The Alouette 1 refers to a piece of technology famously released by Canada in 1962, making Canada only the third country globally to construct such a device. This historic technology was used to study the ionosphere and while it was deactivated a decade later in 1972, it is expected to remain in existence for 1000 years. What type of device was the Alouette 1?

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1. The Alouette 1 refers to a piece of technology famously released by Canada in 1962, making Canada only the third country globally to construct such a device. This historic technology was used to study the ionosphere and while it was deactivated a decade later in 1972, it is expected to remain in existence for 1000 years. What type of device was the Alouette 1?