The Alouette 1 Satellite Programme

Photos by contributor Colin Old - Posted December, 2011

Plaque Location

The City of Ottawa
At the entrance to the Government of Canada's
Communications Research Centre on Carling Avenue
2.6 km east of March Road (Road 49)

Coordinates: N 45 20.697 W 75 52.975

Plaque Text

Alouette 1 was launched on September 29, 1962, making Canada the third country in the world to design and build a satellite. The data gathered during its ten-year lifespan greatly extended our knowledge of the ionosphere and the Earth's upper atmosphere, and validated the innovative design and stringent testing used in its development. Conceived by a team of engineers and scientists at the Defence Research Telecommunications Establishment, Alouette 1 was a scientific success and an engineering feat that enabled the space programme to prosper and contributed to the emergence of a Canadian space industry.

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