* Astronomy

Alouette 1 was Canada's first satellite, and the first satellite constructed by a country other than the USSR or the United States.
Alouette 1 was launched by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from the Pacific Missile Range from Vandenberg AFB, California at 06:05 UTC on September 29, 1962, into orbit around the earth.
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