Saturday, May 28, 1977
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Alouette
1962-049A
The first Canadian satellite was Alouette (`swallow'), an ionospheric topside sounder launched by Thor Agena B from pad 75-1-1 at Vandenberg in 1962. NASA provided the launch vehicle and the satellite had the NASA designation S-27.. The satellite used an ionospheric beacon to radio signals through the ionosphere to the ground, allowing observers to measure the density of the ionosphere. Two pairs of sounding antennae were deployed, one 46m span and the other 23m span. Alouette 1 was built by De Havilland Canada.| Alouette | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Sep 29 | 0605 | Launch by Thor Agena B | V 75-1-1 |
| 0607 | Thor MECO (T+2:24) | ||
| 0607 | Thor VECO (T+2:33) | ||
| 0607 | Thor sep (T+2:42) | ||
| 0608 | Agena burn (T+3:05) | ||
| 0612 | Agena cutoff (T+7:01) | ||
| 0700 | Agena burn 2 (T+55:20) | ||
| 0700 | Agena cutoff (T+55:23) | 105.4 996 x 1032 x 80.6 (VCR) | |
| 1900 | 105.52 996 x 1032 x 80.5 (RAE) | ||
| 1971 Dec 16 | End of transmissions | ||
Saturday, May 14, 1977
Ariel 4
1971-109A
The UK Science Research Council managed the UK 4 ionospheric study satellite, named Ariel 4 after launch. Ariel 4's structure was similar to Ariel 3. The satellite was controlled from NASA's Winkfield ground station.
| Ariel 4 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Dec 11 | 2047:01 | Launch by Scout B-1 | V SLC5 |
| 2048 | Algol burnout T+1:20 | ||
| 2048 | Castor burn T+1:21 | ||
| 2049 | Castor burnout T+2:01 | ||
| T+2:21 Heat shield | |||
| 2049 | Antares burn T+2:23 | ||
| 2049 | Antares burnout T+2:58 | ||
| 2050 | Coast T+3:04 | ||
| 2056 | Altair burn T+9:09 | ||
| 2056 | Altair burnout T+9:44 | ||
| 2058? | Yo yo deploy? | ||
| Deploy booms | |||
| 2101:35 | T+14:34 Payload sep | ||
| Spin at 50 rpm | |||
| 95.4 477 x 593 x 83.0 | |||
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