Among the satellites so far shot into orbit, perhaps the most useful to man was Tiros I, the “weather eye,” whose pictures of the earth’s cloud pattern gave a valuable overall view of global weather.

Click to open image viewer. TIROS (Television Infrared Observation Satellite) I, launched in April 1960, was the world's first weather satellite. TIROS imaged large swaths of the Earth's surface, ...

This collection contains documents pertaining to the Tiros/TOS/ESSA program. The material consists primarily of mission plans, engineering reports, and field operation procedures. The Television Infra ...

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama -- In another year in which the weather has dominated the news around the world, it is fitting to pause and recognize the early advances in meteorological exploration. One ...