Key statistics
Satellite ALOUETTE 1 (S-27) at a glance.
Uptime
22988
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.7
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
80.5
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ALOUETTE 1 (S-27).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ALOUETTE 1 (S-27)
International designator: 1962-049A
Object number (NORAD): 424
Object ID (CCSDS): 424
Country: CANADA (CA)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 105.146 minutes
Inclination: 80.4696 deg
SMA: 7379.404 km
Apoapsis: 1017.451 km
Periapsis: 985.086 km
RAAN: 177.663 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00219292
Argument of periapsis: 251.0441 deg
Mean anomaly: 108.8328 deg
Mean motion: 13.69527843 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000117 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00012456968 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 6, 2025, 2:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 5, 2025, 10:23 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ALOUETTE 1 (S-27)
TLE line 1: 1 00424U 62049A 25248.93298735 .00000117 00000-0 12457-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 00424 80.4696 177.6630 0021929 251.0441 108.8328 13.69527843142202
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ALOUETTE 1 (S-27).
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object ALOUETTE 1 (S-27).
Associated space launch
Canadian small ionospheric observatory instrumented with an ionospheric sounder, a VLF receiver, an energetic particle detector, and a cosmic noise experiment.
ALOUETTE 1 (S-27) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Alouette 1’, on board a Thor DM-21 Agena-B space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 29, 1962, 6:05 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 2E.
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Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Alouette 1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 29, 1962, 6:05 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor DM-21 Agena-B
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2E
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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