Reflector, antenna
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- OBJECT TYPE
- KU-BAND
- DATE
- 1987
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1994.0014.001
- MANUFACTURER
- SPAR AEROSPACE LTD.
- MODEL
- ANIK E
- LOCATION
- Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- SYNTHETIC & METAL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 234.0 cm
- Width
- 210.5 cm
- Height
- 34.0 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
- Quebec
- City
- Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- LATE 1980'S
- Canada
-
SPACE TECHNOLOGY MADE FOR CANADIAN MANUFACTURER SPAR FOR CANADIAN ANIK E COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE - Function
-
THE REFLECTOR ON BOARD THE SPACECRAFT INTERCEPTS SIGNALS FROM EARTH & FOCUSES THEM AT THE FOCAL POINT FOR THE ANTENNA HORNS, OR IT CAN COLLIMATE THE SIGNALS TRANSMITTED FROM THE HORNS TO ILLUMINATE A SPECIFIC AREA OF EARTH. - Technical
-
REFLECTOR HAS 2 SURFACES, 1 SUPERIMPOSED ON OTHER, 1 WITH HORIZONTAL POLARIZATION & 1 WITH VERTICAL, EACH LINED WITH PARALLEL GRID. SINCE THE GRIDS HAVE ORTHOGONAL POLARIZATION, THEY CAN BE PLACED ON TOP OF EACH OTHER WITHOUT REDUCING PERFORMANCE. THUS 2 ANTENNASCAN SHARE THE SAME APERTURE & DEPLOYMENT MECHANISM. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- BROWN & WHITE/ METALLIC PARTS
- Decoration
- N/A
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SPAR AEROSPACE LTD., Reflector, antenna, 1987, Artifact no. 1994.0014, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0014.001/
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