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Tiros 8 Weather Satellite Launch Signals Global Forecast Network
U S. orbital weather satellite Tiros 8 launched from Cape Kennedy aboard a Delta rocket. The instrument will relay automatic weather pictures via APT to ground stations worldwide, aiding meteorology in 18 countries and multiple agencies.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Tiros 8
New Weather Observatory
Tiros
APT
Wallops Island
Greenbelt
Princeton
N.J
Atlantic Ocean
Canada
United States
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes
Delaware
Florida
Robert Rados
William Stroud
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Goddard Space Flight Center
U.S
Weather Bureau
U. S
Lanion
France
Melbourne
Australia
Malvern
England
Toronto