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[Astro0]

Going through a bunch of old boxes at work, I came across this model (possibly incomplete) of an early satellite or probe.
I can't find any details for it. Can anyone help identify it?



Many thanks
Astro0

[Astro0]

Thanks Air. I don't think that's it though.
The model is 16 sided with solar arrays on each face yet I'm pretty sure that there are missing parts.

If I don't find out what it is, it's not really an issue. Just curious as to what it was and possibly why we have a model of it in our archive.

[skyrocket71]

Thanks Air. I don't think that's it though.
The model is 16 sided with solar arrays on each face yet I'm pretty sure that there are missing parts.

If I don't find out what it is, it's not really an issue. Just curious as to what it was and possibly why we have a model of it in our archive.

The model seems to be quit crude. It is certainly not Pollux, as this one is not symetrical to it's "equator"

I have found two satellite types, which are quite similar, but not identical:

• IDCSP (Initial Defense Communication Satellite Program) comsats. But those habe solar cells around their "equator" http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/idcsp.htm
  
• GGTS (Gravity Gradient Test Satellite) has the same structure as IDCSP, but no solar cells. http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/ggts-1.htm
  

But perhaps, as this model is not quite rich in details, it might have represented one of those satellites.

best regards
Gunter
http://space.skyrocket.de

[djellison]

The model seems to be quit crude. It is certainly not Pollux, as this one is not symetrical to it's "equator"

Perhaps I'm missing something - but it seems fairly symmetrical - and features around the 'equator' of the model match the image that Dan provided of Pollux.

To me - it looks like what someone would make as a model of Pollux - before the design of Pollux itself was actually finished.