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| Keywords: Alouette satellite.jpg en Manufacturer Defense Telecommunications Establishment Electronics Lab Country of Origin United States of America Dimensions Approximate 3 ft 6 in diameter x 2 ft 10 in tall 86 lb 106 68 x 86 36cm 39kg Materials Plastic This is a plastic full-scale model of the Alouette 1 satellite The original Canada's first space satellite was designed to study the ionosphere It was launched from the Pacific Missile range on September 29 1962 atop a Thor-Agena vehicle and placed into a nearly circular orbit with an apogee 617 miles and a perigee 646 miles inclined 80 degrees to the equator Two very long 150 ft and 75 ft antennae were deployed after the spacecraft reached its station The onboard instruments provided data for 10 years far exceeding their expected lifetime This low-fidelity model was transferred to the Smithsonian Institution by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in August 1972 It was evidently fabricated in a mould hence many copies should be in existence 2013-04-01 10 39 33 http //airandspace si edu/collections/artifact cfm id A19761105000 Smithsonian Air and Space Museum PD-USGov Uploaded with UploadWizard Research satellites | ||||
