Celebrating: 50th Anniversary of Meteorological Satellite Launch Without the monitoring of clouds by meteorological satellites, accurate weather forecasts are unimaginable to us. On April 1, 1960, the first meteorological satellite, Tyros-1 (TIros-1), came from Canave, Florida, USA. The Lal Point base was launched into the air, which completely changed the history of human forecast weather. Special equipment for university physics laboratory Teaching Equipment,Optical Bench Kit,Optical Instruments In Physics,Electrooptical Modulator Experimental Instrument Yuheng Optics Co., Ltd.(Changchun) , https://www.yhencoder.com
The Thalos 1 satellite is 42 inches in diameter, 19 inches high, and weighs 270 pounds. The shell is made of aluminum alloy and stainless steel, and the surface is covered with 9,200 solar energy absorption sheets. Thalos 1 carries two mini-TV cameras, each weighing approximately 2 pounds (0.91 kg). One of the cameras shoots a wide-area view of the earth at an altitude of 450 miles (724.05 kilometers), and the other has a narrower range and more detailed views. Thalos 1 has only been in orbit for 78 days, and returned a total of approximately 22,500 images of surface meteorological data, but this task successfully revealed the importance of meteorological satellites in global meteorological observations.
After the Thalos-1 satellite, the United States then launched 9 Thalos satellites, 7 Ningbos series meteorological research satellites, 14 quietly operating environmental satellites, and 19 NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) polar orbit satellites. , And more meteorological satellites operated by the US Department of Defense and other countries. Over the past 50 years, these meteorological satellites have jointly provided people with more accurate weather forecasts. 
One of the first wholesale photos of Thalos 1 satellite April 1, 1960 
The first photo sent back from NOAA-19 satellite February 6, 2009. 
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