Alouette 1
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| Launch date | September 29, 1962 |
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| Cost | 3 million USD (2014) |
| Manufacturers | Communications Research Centre Canada |
| Rocket | Thor-Agena |
| Deactivated | 1972 |
| Harvard designation | 1962 Beta Alpha 1 |
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| ID | 2068457 |
About Alouette 1
Alouette 1 is a deactivated Canadian satellite that studied the ionosphere. Launched in 1962, it was Canada's first satellite, and the first satellite constructed by a country other than the Soviet Union or the United States.
