Applications Technology Satellite 6 (ATS 6), Earth Viewing Module
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Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Fairchild
- Summary
- The Earth Viewing Module of Applications Satellite Technology 6 (ATS-6) housed three separate sections of equipment in support of spacecraft operations. The module's "bottom" contained experiments and antennas which required a continuous view of the Earth for communications. Three-axis stabilization ensured that the module always pointed in this direction. The middle section of the spacecraft contained house-keeping systems--attitude control, propulsion, telemetry, and power. The upper portion consisted of communications equipment, principally transponders and antenna feeds designed to work in concert with the thirty-foot antenna located above.
- This artifact is a back-up spacecraft structure, partially outfitted with equipment and instrumentation. NASA transferred it to the Museum in 1978.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from NASA
- Inventory Number
- A19780218000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- SPACECRAFT-Uncrewed-Parts & Structural Components
- Materials
- Aluminum, copper, plastic
- Dimensions
- Overall: 5ft 5in. x 4ft 6in. x 4ft 6in., 1560lb. (165.1 x 137.2 x 137.2cm, 707.6kg)
- 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_A19780218000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9e174cc29-0dea-4c31-bb25-ec7f540e18f7
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