TIROS I (or TIROS-1) was the first successful low-Earth orbital weather satellite, and the first of a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites.
The TIROS-1 spacecraft was launched by NASA and partners at 6:40 AM EST on April 1, 1960, from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in the United States. Mission partners were NASA, the US Army Signal Research and Development Laboratory, RCA, the US Weather Bureau, and the US Naval Photographic Interpretation Center.
The TIROS Program (Television Infrared Observation Satellite) 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?".
Tiros is a Brazilian municipality located in the northwest of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 7,416 people living in a total area of 2,093 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion of Triângulo Mineiro e Alto Paranaíba and to the microregion of Patos de Minas. It became a municipality in 1924.
The urban center is located at an elevation of 1,034 meters southeast of Patos de Minas in the upper Borrachudo River valley. Neighboring municipalities are: São Gonçalo do Abaeté (N), Morada Nova de Minas, Biquinhas, Paineiras, Cedro do Abaeté (E), Matutina (S), and Arapuá, Carmo do Paranaíba, Patos de Minas, Varjão de Minas(W).
The region was first settled during the Portuguese colonial period in the eighteenth century due to the discovery of diamonds. The first settlement was called Vila de Santo Antônio de Tiros. In 1867 it became a parish of the municipality of São Francisco das Chagas do Campo Grande; in 1870 it jointed the municipality of Dores da Marmelada; in 1911, it became a district; in 1923 it became the municipality of Tiros.
TIROS, or Television Infrared Observation Satellite, is a series of early weather satellites launched by the United States, beginning with TIROS-1 in 1960. TIROS was the first satellite that was capable of remote sensing of the Earth, enabling scientists to view the Earth from a new perspective: space. The program, promoted by Harry Wexler, proved the usefulness of satellite weather observation, at a time when military reconnaissance satellites were secretly in development or use. TIROS demonstrated at that time that "the key to genius is often simplicity".
The 270 lb (122 Kg) satellite was launched into a nearly circular low earth orbit by a Thor Able rocket. Drum-shaped with a 42 inch (1.1 m) diameter, and height of 19 inches (48 cm), the TIROS satellite carried two six-inch (15 cm) long television cameras. One of the cameras had a wide-angle lens with an f /1.6 aperture that could view an 800-mile-wide area of the Earth. The other camera had a telephoto lens with an f /1.8 aperture and 10- to 12-power magnification compared to the wide angle camera.
TIROS 2 (or TIROS-B) was a spin-stabilized meteorological satellite. It was the second in a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellite. It re-entered in May 2014.
TIROS 2 was launched on 23 November 1960 at 11:13:03 UTC, by a Thor-Delta rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The spacecraft functioned nominally until 22 January 1961. The satellite orbited the Earth once every 98 minutes, at an inclination of 48.5°. Its perigee was 609 kilometers (329 nmi) and apogee was 742 kilometers (401 nmi).
The satellite maintained a spin rate of 8–12 rpm by the use of five diametrically opposed pairs of small, solid-fuel thrusters. The spin axis could be oriented to within 1–2° accuracy by the use of a magnetic attitude control device, consisting of 250 cores of wire wound around the outer surface of the spacecraft. The interaction between the induced magnetic field in the spacecraft and the earth's magnetic field provided the necessary torque for attitude control. The spacecraft functioned nominally until 22 January 1961.
Tears in my eyes
Tears in my eyes
Feeling like there's nothing left to say
Maybe I should wait for another day, one more day
Tried to find myself, but now you're gone
I had to find the strength to carry on, carry on
Ghosts of love will come, now the light is gone
Haunting my soul, never letting go
Losing you would always be my fear
Never knowing if you'd still be here, still be here
Remembering the words you said to me
Saying that you had to set me free, set me free
Run through the fields like a child who's closing the door
(Lonely like the wind)
You're feeling the wind, now the sun don't shine
(Echoes back again)
Tears in my eyes, how they fall like rain to the floor
(Ghosts of love will come)
Where do you go when the summer's gone?
(Now the light is gone)
Walking away is the same as closing the door
(Haunting my soul)
Can you look at the sky when the sun don't shine?
(Never letting go)
Look in my eyes, you can see my dreams on the floor
(Through my broken dreams)
Where do I go now the summer is gone?
(Hear you calling me)
Tears in my eyes, how they fall like rain to the floor
(Ghosts of love will come)
Where do you go when the summer's gone?
(Now the light is gone)
Walking away is the same as closing the door
(Haunting my soul)
Can you look at the sky when the sun don't shine?
(Never letting go)
Look in my eyes, you can see my dreams on the floor
(Through my broken dreams)
Where do I go now the summer is gone?
(Hear you calling me)
Run through the fields like a child who's closing the door
(Lonely like the wind)
You're feeling the wind, now the sun don't shine
(Echoes back again)
Tears in my eyes, how they fall like rain to the floor
(Ghosts of love will come)
Where do you go when the summer's gone?
(Now the light is gone)
Walking away is the same as closing the door
(Haunting my soul)
Can you look at the sky when the sun don't shine?
(Never letting go)
Look in my eyes, you can see my dreams on the floor
(Through my broken dreams)
Where do I go now the summer is gone?