Attitude control electronics

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OBJECT TYPE: QUALIFICATION MODEL
DATE: 1974
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0061.001

MANUFACTURER: RCA Ltd.
MODEL: CTS/HERMES/ 2504062
LOCATION: Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 10
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal base and casing, parts/synthetic parts.

Dimensions

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

Length: 33.1 cm
Width: 26.8 cm
Height: 20.4 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: RCA
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Part of innovative communications technology satellite (Hermes) designed and built in Canada.
Function: Unknown
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: Plate reading: 'SPAR AEROSPACE PRODUCTS LIMITED/TORONTO ONTARIO CANADA/ATTITUDE CONTROL ELECTRONIS ASSEMBLY-QUAL. MOD./MFR. NAME RCA LIMITED, ST. ANNE DE BELLEVUE, QUEBEC/MFR. P/N 2504062 SPAR P/N 61043F103-3/MFR S/N 010 SPAR S/N 010/DATE OF MFR. SEPT. 1974 SPAR SPEC. SPAR SG.225'/white part nos. and 'J7' on casing/raised 'CANNON' & part nos. on caps.
Missing: N/A
Finish: Black enamel painted casing/gold coloured and plated parts/red and white synthetic/gold coloured base.
Decoration: N/A

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RCA Ltd., Attitude control electronics, 1974, Artifact no. 1988.0061, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0061.001/

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