Object Details
- Manufacturer
- General Electric, Missile & Space Division
- Summary
- This silver-zinc battery, made by General Electric, was the only power source for the Corona satellite's film return capsule. It provided power to fire spin and despin rockets, deploy the parachute, and operate a RF tracking beacon and flashing strobe light to help in recovery of the capsule. Corona was a highly-classified joint Air Force/Central Intelligence Agency program that successfully launched over 120 photoreconnaissance satellites from 1960-1972. This battery, actually flown on at least one mission, was donated by Robert Andrews to NASM in 1998.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Robert Andrews.
- Inventory Number
- A19980278000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- SPACECRAFT-Uncrewed-Electrical Power
- Materials
- Overall - stainless steel, silver, zinc, lead
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 22.9 x 12.1 x 8.9cm (9 x 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
- Hangar
- James S. McDonnell Space Hangar
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19980278000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9f5d2813e-d529-4e68-80d0-794765f3bfde
