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ALOUETTE 1 (S-27)
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Payload
LEO
NORAD 424
ALOUETTE 1 (S-27) is a Canada payload satellite, launched on September 29, 1962 into LEO.
3D Model
Photo
Launch
Launch date
September 29, 1962 at 06:05 AM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Thor DM-21 Agena-B →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Alouette 1
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
1,017 km
Periapsis
985 km
Inclination
80.47°
Orbital period
105.14 min
Spacecraft
Operator
Canada
Launch mass
143.41 kg
Dimensions
0.86 × 1.07 × 1.07 m
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1962-049A
NORAD catalog №
424
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Canada
Radar cross-section
1.08 m²
Status
active