Alouette - Canada's First Satellite

196314 min 10 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: C. Yool

Produced for the NFB by Crawley Films Ltd. for the Defence Research Board of Canada.

This title is an acquisition.

Design, construction, function, and launching of Canada's first earth satellite. On the other side of the ionosphere, Alouette tracks the solar disturbances that affect radio communication and transmits much useful information for research purposes.

Other versions

Alouette : le premier satellite canadien

Subject categories

  • Sciences > Astronomy and Space Sciences
  • Technology > CommunicationsSatellites
  • Media and Communication > Telecommunications

Credits

director
C. Yool
camera
C. Yool