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1960 |
TIROS-1 was launched on April 1, 1960 from Cape Canaveral, FL. It was the first polar-orbiting weather satellite.
TIROS-2 was launched on November 23, 1960.
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| 1961 |
TIROS-3 was launched on July 12, 1961.
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| 1962 |
TIROS-4 was launched on February 8, 1962.
TIROS-5 was launched on June 19, 1962.
TIROS-6 was launched on September 18, 1962.
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| 1963 |
TIROS-7 was launched on June 19, 1963.
TIROS-8 was launched on December 23, 1963.
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| 1965 |
TIROS-9 was launched on January 22, 1965.
TIROS-10 was launched on July 2, 1965.
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| 1970 |
ITOS-1 was launched on January 2, 1970. It was the first of the improved TIROS satellites.
NOAA-1 (ITOS-A) was launched on December 11, 1970.
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| 1971 |
ITOS-B was launched on October 21, 1971, but failed to achieve a stable orbit. |
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| 1972 |
NOAA-2 (ITOS-D) was launched on October 15, 1972. |
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| 1973 |
ITOS-E was launched on July 16, 1973, but failed to achieve a stable orbit.
NOAA-3 (ITOS-F) was launched on November 6, 1973.
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| 1974 |
NOAA-4 (ITOS-G) was launched on November 15, 1974. |
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| 1976 |
NOAA-5 (ITOS-H) was launched on July 29, 1976. |
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| 1978 |
TIROS-N was launched on October 13, 1978. It was the first in the series of a third-generation operational environmental satellite system. |
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