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- OBJECT TYPE
- SATELLITE
- DATE
- 1978
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1990.0007.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- ANIK B
- LOCATION
- Canada
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL FRAME & CASING/ SYNTHETIC PANEL COVER ON FRONT/ METAL & SYNTHETIC PART.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 116.8 cm
- Width
- 106.6 cm
- Height
- 25.5 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
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- ANIK B WAS LAUNCHED DEC. 15, 1978.
- Canada
-
GROUND EQUIPMENT FOR CANADIAN COMMERICAL COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE ANIK B. - Function
-
SATELLITE STATUS BOARD WAS MOUNTED ON WALL OF CONTROL ROOM & ENABLED OPERATORS TO MONITOR STATUS OF ANIK B SATELLITE DURING OPERATION, USING LIGHTS TO DISPLAY INFO. ABOUT CHANNELS BEING USED, PROBLEMS, ETC. - Technical
-
ANIK B WAS DUAL BAND SATELLITE, FIRST IN WORLD TO OPERATE IN BOTH 6/4 GHz (C BAND) FOR COMMERCIAL SERVICE & 14/12 GHz (KU BAND) FOR CONTINUATION OF FIELD TRIALS BEGUN WITH CTS/HERMES. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- WHITE LETTERING IDENTIFYING STATUS LIGHTS, INCLUDING COMMUNICATIONS IN 6/4 GHz & 14/12 GHz BANDS.
- Missing
- PART(S) MOUNTED ON CASING TOP, WIRING.
- Finish
- BLACK ENAMEL PAINTED CASING/ BLACK LIGHT PANEL WITHCLEARSYNTHETIC COVER.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Board, status, circa 1978, Artifact no. 1990.0007, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1990.0007.001/
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