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Alouette 1

Spacecraft and satellites
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. Wikipedia
Launch date: September 29, 1962
Manufacturer: Defence Research Telecommunications Establishment
Cost: 3 million USD (2014)
Perigee altitude: 996 kilometres (619 mi)
Deactivated: September 30, 1972
Launch mass: 145.6 kilograms (321 lb)
Mission duration: Final: 10 years and 1 day