| NASA Center: |
Headquarters |
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| Image # : |
TIROS |
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| Date : |
4/1960
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Title
Television Infrared Observation Satellite TIROS
Full Description
Scientist giving a vibration test to TIROS, Television Infrared
Observation Satellite, at the Astro-Electronic Products Division of
RCA in Princeton, New Jersey. TIROS was NASA's first
experimental step to determine if satellites could be useful to study
the Earth. The first priority of the TIROS program was the
development of a meteorological satellite information system. It
provided the first accurate weather forecasts based on data gathered
from space. The first TIROS was launched on April 1, 1960, from
Cape Canaveral, Florida, and was operational for 78 days. The
satellite was designed and constructed by Radio Corporation of
America (RCA) under the technical supervision of the U.S. Army
Signal Research and Development Laboratory, Ft. Monmouth, New
Jersey.
Keywords
Television Infared Observation Satellite TIROS
Subject Category
Earth Science
Reference Numbers
- Center:
HQ
- Center Number:
TIROS
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2003-00028
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
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