General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS/ CANVAS STRAP

Dimensions

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

Length

15.2 cm

Width

13.7 cm

Height

13.8 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Space Technology

Category

Miscellaneous

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

STEM CONCEPT WAS INVENTED BY NRCC ENGINEER G.J. KLEIN FOR MILITARY APPLICATIONS. IT WAS DEVELOPED FOR SPACE APPLICATIONS BY CANADIAN FIRM SPAR AEROSPACE & WAS FIRST USED IN CANADA ON ALOUETTE-ISIS SATELLITE & ON MANY OTHER CANADIAN & U.S. SPACECRAFT, AS WELL AS OTHER APPLICATIONS.

Function

TANK ANTENNA WHICH WAS STORED IN ROLL FORM BUT COULD BE EXTENDED FOR USE.

Technical

THIS WAS ORIGINAL FORM OF STEM ANTENNA LATER USED ON SATELLITES & ROCKETS TO FORM STORABLE ANTENNAS THAT COULD BE EXTENDED TO LONG LENGTHS FOR USE. IT CONSISTS OF THIN RIBBON OF PRE-STRESSED STEEL, ROLLED UP & PROPELLED OUT WHEN REQUIRED TO FORM TUBULAR MEMBER.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

N/A

Finish

MILITARY GREEN CASING/ BLACK ANTENNA/ METALLIC PARTS/ GREEN STRAP

Decoration

N/A