Satellite, Pegasus A, 1/20th scale model
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- Summary
- This is a 1/20th scale model of the Pegasus A satellite, a spacecraft that consisted of a very large wing-like micro-meteoroid detector connected to a central instrument bus. It was placed in orbit on a Saturn (S-1 and S-IV stages) vehicle on 16 February 1965. Once in orbit, the 14-foot wide, 96-foot long array of detector panels was deployed by a combination of springs and a scissors jack-like linkage driven by electric motors. Operation of the array of flat plate capacitors constructed out of polyurethane foam core with an aluminum-mylar-copper laminated skin, was only partly successful. The spacecraft was still providing some data as late as 1980. Pegasus I was the first of two satellites designed to provide data on the intensity and direction of meteoroid bombardment in near-Earth orbit.
- The model was transferred to NASM by NASA, Marshall Space Flight Center in May 1974.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from NASA, Marshall Space Flight Center.
- Inventory Number
- A19750182000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- MODELS-Uncrewed Spacecraft & Parts
- Materials
- Base - Wood Satellite: plastic and metal, adhesive, paint
- Dimensions
- Overall: 8in. x 4ft 6in. x 4in. (20.32 x 137.16 x 10.2cm)
- 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_A19750182000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv921dd59ce-e120-40e7-b6cf-7cd043b8828d
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