Earth ID: 10552

TIROS-1: The Forecast Revolution Begins (50th Anniversary)

Released on May 25, 2010

April 1, 1960: the world's first experimental weather satellite, TIROS-1, was launched. Within three months, TIROS-1 generated over 23,000 images of earth and its atmosphere, providing an unprecedented perspective from above and revolutionizing weather forecasting. This is an historical overview of TIROS-1, its legacy and, ultimately, the birth of remote earth observation as we know it today.

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For More Information

http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2010/apr/HQ_10-072_TIROS1_Anniversary.html

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=43401

http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/tiros-video.html

Credits

Victoria Weeks (HTSI): Video Editor
Victoria Weeks (HTSI): Producer

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Historical TIROS Footage: NOAA Central Library

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Mission:
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G2010-059 -- TIROS 1 - 50th Anniversary

Keywords:
SVS >> Earth
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Satellite
SVS >> Weather
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Atmospheric Phenomena >> Hurricanes
SVS >> GOES
SVS >> NOAA
SVS >> POES
SVS >> TIROS 1
NASA Science >> Earth

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0