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Sputnik-1 EMC/EMI lab model

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Detail of Sputnik 1 EMC/EMI Lab model, number 002.
Detail of Sputnik 1 EMC/EMI Lab model, number 002.

Sputnik 1 EMC/EMI is a class of full-scale laboratory models of the Soviet Sputnik 1 satellite, made to test ground Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) and Electromagnetic Interference (AMI). The models, manufactured by OKB-1 and NII-885 (headed by Mikhail Ryazansky), were introduced on February 15, 1957.[1]

On July 20, 2016, a working Sputnik-1 EMC/EMI model, serial number 003, was sold at Bonhams in New York for US$269,000. It featured a still-operational transmitter and four antennas. Of four known Sputnik-1 test articles, this was the only one known to be functional.[2][3][4]

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References

  1. ^ "Preparations for Sputnik launch". www.russianspaceweb.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  2. ^ "Bonhams : FULL SCALE VINTAGE SPUTNIK-1 EMC/EMI LAB MODEL". www.bonhams.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  3. ^ "Only working model of Sputnik 1 sold at auction for £200,000". Express.co.uk. 2016-08-02. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  4. ^ Gertz, Marisa. "Rare Space Artifacts Go on Sale". Time. Retrieved 2017-06-11.