TIROS-1
TIROS-1 was the first experimental weather-satellite mission. Its television cameras returned views of cloud systems from above Earth and demonstrated that satellites could provide meteorologists with broad, timely observations unavailable from the ground.
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Identity
- Aliases
- TIROS 1Television Infrared Observation Satellite 1TIROS-AA-1
- Name
- TIROS-1
- Status
- completed
Details
- Astronauts
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- Description
- TIROS-1 was the first experimental weather-satellite mission. Its television cameras returned views of cloud systems from above Earth and demonstrated that satellites could provide meteorologists with broad, timely observations unavailable from the ground.
- Destination
- Near-circular Earth orbit at approximately 700 km perigee and 753 km apogee (48.3° inclination; 99.2-minute period)
- Launch Site
- Programs
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- Start Date
- 1960-04-01
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/tiros/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 22:52:16 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 21, 2026 at 08:50:58 UTC
Other
- Affiliations
- Space Stations
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- Vehicles