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First Photo of Earth From a Weather Satellite, TIROS-1

TIROS' First Look
The first photo of Earth from a weather satellite, taken by the TIROS-1 satellite on April 1, 1960. Early photographs provided new information on cloud systems, including spiral formations associated with large storms, immediately proving their value to meteorologists.

The first photo of Earth from a weather satellite, taken by the TIROS-1 satellite on April 1, 1960.
Early photographs provided new information on cloud systems, including spiral formations associated with large storms, immediately proving their value to meteorologists.