Alouette 1
Alouette 1 was Canada's first satellite, designed and built by the Defence Research Telecommunications Establishment with Canadian industry in cooperation with NASA. The scientific satellite used a topside sounder and related instruments to study the ionosphere and its effects on radio communication.
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- Alouette IAlouette-1S-27Alouette-A1962 Beta Alpha 1S-27ANSSDC 62-049A
- Name
- Alouette 1
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Alouette 1 was Canada's first satellite, designed and built by the Defence Research Telecommunications Establishment with Canadian industry in cooperation with NASA. The scientific satellite used a topside sounder and related instruments to study the ionosphere and its effects on radio communication.
- Destination
- Near-circular polar Earth orbit around 1,000 km for topside sounding and study of the ionosphere and its effects on radio communication
- End Date
- 1972-09-29
- Outcome
- Alouette 1 was a major success: NASA launched it into a near-1,000-km orbit on 29 September 1962, and it operated for about 10 years—far beyond its one-year design life—producing more than one million images of the ionosphere. The mission established Canada's space capability and led to further Canada–United States ISIS satellites.
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- Start Date
- 1962-09-29
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- Creation Time
- September 7, 2026 at 22:14:46 UTC
- Updated Time
- September 7, 2026 at 22:14:46 UTC
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- Alouette 1 Alouette I Alouette-1 S-27 Alouette-A 1962 Beta Alpha 1 S-27A NSSDC 62-049A
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