Category. | Statistic. |
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Launch vehicle. | Thor DM-21 Agena-B (originally planned to be a Black Prince Rocket). |
Launch date. | 29 September 1962, 06:05 UTC. |
Launch site. | Vandenberg LC-75-1-1. |
Ceased operations. | 1972 (the authors birth year to). |
Owner(s). | The DRDC. |
Major contractor(s). | The Defence Research Telecommunications Establishment (DRTE) Electronics Lab, the Special Products and Applied Research (SPAR) lab and the Defence Chemical, Biological, and Radiation Laboratory (DCBRL). |
Is it still in orbit. | Yes until 2972. |
Launch mass. | 145.7 kilograms (321 lb). |
Nationality(s). | Canadian. |
Satellite type. | Ionospheric. |
Links. | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alouette_1. |

The Alouette 1 satellite.
- Also see: Space satellites.