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gptkbp:instanceOf
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weather satellite program
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:firstSatellite
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gptkb:TIROS-1
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Television_Infrared_Observation_Satellite
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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TIROS weather satellites
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gptkbp:instrument
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gptkb:television
infrared radiometer
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gptkbp:latestReleaseVersion
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1965-07-02
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gptkbp:launchDate
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1960-04-01
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gptkbp:legacy
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paved way for modern weather satellites
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:RCA
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gptkbp:notableAchievement
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first successful weather satellite
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gptkbp:numberOfLaunches
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10
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gptkbp:operatedBy
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gptkb:NASA
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gptkbp:orbitType
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low Earth orbit
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gptkbp:purpose
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meteorological observation
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gptkbp:status
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retired
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:NOAA_satellites
gptkb:ESSA_satellites
Nimbus program
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gptkbp:TIROS-1
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first weather satellite to transmit TV images of Earth
operational for 78 days
provided over 22,000 images
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gptkbp:TIROS-10
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launched 1965-07-02
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gptkbp:TIROS-2
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launched 1960-11-23
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gptkbp:TIROS-3
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launched 1961-07-12
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gptkbp:TIROS-4
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launched 1962-02-08
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gptkbp:TIROS-5
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launched 1962-06-19
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gptkbp:TIROS-6
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launched 1962-09-18
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gptkbp:TIROS-7
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launched 1963-06-19
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gptkbp:TIROS-8
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launched 1963-12-21
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gptkbp:TIROS-9
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launched 1965-01-22
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gptkbp:usedFor
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weather forecasting
climate research
cloud cover observation
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:satellite
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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