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Communications Satellite, PCsat Thermal/Mass Model

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    Object Details

    Manufacturer

    United States Naval Academy

    Summary

    PCsat, developed by U.S. Naval Academy students and launched in 2001, allows amateur users to report and receive position information and messages from specially designed walkie-talkies nearly anywhere in the world. This artifact is an engineering model used to test the thermal and mass properties of the satellite. Note that the antennas are metal strips cut from commercially-available measuring tape.
    The United States Naval Academy donated this artifact to the Museum in 2004.

    Credit Line

    Gift of the United States Naval Academy Small Satellite Program

    Inventory Number

    A20040208000

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    SPACECRAFT-Uncrewed

    Materials

    Aluminum, steel, Kapton tape, electrical components, insulated wires, paper, paint

    Dimensions

    Display (Object will fit into a rectangular space measuring): 86.4 × 76.2 × 94cm (2 ft. 10 in. × 2 ft. 6 in. × 3 ft. 1 in.)
    Overall (Spacecraft bus): 10 × 10 × 10 in. (25.4 × 25.4 × 25.4cm)
    Other (Four of the antennae): 6 1/2 in. (16.5cm)
    Other (Four of the antennae): 1 ft. 7 1/2 in. (49.5cm)
    Approximate (Including antennae, as displayed in current case): 81.3 × 81.3 × 71.1cm (2 ft. 8 in. × 2 ft. 8 in. × 2 ft. 4 in.)
    Support (Height of previous mount): 29.8cm (11 3/4 in.)
    3-D (Not including bottom tape measures): 74.9 × 67.3 × 83.8cm (2 ft. 5 1/2 in. × 2 ft. 2 1/2 in. × 2 ft. 9 in.)

    Country of Origin

    United States of America

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    National Air and Space Museum Collection

    Data Source

    National Air and Space Museum

    Metadata Usage

    Not determined

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9bf0e2463-15a8-41a5-b907-6ddad092b81c

    Record ID

    nasm_A20040208000

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