Cutter, cable
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ELECTRO-EXPLOSIVE
- DATE
- 1990
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.0022.001
- MANUFACTURER
- RCA
- MODEL
- ANIK E/ 2629571-1
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 4
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL WITH SYNTHETIC CAP
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 7.5 cm
- Width
- 1.9 cm
- Height
- N/A
- 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
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- ANIK E2 (FIRST ANIK E) WAS LAUNCHED APRIL 4, 1991.
- Canada
-
TYPE OF MATERIAL USED ON TELESAT CANADA'S ANIK E SATELLITES. ANIK E2 WAS TELESAT'S 10TH COMMERCIAL DOMESTIC COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE. - Function
-
USED TO CUT STEEL WIRE CABLES WRAPPED AROUND ANIK E SATELLITES WITH ITS SOLAR ARRAYS & REFLECTORS IN STOWED CONFIGURATION. CABLE SECURED COMPONENTSDURING LAUNCH SO THAT LAUNCH INDUCED VIBRATIONS CAUSED NO DAMAGE. ONCE CUT, CABLE FLIES FREE OF SPACECRAFT. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- BLACK LETTERING READING 'RCA 2629571-1/ N/C 73459-38471/ HSTC SL1063A
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- BRUSHED METAL/ RED SYNTHETIC
- Decoration
- N/A
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RCA, Cutter, cable, circa 1990, Artifact no. 1992.0022, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0022.001/
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