, ONE DAY AFTER LAUNCH. THE CANADIAN DESIGNED ALOUETTE I WAS CANADA'S FIRST SPACECRAFT, THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF WHICH WAS STUDY OF THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE OR IONOSPHERE
Function: AN IONOGRAM IS A RECORDING OF DATA FROM AN IONOSPHERIC SOUNDER, THAT SHOWS THE RANGE FROM WHICH ECHOS ARE RECEIVED AS A FUNCTION OF FREQUENCY. DATA FROM THE ALOUETTE TOPSIDE SOUNDER WERE PROCESSED & RECORDED ON 35-MM FILM
Technical: A TOPSIDE SOUNDER WAS THE MAJOR SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT ON THE ALOUETTE I SATELLITE. IT PRODUCED MORE THAN 2 MILLION IONOGRAMS DURING ITS 10-YEAR LIFESPAN, RESULTING IN A VAST INCREASE IN HUMAN KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING OF THE UPPER IONOSPHERE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: HANDWRITTEN IN RED CRAYONON CANNISTER LID `SEPT 2a/ I/ 11:05/ EST'
Missing: N/A
Finish: METALLIC CAN
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Film, 1962, Artifact no. 1994.0007, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0007.001/

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