General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

6

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1-.5 ALUMINUM, BRASS, TEFLON, STEEL/.6 WOOD CASE WITH FOAM LINING, METAL HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length

49.0 cm

Width

N/A

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

1.8 cm

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Space Technology

Category

Space science

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Communications CA

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Ottawa

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

EARLY 1960'S

Canada

EQUIP. DEVELOPED BY CRC STAFF (INCLUDING MR. BOB HAHN) FOR ALOUETTE SATELLITE. ALOUETTE 1 (1961) & 2 (1965) WERE CANADA'S FIRST SPACECRAFT, FIRST TO BE DESIGNED & BUILT BY OTHERNATION THAN USA OR USSR. THEY BROUGHT CANADA INTO SPACE AGE & PROVIDED IMPETUS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF CANADIAN SPACE INDUSTRY, WHICH MADE SOME PARTS.

Function

SET OF FLIGHT ANTENNAE WITH BEACON USED ON ALOUETTE SATELLITE FOR COMMUNICATION PURPOSES.

Technical

IMPORTANT, BUT RELATIVELY SIMPLE, COMPONENTS OF CANADA'S FIRST SPACECRAFT, 1 OF 3 SETS MADE FOR EACH OF 2 ALOUETTE SPACECRAFT. SPACE LIMITATIONS & SPACE ENVIRONMENT REQUIRED SOME ADAPTION BUT THEY ARE NOT VERY DIFFERENT FROM STANDARD YAGI TYPE ANTENNA. ALOUETTE WAS SOPHISTICATED SATELLITE FOR ITS TIME, WITH TRANSISTOR ELECTRONICS, SOLAR CELLS, NICKEL CADMIUM BATTERIES, STEM ANTENNAS & HIGH RELIABILITY.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

NONE

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

.1-.4 METALLIC WITH WHITE SYNTHETIC/.5 GOLD COLOURED ROD WITH METALLIC CONNECTOR/.6 COATED WOOD, GOLD COLOURED HARDWARE

Decoration

N/A