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TIROS I images of North Pacific storm system on May 19-20, 1960. TIROS I launchon upper left; TIROS I satellite on upper right; processing images on lower left
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Artist's conception of TIROS meteorological satellite system showing field ofview of wide-angle and narrow-angle cameras on Earth's surface. Graphic in:Operational Use of Weather Satellites, U. S. Navy Research Facility, Norfolk,Virginia, March 1960
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Components of the TIROS satellite system
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An artist's conception of a fully integrated environmental monitoring systemincluding satellites, balloons, ships, aircraft, buoys, and data reception andprocessing facilities.
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Graphic of the TIROS wheel satellite
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Graphic showing difference of coverage of inclined orbit satellite versus polarorbit satellite.
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Graphic showing space-oriented TIROS satellite. Illustrates that camerapointing into space half of time.
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Graphic of TIROS meteorological satellite system showing components and photoproducts.
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Graphic showing expected coverage of two TIROS satellites in orbit at same time.Note furthest north and south coverage of inclined orbit satellites.
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Graphic of TIROS II orbital path and examples of data products.
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Graphic of phenomena measured by TIROS II infrared sensors.
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Graphic of Improved TIROS Operational System (ITOS) satellite.satellite series orbital parameters and sensors.
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Graphic of Improved TIROS Operational System (ITOS) satellite system data flow.
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Diagram of orbital path of TIROS satellite after launch. First orbit is to theright and increase to most recent orbit on the left. Note that inclined orbitonly takes TIROS satellite to approximately 50 North Latitude and 58 SouthLatitude. Each orb
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Arrangement of components on TIROS VII baseplate. In: Plan for aNational Meteorological Satellite System, produced by the National Coordinating Committee for Aviation Meteorology, April 1961.
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TIROS performance summary as of February 10, 1964.In: TIROS A Story of Achievement RCA, February 28, 1964, Table 5.
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