TIROS-1: The Forecast Revolution Begins
25 May 2010, 15:05 UTC
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The year 2010 marks the 50th anniversary of observing weather from space. On 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.
