DocumentCode :
952361
Title :
TIROS-the system and its evolution
Author :
Butler, H.I. ; Sternberg, S.
Author_Institution :
Astro-Instrumentation Branch, Astro-Electronics Division, USASRDL, Fort Monmouth, N. J.
Issue :
42403
fYear :
1960
Firstpage :
248
Lastpage :
256
Abstract :
At 6:40 A.M. on April 1, 1960, the TIROS I satellite was launched, went into its planned orbit, and demonstrated full capability of operation. The cloud pictures returned to earth not only fulfilled all the expectations of the satellite designers from a technical standpoint, but also proved to be informative and of practical value to meteorologists. The effects of the space environment on the satellite itself remained well within the design extremes. Ground operations also went according to plan, with the highly-automated equipment successfully programming the satellite, and then reconstructing the received pictures and their identification coding for photographic reproduction. One of the photographs taken by the wide-angle camera is shown in Fig. 1. The following paper, prepared before the date of launch, describes the satellite and ground data-acquisition system. A brief history tracing the evolution of the project from its earliest concepts is included, as well as a discussion of the major factors, both technical and managerial which affected the final design.
Keywords :
Cameras; Communication system control; Control systems; Data acquisition; Earth; History; Meteorology; Missiles; Satellite broadcasting; TV;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Military Electronics, IRE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0096-2511
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/IRET-MIL.1960.5008230
Filename :
5008230
Link To Document :
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