BackForward Satellite: Alouette-1 

Satellite details
Acronym Alouette-1
Full name Alouette-1
WIGOS Station Identifier ---
Satellite Description
  • First satellite of Alouette programme
  • Main mission space weather
  • Measurements of ionosphere
  • Spin stabilised platform
Mass at launch Dry mass 145 kg
Power
Data access link https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/experiment/display.action?id=1962-049A-02
Data access information
  • Data is available from NSSDC here
Orbit Drifting orbit Altitude 1000 km
Inclination 80.5 °

 

Space agency CSA
Status Inactive
Details on Status
(as available)
Launch 29 Sep 1962 EOL 30 Sep 1972
Last update: 2023-10-16
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Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on Alouette-1

Acronym Full name
SFS Sweep Frequency Sounder
EPD Energetic Particle Detectors
VLF Receiver Very Low Frequency Receiver
Cosmic Radio Noise Cosmic Radio Noise
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