General Information

Serial #

313

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC TAPE DRIVE COMPARTMENT COVER, CONTROLS, PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

67.4 cm

Width

58.5 cm

Height

196.0 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

SANGAMO

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1962 TO 1970 (DURATION OF ALOUETTE-ISIS PROGRAM)

Canada

USED IN CANADA'S ALOUETTE-ISIS EXPLORATORY SATELLITE PROGRAM, CONSISTING OF FOUR CANADIAN DESIGNED & BUILT SATELLITES USED IN IONOSPHERIC STUDIES, WHICH FORMED THIS COUNTRY'S FIRST SPACE PROGRAM & HELPED TO STIMULATE DEVELOPMENT OF CANADIAN SPACE TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY.

Function

USED IN SATELLITE GROUND STATION TO RECORD DATA FROM SATELLITES

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

WHITE LETTERING IN FRONT READING 'SANGAMO' & 'SANGAMO 4700'/ DECAL READING 'CRC/ INVENTORY/ 85'

Missing

N.B. RECORDER WAS TRANSPORTED TO NMST LYING ON ITS SINISTER SIDE ON A WOOD PALLET, THE NAILS IN WHICH CAUSED SEVERAL SCRATCHES & GOUGES IN CASING

Finish

CASING PAINTED LIGHT GREEN ENAMEL/ BLACK ENAMEL PAINTED FRAMING AROUND FRONT/ GREYREMOVABLE MODULES WITH BLACK, RED & YELLOW SYNTHETIC & PLATED HANDLES/ RED & WHITE LIGHTS WITH BLACK ENAMEL PAINTED DIALS & BLACK SYNTHETIC KNOBS/ CLEAR, COLOURLESS FRONT COVER/ LIGHT GREY PAINTED TAPE DRIVE PANEL

Decoration

N/A