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RE: MOST satellite

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Many Canadians know that the former Soviet Union and the U.S. were the first to send satellites into space, but few realize that Canada came third in the space race. Forty-six years after the launch of Alouette 1, even fewer are aware that another Canadian satellite has been making breakthroughs and headlines in stellar research.
Nicknamed the "Humble Space Telescope," the Microvariability and Oscillations of Stars Microsatellite has been observing the stars since 2003.

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Canada's MOST Space Telescope Celebrates its 5th Anniversary in Orbit
Launched on June 20, 2003, the MOST (Microvariability and Oscillations of STars) space telescope continues to wow its creators.

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Canadas Space Telescope Celebrates Fourth Birthday: Canadians Invited to Join the Party
Canadas first space telescope is celebrating its fourth birthday, but the party -- and the gift -- is for all Canadians, who are being offered a chance to submit proposals for future observations with this powerful orbiting observatory.
The Microvariability & Oscillations of STars (MOST) satellite, a Canadian Space Agency mission, was launched June 30, 2003 from a Russian cosmodrome aboard a former Soviet nuclear missile. About the size of a suitcase and situated 820 km above the Earth, MOST is capable of measuring the brightness variations of stars more precisely than any other instrument on Earth or in space.

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