Model, Satellite, Solar Max
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- Summary
- The Solar Maximum Mission satellite (Solar Max), launched in 1980, was an orbital observatory equipped with various instruments for studying the sun. The observatory operated well for nine months until a failure in its attitude control system left it unable to point precisely at observation targets on the sun. On Space Shuttle mission STS 41-C in 1984, astronauts retrieved Solar Max, repaired it in the Shuttle payload bay, and then redeployed it for continued scientific research. This mission demonstrated new capabilities of the Space Shuttle and astronauts; it was the first to rendezvous with, capture, and repair a satellite in orbit, and it was the first operational use of the Manned Maneuvering Unit.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Inventory Number
- A20010184000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- MODELS-Uncrewed Spacecraft & Parts
- Materials
- Aluminum
- Paint
- Mylar/Foil
- Steel
- Plastic
- Adhesive
- Dimensions
- Overall (Satellite Body): 48.3 x 16.5 x 22.9cm (19 in. x 6 1/2 in. x 9 in.)
- Other (Solar Array [x2]): 34.9 x 28.4 x 1.8cm (13 3/4 x 11 3/16 x 11/16 in.)
- Storage: 61 x 33 x 33cm (24 x 13 x 13 in.)
- 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_A20010184000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9976fca33-c09d-4932-a824-f47d4e6ff7e4
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