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OBJECT TYPE
10 MM/EPHEMERIS
DATE
1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1994.0008.001
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
TRANSIT 2A
LOCATION
Unknown

More Information


General Information

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

Dimensions

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

Length
N/A
Width
9.4 cm
Height
1.4 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
C.1960
Canada
THE RECEIVER CARRIED BY THE TRANSIT 2-A SATELLITE WAS THE FIRST CANADIAN-BUILT HARDWARE TO GO INTO ORBIT. IN ADDITION TO IMPORTANT DATA, THIS EXPERIMENT PROVIDED EXPERIENCE IN ACQUIRING DATA FROM A SATELLITE & SERVED AS A PRECEDENT FOR SUBSEQUENT CANADA-U.S. COLLABORATIVE OPERATIONS.
Function
ARCHIVAL FILM OF EPHEMERIS DATA OBTAINED FROM AN EXPERIMENTAL COSMIC NOISE RECEIVER FLOWN ON A SATELLITE.
Technical
THE DATA ON THIS TAPE WAS USED IN THE DESIGN OF THE SOUND TRANSMITTER OF THE ALOUETTE I SPACECRAFT. THE TRANSMITTER HAD TO HAVE SUFFICIENT POWER THAT AN ECHO PULSE FROM THE IONOSPHERE COULD BE DETECTED OVER THE COSMIC RADIO NOISE LEVEL ABOVE THE IONOSPHERE. THERECEIVER ON THE TRANSIT 2-A MEASURED THAT LEVEL, ENABLING THE ALOUETTE TRANSMITTER TO BE DESIGNED ACCORDINGLY.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
CW ATTACHED TAG READING `EPHEMERIS FOR/ SATELLITE 1960 ETA I/ (TRANSIT 2A)/ from (DR Guier APL)
Missing
N/A
Finish
GREY REEL
Decoration
N/A

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