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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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