File:TIROS II Spac0116-repair.jpg

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Description Making adjustments to TIROS II satellite prior to launch. Small square objects are 9,260 solar cells. TIROS II was the first meteorological satellite to have infra-red sensors as well as television cameras. It was launched November 23, 1960 and weighed 280 pounds.
Date Taken in November 1960
Source https://www.photolib.noaa.gov/Collections/NOAA-In-Space/Space-Vehicles/TIROS/emodule/702/eitem/23143
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