General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL & SYNTHETIC HOUSING & PARTS/ CW WOOD CRATE

Dimensions

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

Length

85.0 cm

Width

27.6 cm

Height

23.0 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

General Electric

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Florida

City

Gainsville

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

HERMES PROGRAM EXISTED FROM 1970 TO 1980

Canada

PART FOR CANADIAN DESIGNED & BUILT HERMES/CTS COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE USED TO DEVELOP HIGH POWER SPACE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM IN 14/12 GHZ BAND & TO CONDUCT COMMUNICATIONS & TECHNOLOGICAL EXPERIMENTS USING THIS SYSTEM, SO AS TO MAKE POSSIBLE DIRECT TWO WAY COMMUNICATION THROUGH GROUND TERMINALS (REF.1)

Function

USED TO POWER HERMES SATELLITE DURING ECLIPSE.

Technical

CELLS WERE MANUFACTURED IN U.S. TO DETAILED CANADIAN SPECIFICATIONS RESULTING DIRECTLY FROM TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPED IN CANADA TO OVERCOMEPROBLEMS WITH USE OF NICKEL CADMIUM BATTERIES IN CANADIAN ARCTIC.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

STAMPED ON UNDERSIDE 'MINCO HK4153. 7438'/ GREEN & YELLOW DECALS ON CRATE READING 'GREEN MAPLE/ JOINT CANADA-U.S.A./ NASA/ SPACE PROGRAM'

Missing

N/A

Finish

BLACK PAINTED & UNFINISHED METAL/ YELLOW, RED, & ORANGE SYNTHETIC

Decoration

N/A