Alouette 1
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Alouette 1 was Canada’s first satellite and one of the world’s earliest scientific spacecraft, launched in 1962 to study the ionosphere and marking Canada as the third nation in space.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alouette 1 canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian spacecraft
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artificial satellite ⓘ scientific satellite ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | ISIS I precursor ⓘ |
| awarded | IEEE Milestone in Electrical Engineering and Computing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carriedInstrument |
magnetometer
ⓘ
particle detector ⓘ radio sounder ⓘ very low frequency receiver ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Canadian postage stamp ⓘ |
| contributedTo | global ionospheric models ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| endOfMission | early 1970s ⓘ |
| heritage | precursor to the ISIS (International Satellites for Ionospheric Studies) series ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| launchContractor | NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| launchDate | 1962-09-29 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Vandenberg AFB, California, United States
NERFINISHED
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Vandenberg Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Thor-Agena B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Defence Research Telecommunications Establishment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mass | 145 kg ⓘ |
| missionDuration | operational for over 10 years ⓘ |
| missionType | ionospheric research ⓘ |
| namedAfter | French-Canadian folk song "Alouette" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first Canadian satellite
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made Canada the third country to design and build its own satellite ⓘ one of the world’s earliest scientific spacecraft ⓘ |
| onOrbitAsOf | remains in orbit in the 21st century ⓘ |
| operator |
Canadian Defence Research Board
NERFINISHED
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Defence Research Telecommunications Establishment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitInclination | about 80 degrees ⓘ |
| orbitPeriod | about 104 minutes ⓘ |
| orbitRegime | LEO ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar panels ⓘ |
| program | International Satellites for Ionospheric Studies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to study the ionosphere ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
ionospheric physics
ⓘ
space physics ⓘ |
| shape | cylindrical ⓘ |
| spaceAgencyPartner | NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | spin-stabilized ⓘ |
| spinRate | about 1.4 revolutions per second ⓘ |
| status | inactive ⓘ |
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