Image:TIROS 1 Launch1.jpg

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Description

The satellite TIROS designed to obtain cloud pictures was rocketed into space aboard a Thor-Able launch vehicle, in the early hours of April 1, 1960, from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Source

April 1, 1960 -- TIROS I is Launched
Date

1 April 1960
Author

NOAA Satellite and Information Service
Permission
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Public domain This image is in the public domain because it contains materials that originally came from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties.
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