Solar array model, satellite
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1971–1980
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1980.0866.002
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- CTS/HERMES
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 2
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 371.0 cm
- Width
- 72.0 cm
- Height
- 20.5 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
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- HERMES PROGRAMME BEGAN IN 1971 & SATELLITE WAS LAUNCHED IN JAN. 1976, OPERATING UNTIL NOV. 1979.
- Canada
-
CANADIAN DESIGNED & BUILT EXPERIMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE, USED IN EXPERIMENTS IN EXTENDING COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TO CANADA'S REMOTE NORTHERN AREAS. IT ENABLED CANADIAN SPACE INDUSTRYTO EXPAND ITS CAPABILITIES IN BUILDING THIS MORE COMPLEX (THAN ALOUETTE & ISIS)SATELLITE. - Function
-
Unknown - Technical
-
IN ITS TIME, HERMES WAS MOST POWERFUL COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE IN WORLD WITH ITS 200 WATT TRANSMITTER. OTHER INNOVATIONS INCLUDED EXTENDIBLE ARRAY OF SOLAR CELLS TO GENERATE HIGH POWER, SYSTEM OF STABILIZING SPACECRAFT IN 3 AXES, NEW DESIGN OF TRAVELLING WAVE TUBE, & USE OF NEW HIGH FREQUENCY KU BAND (14/12 GHZ). - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- METAL FRAME/ ORANGE & BLUE SYNTHETIC
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Solar array model, satellite, between 1971–1980, Artifact no. 1980.0866, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1980.0866.002/
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