Caption
In control room of telemetry tracking station west of Ottawa, Al Stapely monitors signals received from Alouette satellite. From horizon to horizon satellite's passing last about 12 minutes, during which time it travels 3,300 miles.
Date
November 1, 1962
Accession Number
NFB62-5960
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Collection
CMCP collection
Credit Line
© National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Caption
Launching of Canada's Alouette, above, took place in California, U.S.A.
Date
November 1, 1962
Accession Number
NFB62-5936
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Collection
CMCP collection
Credit Line
© National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Caption
Officer-in-charge of telemetry station, Al Stapely from Toronto, gives time check to Bob Hahn of Calgary who is transmitting commands to satellite. Hand-mike is for recording command codes on tape.
Date
November 1, 1962
Accession Number
NFB62-5932
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Collection
CMCP collection
Credit Line
© National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Caption
As Canada's satellite would appear to a high-flying astronaut. Alouette swings along its 600-mile-high orbit
Date
November 1, 1962
Accession Number
NFB62-5961 [327]
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Collection
CMCP collection
Credit Line
© National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Caption
Tracking antennae are at Ottawa, Ont., Resolute, N.W.T., Prince Albert, Sask., and St. John's, Newfoundland.
Date
November 1, 1962
Accession Number
NFB62-5925
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Collection
CMCP collection
Credit Line
© National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Caption
Filmed data from the magnetic tape is studied by Dr. G. LeRoy Nelms from the Peace River area of British Columbia.
Date
November 1, 1962
Accession Number
NFB62-5958
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Collection
CMCP collection
Credit Line
© National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Caption
Dr. J. H. Chapman, project co-ordinator who heads Canada's satellite team.
Date
November 1, 1962
Accession Number
NFB62-5951
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Collection
CMCP collection
Credit Line
© National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Photostory #327: Canadian Highlights of 1962: "Alouette" Sings Loud and Clear
Photographers
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Maker
National Film Board of Canada
Release Date
December 28, 1962
Collection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Main Text
Flashing across the zenith of international space technology in 1962, Canada's Alouette satellite is winning scientific fame. Despite the punishment of blast-off atop a U.S. launch rocket last September 28 its delicate engineering and intricate electronics are still operating perfectly. Already Alouette has recorded enough information to fill 400 miles of magnetic tape. Canada's man made moon has orbited 1,200 times, travelled 35,000,000 miles, focussed a new searchlight on the outermost reaches of our world -- the mysterious ionosphere. Functioning beyond the dreams of its Defence Research Board creators the Alouette is the first satellite in the international Topside Sounder Program. From world-wide telemetry stations operated by the U.S., Great Britain and Canada, incoming data is fed to a processing centre in Ottawa. Results will be made freely available to scientists of all nations. Its solar-powered voice as strong as ever, Canada's complex contribution to world science is expected to keep transmitting for many months. For centuries to come, Alouette will sweep around the earth, a reminder to generations of unborn of the role Canada played in the dawn of the space-science age.
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