General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD BASE/ METAL STAND & SATELLITE BODY/ SYNTHETIC SOLAR ARRAYS & PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

56.0 cm

Width

9.6 cm

Height

17.0 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

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

ACTUAL OLYMPUS SATELLITE WAS LAUNCHED JULY 12, 1989 & CEASED OPERATION AUGUST 31, 1993

Canada

CANADA'S CRC WAS INVOLVED WITH TESTING OF OLYMPUS IN SPACE, USING APPROX. 10 METRE DEDICATED DISH ANTENNA AT SHIRLEY'S BAY. CANADA'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO PROGRAMME INCLUDED: DESIGN & MFR. OF SOLAR ARRAYS, IF AMPLIFIERS, MICROWAVE COMPONENTS; TESTING, ASSEMBLING, & INTEGRATING BOTH TEST & FLIGHT MODELS. CANADIAN FIRM SPAR WAS ONE OF CONTRACTORS; CANADA'S PARTICIPATION LEVEL WAS 11%.

Function

SMALL SCALE MODEL OF EXPERIMENTAL COMUNICATIONS SATELLITE, USED FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES.

Technical

MODEL OF EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE OLYMPUS. PROJECTSINCLUDED REAL-TIME NEWS BROADCASTING, TELE-HEALTH & TELE-EDUCATION, INTERACTIVE VIDEO CONFERENCES, ELECTRONIC TRADE MISSIONS WITH EUROPE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

SILVER LABEL WITH BLUE STRIPE & READING IN BLUE "olympus" & IN SILVER "scale 1:50"

Missing

COMPLETE

Finish

VARNISHED LIGHT BROWN WOOD/ GOLD PAINTED SATELLITE WITH WHITE & GREY PAINTED PARTS, RELECTIVE METALLIC SOLAR CELLS/ GOLD PAINTED SAILS WITH BLUE & GOLD METALLIC SOLAR ARRAYS

Decoration

N/A