Jeanne Sauve, Minister of Communications, announces the official commencement of the program. In January, the mobile radio data system was officially turned over to the Vancouver police. As a result of an agreement, work begins on a MSAT demonstration system. In 1983, the project is redirected towards commercial service application. On March 31, the Telidon program officially comes to an end.
Related technologies continue to be used for years after.
An official flight takes place on October 7, with the media and the Minister of Communications watching. 1987 Alouette is designated one of the ten most outstanding achievements in the first 100 years of engineering in Canada. The Department of Communications and NASA win an EMMY award for their joint role in developing the Ku band satellite technology through the Hermes program. 1994 CRC becomes part of Industry Canada. If you have questions or comments about the CRC web site, contact the webmaster .