SATELLITES-------
TIROS-TIROS I-------
TIROS-TIROS I-------
The craft was spin-stabilized and
space oriented (not Earth-oriented). Therefore, the cameras were
only operated while they were pointing at the Earth when that
portion of the Earth was in sunlight.
The video systems relayed thousands of pictures containing cloud-cover views of the Earth. Early photographs provided information concerning the structure of large-scale cloud regimes.
TIROS I was operational for only 78 days, but proved that satellites could be a useful tool for surveying global weather conditions from space.
PARTICIPANTS:
NASA, US ARMY Signal Research and Development Lab, RCA, US Weather Bureau, US Naval Photographic Interpretation Center.
The video systems relayed thousands of pictures containing cloud-cover views of the Earth. Early photographs provided information concerning the structure of large-scale cloud regimes.
TIROS I was operational for only 78 days, but proved that satellites could be a useful tool for surveying global weather conditions from space.
PARTICIPANTS:
NASA, US ARMY Signal Research and Development Lab, RCA, US Weather Bureau, US Naval Photographic Interpretation Center.
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