Sensor, sun
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ENGINEERING MODEL
- DATE
- 1974
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1988.0053.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Adcole Corp.
- MODEL
- CTS/HERMES/ 17470
- LOCATION
- Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 2
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal casing.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 7.1 cm
- Width
- 5.2 cm
- Height
- 2.8 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
- Adcole
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Massachusetts
- City
- Waltham
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Part of innovative communications technology satellite (Hermes) designed and built in Canada. - Function
-
Attitude control sensor for satellite. - Technical
-
ACS was design innovation which maintained spacecraft in fixed position & orientation with respect to the earth, allowing spacecraft power to be supplied by solar cells on flexible sails. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Red applique lettering reading: 'SPAR-SG.267/ P/N 51042D627-1/ S/N 010/ADCOLE CORP./MODEL 17470/SERIAL NO. 2/APRIL 1974/U.S.'/incised red 'J1' on casing/part marked 'MCOM' with part nos.
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Metallic gold casing finish/metallic parts.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Adcole Corp., Sensor, sun, 1974, Artifact no. 1988.0053, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0053.001/
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