3 3 c m
40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 25cm
Description
Artist's impresion of the TIROS 1 (Television Infra-Red Observational Satellite) meteorological satellite. TIROS 1, the first of a series of 10 experimental metsats, was launched on 1st April 1960. It returned over 20,000 pictures of the clouds in the Earth's atmosphere during its 78-day operational life.
Image Details
Image Ref.
10298828
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