When it launched the satellite Alouette 1 in 1962, which country became the first non-superpower to enter the space race?
Alouette 1 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. Canada was the fourth country to operate a satellite, as the British "Ariel 1", constructed in the United States by NASA, preceded "Alouette 1" by five months. The name "Alouette" came from the French for "skylark" and the French-Canadian folk song of the same name. A key device on Alouette were the radio antennas consisting of thin strips of beryllium copper bent
Alouette 1 recorder to store data. It was only possible to obtain data when the satellite was in range of a receiving station. After "Alouette 1" was launched, the upper stage of the rocket used to launch the satellite became a object that would continue to orbit Earth for many years. , the upper stage remains in orbit. The satellite itself became a derelict, remaining in Earth orbit . The "Alouette 1" was named an IEEE Milestone in 1993. It is featured on the Amory Adventure Award. Alouette 1 Alouette 1 is a deactivated Canadian satellite that studied the ionosphere. Launched in