General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

INVAR (ALUMINUM ALLOY)

Dimensions

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

Length

25.7 cm

Width

9.1 cm

Height

2.4 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

SPAR

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

City

Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

LATE 1980'S

Canada

SPACE TECHNOLOGY MADE BY CANADIAN MANUFACTURER SPAR FOR THE CANADIAN ANIK E COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE

Function

PART OF ANIK E ANTENNA ASSEMBLY. IT IS 1 OF 28 SIMILAR HORNS WHICH RADIATE MICROWAVE SIGNALS ONTO A LARGE ANTENNA REFLECTOR ON THE SATELLITE; THE REFLECTOR COLLIMATES THE SIGNAL TO AN ELLIPTICAL BEAM WHICH ILLUMINATES AN AREA OF EARTH.

Technical

HORN HAS PIECES OF DIELECTRIC BONDED TO WALLS TO IMPROVE ITS EFFICIENCY. SPAR SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOPED BONDING MATERIAL THAT WAS FLEXIBLE ENOUGH OVER WHOLE TEMPERATURE RANGE TO ACCOMMODATE DIFFERENCE IN THERMALLY INDUCED MOVEMENTS BETWEEN METAL & DIELECTRIC, & ALSODID NOT CAUSE DEGRADATION IN ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

NONE

Missing

N/A

Finish

WHITE FINISH FORMED BY ANODIZED SILVER COATING

Decoration

N/A