File:Tiros 1 instruments.jpg

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Description The main sensors that provided the cloud pictures were television cameras. The TIROS cameras were slow-scan devices that take snapshots of the scene below; one "snapshot" was taken every ten seconds. These were rugged, lightweight devices weighing only about 4.5 pounds (2 kg) including the camera lense. TIROS I was equipped with two cameras. One had a wide angle lense providing views that were approximately 750 miles (1207 km) on a side (with the satellite looking straight down), and a narrow angle camera with a view that was about 80 miles (129 km) on a side.
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Source April 1, 1960 -- TIROS I is Launched
Author NOAA Satellite and Information Service
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current12:22, 28 September 2006Thumbnail for version as of 12:22, 28 September 2006640 × 820 (192 KB)NH2501 (talk | contribs)Instruments and equipment of the TIROS 1 satellite. Source: NASA Category:TIROS 1

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