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With sister satellite D1, launched in 1982, it is one of the biggest communications satellites of the time. On day 2 of mission STS-51A, the inaugural flight of space shuttle Discovery, Anik D2 is deployed. On this mission, Canadarm is operated for the ninth time on a space shuttle flight. As a Payload Specialist, he is responsible for CANEX-1, a set of Canadian experiments. This is a platform the size of a school bus that contains 57 materials experiments three trays are from Canada.Īstronaut Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space on mission STS-41G aboard Challenger. Canadarm is used for the seventh time on a space shuttle mission to support spacewalking astronauts and to deploy the Long-Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF). It is the world's first direct broadcast satellite for commercial use, and is more powerful than the previous Anik series, allowing the use of smaller, 1.2-metre receiving dish antennas, and transmissions to city areas without fear of radio interference.ĭuring mission STS-41C aboard space shuttle Challenger, astronauts James Van Hoften and George Nelson do the first on-orbit repair of a satellite, Solar Maximum. Anik C3 carries the equivalent of 32 colour television channels and 21,504 voice circuits. This is the beginning of the Canadian astronaut program.Īnik C3 is deployed out of the cargo bay of Columbia during the first commercial mission of the space shuttle (mission STS-5). The first operational rescue made possible because of the COSPAS- SARSAT search and rescue satellite-assisted system set up by United States, USSR, France and Canada.īecause Canadarm performs so well, NASA extends an invitation to fly a Canadian in space.

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The more capable D series will replace the A and B series, and form the backbone of Canada's domestic satellite communications system until the early 1990s.

The government also sets up a Department of Communications that immediately takes over the Communications Research Centre (formerly Defence Research Telecommunications Establishment) and the Interdepartmental Committee on Space.Īnik D1 is launched atop a Delta rocket. The federal government announces the creation of Telesat Canada to own and exploit Canadian communication satellites. Apollo 11, is launched July 16, and splashes down on the Pacific Ocean on July 24. Using a landing gear built by Héroux Aerospace of Longueuil, Quebec, the Eagle had touched down more than six hours earlier (4:17 p.m.) in the Sea of Tranquility. Fifteen minutes later, Buzz Aldrin climbs down the ladder of the lunar module to join his commander. Armstrong, commander of mission Apollo 11, becomes the first person to set foot on the Moon. More sophisticated than the Alouette spacecraft, ISIS is designed to make a comprehensive study of the upper section of the ionosphere, and to capture the first picture of the aurora borealis (northern lights) from space. We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone.Launch of ISIS I. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us before ordering.

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