TIROS weather satellite program

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/TIROS_weather_satellite_program
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:contributedTo meteorology
satellite remote sensing
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:firstSatellite gptkb:TIROS-1
gptkbp:fullName Television InfraRed Observation Satellite program
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:United_States_government
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label TIROS weather satellite program
gptkbp:launchDate 1960-04-01
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:RCA
gptkbp:notableAchievement first successful weather satellite
gptkbp:notableMission gptkb:TIROS-1
gptkb:TIROS-3
gptkb:TIROS-10
gptkb:TIROS-2
TIROS-4
TIROS-5
TIROS-6
TIROS-7
TIROS-8
TIROS-9
gptkbp:numberOfLaunches 10
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitType low Earth orbit
gptkbp:purpose weather observation
gptkbp:relatedTo space exploration
Earth observation
meteorological satellites
gptkbp:status retired
gptkbp:successor gptkb:NOAA_satellite_program
Nimbus program
ESSA program
gptkbp:technology gptkb:television
infrared sensors
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_W._Townsend_Jr.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7