General Information

Serial #

T-2638

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METALLIC OUTER SHELL, COMPONENT CASINGS, ANTENNAS & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS Satellite weight - 152 kg (335 lbs) Cradle weight - 113 kg (250 lbs)

Dimensions

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

Length

153.0 cm

Width

116.0 cm

Height

136.0 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

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

ALOUETTE PROGRAMME BEGAN IN 1959; ALOUETTE 1 OPERATED FROM 1962 TO 1972 & ALOUETTE 2 FROM 1965 TO 1975.

Canada

ALOUETTE 1 & 2 WERE CANADA'S FIRST SPACECRAFT, FIRST TO BE DESIGNED & BUILT BY OTHER NATION THAN USA OR USSR. THEY BROUGHT CANADA INTO SPACE AGE & PROVIDED IMPETUS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF CANADIAN SPACE INDUSTRY, WHICH PROVIDED SOME COMPONENTS. THEIR PIONEERING IONOSPHERIC STUDIES HELPED IMPROVE CDN COMMUNICATIONS.

Function

THIS ENGINEERING MODEL OR PROTOTYPE SATELLITE WAS USED FOR VIBRATION, THERMAL VACUUM, CENTRIFUGAL & SOLAR SIMULATION TESTS BEFORE LAUNCH OF ALOUETTE 1. ALOUETTE 1 & 2 WERE SCIENTIFIC SATELLITES WITH IONOSPHERIC SOUNDERS USED TO TAKE SOUNDINGS OF UPPER IONOSPHERE & TRANSMIT DATA TO EARTH STATIONS (4).

Technical

ALOUETTE WAS SOPHISTICATED SATELLITE FOR ITS TIME, CHARACTERIZED BY ITS USE OF TRANSISTOR ELECTRONICS, SOLAR CELLS, NICKEL CADMIUMBATTERIES, STEM ANTENNAS, & HIGH RELIABILITY DUE TO BACKUP INSTRUMENTATION. THEY GAVE CANADA KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE TO DEVELOP LATER ISIS, HERMES & ANIK SATELLITES FOR SCIENTIFIC, EXPERIMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS & DOMESTIC COMMUNICATIONS RESPECTIVELY.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE EXCEPT FOR PARTICLE DETECTOR DETACHED STORED SEPARATELY.

Finish

BLACK THERMAL PANELS FORM EXTERIOR TOP & BOTTOM/ METALLICEXTERIOR PANELS COVERED WITH BLUE-BLACK SOLAR CELLS/ BLACK ENAMEL PAINTED METALCAPS ON METALLIC & GOLD COLOURED ANTENNA TUBES/ METALLIC BOX FRAMES, WITH DISCOLOURED FOAM PADDING.

Decoration

N/A