Target, test

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OBJECT TYPE: INFRA-RED/EARTH SENSOR
DATE: 1973
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0048.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: CTS/HERMES
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal disk with foam backing/synthetic parts.

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 72.0 cm
Height: 7.0 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: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Used in program for innovative communications technology satellite (Hermes) designed and built in Canada.
Function: Infra-red test target heated to uniform temperature to simulate earth size and radiation for earth sensor testing prior to satellite launch.
Technical: ACS was design innovation which maintained spacecraft infixed position & orientation with respect to the earth, allowing spacecraft power to be supplied by solar cells on flexible sails.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Largely illegible black inked lettering on synthetic.
Missing: N/A
Finish: Black/brown and white synthetic.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Target, test, circa 1973, Artifact no. 1988.0048, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0048.001/

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