File:TIROS 1 Launch1.jpg

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Description The satellite TIROS designed to obtain cloud pictures was rocketed into space aboard a Thor-Able launch vehicle, in the early hours of April 1, 1960, from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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Source April 1, 1960 -- TIROS I is Launched
Author NOAA Satellite and Information Service
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This image is in the public domain because it contains materials that originally came from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, taken or made as part of an employee's official duties.

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