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Encyclopedia > Alouette

Alouette is the name of two Canadian satellites:

Alouette also means skylark in French; the bird is also the subject of a popular children's song of the same name.


Alouette, Alouette I, Alouette II and Alouette III are light utility helicopters built in France


Also, the Alouette was a passenger train operated by the Boston & Maine Railroad between Boston, MA and Montreal, PQ.

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Alouette 1 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (420 words)
Alouette 1 was launched by the 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.
Alouette was used to study the ionosphere, an area of the upper atmosphere where many future satellites would be placed in orbit.
Alouette 1's backup was later launched as Alouette 2 in 1965 to 'replace' the older Alouette 1.
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