Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Fairchild Aircraft Corporation
- Summary
- Applications Technology Satellite 6 (ATS 6), active from 1974-1979, was the last in the ATS series of experimental satellites sponsored by NASA to test new technologies in space communications. ATS-6 operated from geostationary orbit and contained nineteen communications and technology experiments. The Museum's artifact is a full-scale Thermal Structural Model used as an engineering tool during development of the actual satellite to analyze and design for the effects of launch vibration and the extreme temperatures of space.
- This is one of two solar panels used on the satellite.
- The Museum's artifact was transferred from NASA in 1978.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Inventory Number
- A19780163004
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- SPACECRAFT-Uncrewed-Parts & Structural Components
- Materials
- Aluminum, Rubber (Silicone), Gold plating, Kapton (Polymide), Steel, Cadmium Plating, Adhesive, Plastic,
- Nylon
- Dimensions
- Approximate: 241.3 x 274.32 x 121.92cm (7ft 11in. x 9ft x 4ft)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19780163004
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9acf86bed-ca72-4cd0-82d2-51d90de8ca95
