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Launching the Alouette 2
Broadcast Date: Nov. 29, 1965
The second satellite in the "Alouette" series was sent into orbit today, confirming the success and ingenuity of Canada's top scientists. The Alouette is a highly sophisticated satellite, travelling at an altitude of 2,892 kilometres, almost three times higher than its predecessor. It will study the ionosphere, off of which radio waves are bounced, to improve the quality of communication transmissions in the Canadian north.Launching the Alouette 2
• Canada's Alouette 1 and the ISIS 1 and 2 satellites were launched in 1962, 1969 and 1971 respectively. These satellites studied the ionosphere and the aurora borealis.• Two years after the launch of the Alouette 2, physicist John Chapman released a report recommending the establishment of a national space agency. Chapman was largely responsible for spearheading the Canadian space program and emphasizing that the satellites should be a made-in-Canada initiative.
Launching the Alouette 2
Medium: Television
Program: CBC Television News
Broadcast Date: Nov. 29, 1965
Guest(s): John Chapman, Hartley Zimmerman
Reporter: Norman DePoe
Duration: 3:00
Last updated:
March 20, 2008
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