page_title: TIROS-1
section_title: Program
hierarchical_section_title: TIROS-1 / Program
caption_attribution_description: English: First television image of Earth from space. Taken from TIROS-1. Deutsch: Erstes Fernsehbild von aus dem Weltraum. Aufgenommen von TIROS-1. Русский: Первое изображение телевидения земли от космоса. Português: Primeira imagem da televisão da terra do espaço. Español: Primera imagen en televisión de la Tierra vista desde el espacio, tomada desde el satélite TIROS-1. Italiano: Prima immagine della televisione di terra da spazio. Nederlands: Eerste televisiebeeld van Aarde van ruimte. Français&#160;: Première image de télévision de la terre de l'espace. Ελληνικά: Πρώτη τηλεοπτική εικόνα της γης από το διάστημα. العربية: الاولى التلفزيون صورة الأرض من الفضاء. 中文: 第一次看电视的形象，从地球上的空间。 日本語: 最初のテレビの画像から地球のスペースが必要です。 한국어: 우주에서 지구 첫 텔레비전의 이미지입니다.
context_page_description: TIROS-1 was the first successful low-Earth orbital weather satellite, and the first of a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites.
context_section_description: The TIROS Program was NASA's first experimental step to determine if satellites could be useful in the study of the Earth. At that time, the effectiveness of satellite observations was still unproven. Since satellites were a new technology, the TIROS Program also tested various design issues for spacecraft: instruments, data and operational parameters. The goal was to improve satellite applications for Earth-bound decisions, such as "should we evacuate the coast because of the hurricane?".
  The TIROS-1 Program's first priority was the development of a meteorological satellite information system. Weather forecasting was deemed the most promising application of space-based observations.
  TIROS proved extremely successful, providing the first accurate weather forecasts based on data gathered from space. TIROS began continuous coverage of the Earth's weather in 1962, and was used by meteorologists worldwide. The program's success with many instrument types and orbital configurations led to the development of more sophisticated meteorological observation satellites.
caption: The first TV image of Earth from space was recorded by TIROS-1[6]
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