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- OBJECT TYPE
- 35 MM FILM/IONOGRAM
- DATE
- 1962
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1994.0007.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- ALOUETTE 1
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- SYNTHETIC FILM/ METAL REEL & CAN
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- 9.7 cm
- Height
- 4.2 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Space Technology
- Category
- Archives
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1962 +
- Canada
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THE FIRST IONOGRAM FROM THE ALOUETTE I SATELLITE, TAKEN SEPT. 29, 1962, ONE DAY AFTER LAUNCH. THE CANADIAN DESIGNED ALOUETTE I WAS CANADA'S FIRST SPACECRAFT, THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF WHICH WAS STUDY OF THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE OR IONOSPHERE - Function
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AN IONOGRAM IS A RECORDING OF DATA FROM AN IONOSPHERIC SOUNDER, THAT SHOWS THE RANGE FROM WHICH ECHOS ARE RECEIVED AS A FUNCTION OF FREQUENCY. DATA FROM THE ALOUETTE TOPSIDE SOUNDER WERE PROCESSED & RECORDED ON 35-MM FILM - Technical
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A TOPSIDE SOUNDER WAS THE MAJOR SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT ON THE ALOUETTE I SATELLITE. IT PRODUCED MORE THAN 2 MILLION IONOGRAMS DURING ITS 10-YEAR LIFESPAN, RESULTING IN A VAST INCREASE IN HUMAN KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING OF THE UPPER IONOSPHERE - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- HANDWRITTEN IN RED CRAYONON CANNISTER LID `SEPT 2a/ I/ 11:05/ EST'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- METALLIC CAN
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Film, 1962, Artifact no. 1994.0007, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1994.0007.001/
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