TIROS-1, or Television Infrared Observation Satellite 1, was an early weather satellites launched by NASA in 1960. The satellite transmitted the first television picture of Earth from space on the 1st April, 1960. See more
TIROS-1 - the first Television and Infrared Observation Satellite - and its successors revolutionised weather observation and forecasting. Lockheed Martin and its heritage companies built every one of the TIROS series of spacecraft, from TIROS-1 - launched on April 1, 1960 - through NOAA-N Prime, launched on February 6, 2009. Read more
TIROS I (or TIROS-1) was the first successful weather satellite, and the first of a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites. It was launched at 6:40 AM EST on April 1, 1960 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in the United States. Read more