#OTD #TDIH #April1, 1960 #TIROS1 #satellite, 1st of the #WeatherSatellites, launched then transmits #FirstTVPictureFromSpace! #TIROS #TIROSSatellites #WeatherSatellites #SpaceflightFirsts #OuterSpaceFirsts #TVPicturesFromSpace #SpaceSky
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On this date 65 years ago, TIROS 1, the 1st weather satellite was launched. This is the first picture it took. The 2nd picture was taken this afternoon by the NOAA GOES-East (GOES 16) weather satellite. Things have changed a bit in the past six decades. #SpectrumNews1 #NCWX #NOAA #TIROS1 #GOES

64th anniversary of the first image from a meteorological satellite Today marks the 64th anniversary of the first image from the meteorological satellite TIROS-1, which was available on 01 April 1960. While TIROS-1 was only operational for 78 days, it provided a numbe...

Today marks the 65th anniversary of the first image from a meteorological satellite: #TIROS1. cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-bl...

#OTD #TDIH #April1, 1960 #TIROS1 #satellite, 1st of the #WeatherSatellites, launched then transmits #FirstTVPictureFromSpace! #TIROS #TIROSSatellites #WeatherSatellites #SpaceflightFirsts #OuterSpaceFirsts #TVPicturesFromSpace
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