General Information

Serial #

101

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETICPARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

19.1 cm

Width

11.0 cm

Height

19.1 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

RCA

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Montréal

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

ISIS II WAS LAUNCHED MARCH 31, 1971 AND WAS USED BY CANADA UNTIL MARCH 1984.

Canada

THE ALOUETTE & ISIS SATELLITES WERE DEVELOPED IN CANADA TO PERFORM MEASUREMENTS & COLLECT DATA ABOUT THE EARTH'S IONOSPHERE FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE PHEOMENA AFFECTING LONG DISTANCE HIGH FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS.

Function

THIS UNIT IS SIMILAR TO THE ONE FLOWN ON THE ISIS-II SATELLITE, WHICH WAS USED TO POWER & CONTROL THE ALTITUDE SENSING MAGNETOMETERS.

Technical

THIS IS APRT FOR ISIS II SATELLITE, LAST OF CANADIAN DESIGNED & BUILT ALOUETTE-ISIS EXPLORATORY SATELLITES, PART OF CANADA'S FIRST SPACE PROGRAM, WHICH HELPED TO STIMULATE DEVELOPMENT OF CANADIAN SPACE TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INCISED WHITE LETTERING READING 'MAGNETOMETER ELECTRONICS/ MI-581492/ SERIAL 101/ RCA/ RCA LIMITED/ MONTREAL, CANADA' & 'BACKUP OSCILLATOR/ 2515408-501/ SERIAL 102'

Missing

CABLE, POWER SOURCES

Finish

CASING PAINTED BLACK ENAMEL/ PLATED PARTS/ WHITE SYNTHETIC

Decoration

N/A