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Object details:

Object Name: Antenna, Radar, LM Landing, Apollo
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19740641000

	Object Name
	Antenna, Radar, LM Landing, Apollo

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9acda3c43-2ee3-4b79-a330-bef50fca77e5

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Manufacturer
	Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical

	Materials
	HAZMAT: Cadmium Plating, Magnesium

	Materials
	Aluminum, Mylar (Polyester), Acrylic (Plexiglas), Gold Plating, Kapton (Polymide), Aluminized Kapton, Rubber (Silicone)

	Dimensions
	3-D: 50.8 x 63.5 x 35.6cm (20 x 25 x 14 in.)

	Summary
	This is the antenna assembly from an engineering test model of the approach radar set used to land on the moon. The antenna was mounted on the lower exterior surface of the Apollo program Lunar Module (LM). The signal from the antenna was fed to a continuous wave doppler radar set that controlled the powered landing. This instrument provided velocity, slant and altitude measurement data to the guidance computer used to manage the retrorockets that slowed the descent of the LM. The radar set was manufactured by the Teledyne Corporation. This antenna and its electronics (A 19740640000) were transferred to NASM from NASA's Johnson Space Flight center in 1974.

	Country of Origin
	United States of America

	Credit Line
	Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

	Inventory Number
	A19740641000

	Type
	EQUIPMENT-Aerials & Antenna

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