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OBJECT TYPE: COMMEMORATIVE-PROMOTIONAL
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0073.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: RADARSAT
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1-.2 METAL, PLASTIC COVERING/.3 PAPER

Dimensions

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

Length: 2.5 cm
Width: 1.2 cm
Height: 1.1 cm
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: C. 1994
Canada: THESE ITEMS COMMEMORATE THE CANADIAN RADARSAT SATELLITE, CANADA'S FIRST REMOTE SENSING SATELLITE, BUILT BY SPAR AEROSPACE LTD. & OTHER CANADIAN COMPANIES FOR LAUNCH IN 1995. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE AN OPERATIONAL RADAR FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF USES SUCH AS ICE & ICEBERG SURVEILLANCE, OCEANOGRAPHY, SHIPDETECTION, GEOLOGY, AGRICULTURE, & FORESTRY
Function: A PERSONAL ORNAMENT ATTACHED TO THE WEARER'S CLOTHING, INTENDED TO COMMEMORATE & ADVERTISE AN ACHIEVEMENT IN SPACE TECHNOLOGY, SPECIFICALLY THE DEVELOPMENT & LAUNCH OF A SATELLITE
Technical: RADARSAT WILL INTRODUCE A NEW GENERATION OF REMOTE-SENSING FROM SPACE THROUGH ITS HIGH-RESOLUTION C-BAND SYNTHETIC-APERTURE RADAR (SAR). SAR IS COMPUTER-ASSISTED RADAR WITH INCREASED RESOLUTION. RADARSAT'S SAR COULD COVER THE ENTIRE GLOBE EVERY FEW DAYS, OFFERING A RANGE OF VIEWING ANGLES, COVERAGE AREAS, & RESOLUTIONS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1-.2 INCISED BLUE `RADARSAT' ON FRONT/.3 YELLOW `AGENCE SPATIALE CANADIENNE CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY' & `RADARSAT', WHITE `Canada'
Missing: NONE
Finish: .1-.2 PAINTED METALLIC GOLD/ BLUE GOLD PLASTIC COVERING/.3 BLUE GROUND & MULTICOLOURED IMAGES & LETTERING
Decoration: .3 MULTICOLOURED IMAGE OF RADARSAT & CANADIAN, PROVINCIAL, & U.S. FLAGS

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Unknown Manufacturer, Pin, lapel, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1994.0073, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1994.0073.001/

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