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OBJECT TYPE: POSTAL/COMMEMORATIVE
DATE: 1978
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0046.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: ANIK B
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PAPER

Dimensions

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

Length: 16.4 cm
Width: 9.3 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Space Technology
Category: Commemorative
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: THIS ITEM COMMEMORATES THE CANADIAN ANIK B DOMESTIC COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE. ANIK B WAS A DUAL BAND SATELLITE, THE FIRST IN THE WORLD TO OPERATE IN BOTH THE 6/4 GHZ & 14/12 GHZ BANDS, PROVIDING COMMERCIAL SERVICE IN THE FORMER & CONDUCTING DOC FIELD TRAILS IN THE LATTER. IT SUCCEEDED THE 3 ANIK A SATELLITES
Function: ENVELOPE BEARING POSTMARKS COMMEMORATING ACHIEVEMENT IN SPACE EXPLORATION, SPECIFICALLY THE DEVELPMENT & LAUNCH OF A SATELLITE.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ORANGE PRINTED LETTERING READING `ANIK-B/ Communication Satellite' WHITE `Telesat/ Canada', BLUE `RCA', & BLACK `ANIK-B Launched December 14, 1978/ First Day of Service - February 12, 1979'/ POSTMARK READS `KENNEDY SPACE CENTER/ DEC 15/ PM/ 1978/ FL'/ POSTMARK READS `OTTAWA/ 12 II/ 79/ CANADA'/ BLACK CANCELLATION STAMP READS `SPACE SHUTTLE' & `FOR/ BENEFITS/ ON EARTH/ NASA'/ CANADIAN STAMP READS `Canada 14/ Inuit'Travel Des Inuits-Les Voyages'/ AMERICAN STAMP READS `Viking mission to Mars/ Expanding human knowledge USA 15c'
Missing: N/A
Finish: WHITE ENVELOPE WITH BLUE LOGO & ILLUSTRATION/ MULTICOLOURED STAMPS
Decoration: BLUE ILLUSTRATION ON ENVELOPE DEPICTS `SATELLITE OVER CANADA'

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Unknown Manufacturer, Cover, 1978, Artifact no. 1994.0046, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1994.0046.001/

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