50th Anniversary of the TIROS Satellite

The first satellite designed to observe clouds was launched on April 1, 1960.

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NASA images from Television InfraRed Observation Satellite (TIROS 1) Meteorological Satellite Photographic Atlas: Photography from TIROS 1, Launched April 1, 1960. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Caption by Holli Riebeek.

Published April 3, 2010
Data acquired April 1, 1960

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TIROS