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

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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[Paperpockets]

What's the piano/violin song towards the middle/end of the video?

[opiated666]

@buisyman lol...whahahaha...lol....



[buisyman]

Images recorded on magnetic tape.  Wouldn't that make TIROS-1 the worlds first and most expensive VCR?

[ParallaxFilm]

NASA experimenting w/ music - interesting!

[noamees]

qasemkhan, your view is extremely biased. Savage Europeans? Muslim's scientific contributions?

The West is a lot more advanced in every way than some Islamic countries together.

[NatureWasFirst]

Is TIROS-1 still in orbit even though not used anymore?

[qasemkhan]

I love the west for their treachery. They try very hard to hide Muslims' contribution to the scientific world. Unbelievable!!! In Every book or Medium they go before Christ and then jump right to Galileo, without mentioning the people (i.e. the Muslims) who really saved the savage Europeans from the church and witch burning. Is this how stupid and dumb they think their own people are?

[anmoose]

@teemuruskeepaa you said, and I quote, "It says at 2:34 that it is the photo of the planet from orbit, not a storm, dude."

Duh? Yes, it's photo of the planet, taken from orbit, showing TWO huge circulations, eg storms, demonstrating the capabilities of the satellite imagery. What part of this are you failing to understand? Better yet, what part of this is related to the "communist threat"?

[anmoose]

This is a great overview and reminder, of where we've been and where we are. I was finishing my Junior year in high school when TIROS-1 was launched. It was a monumental achievement then. And look at where it's taken us...

[escada600]

thanx NASA for this information.

Best wishes,