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pl23_spac0035.jpg

Mosaic of 3 photographs taken from a stabilized camera in the nose cone of anAtlas rocket fired from Cape Canaveral

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Description

Mosaic of 3 photographs taken from a stabilized camera in the nose cone of anAtlas rocket fired from Cape Canaveral. The 3 photos were taken at an altitudeof approximately 400 miles. This preceded the launch of TIROS I by 7 months. In:Operational Use of Weather Satellites, U. S. Navy Research Facility, Norfolk,Virginia, March 1960.

Display Date

1959 August 24, 1600 GMT

Location

North Atlantic Ocean

Collection

NOAA in Space

Imagery

Visible Imagery

Keywords

Space

Imagery

Visible