Blanket, thermal

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OBJECT TYPE: satellite/sample
DATE: 2006
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2008.0511.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Radarsat 2
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Mutliple layers of metallic and synthetic materials

Dimensions

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

Length: 15.8 cm
Width: 15.3 cm
Height: 7.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Space Technology
Category: Earth observation
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 2006+
Canada: This item came from the David Florida Laboratory, which is the Canadian Space Agency's spacecraft assembly, integration and testing centre, in Shirleys Bay [just west of Ottawa]. It is a sample of the thermal protective covering used on the Canadian earth observation satellite Radarsat 2. Launched in December 2007, this commercial radar satellite is used in marine surveillance, ice monitoring, disaster management, environmental monitoring, resource management and mapping in Canada and around the world. This project was a collaboration between government and industry. MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) owns and operates the satellite and ground segment. The Canadian Space Agency helped fund the construction and launch of the satellite and will recover this investment through the supply of RADARSAT-2 data to the Government of Canada during the lifetime of the mission.
Function: A sample of the protective covering of the Radarsat 2 satellite, deigned to provide a barrier around the spacecraft to keep heat in and/or out and so maintain thermal stabilization.
Technical: An example of the kind of materials used circa 2006 to protect satellites from excess heat.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Gold, silver and copper coloured metallic sheets/ White synthetic
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Blanket, thermal, 2006, Artifact no. 2008.0511, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2008.0511.001/

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