A rocket loaded with a weather satellite is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida...HD Stock Footage
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A rocket loaded with a weather satellite is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida and places the satellite in an orbit.
A weather satellite is placed in an orbit from Cape Canaveral, Florida. A rocket loaded with a weather satellite is ready for launching. TIROS weather satellite revolves. Personnel work with a camera and tape recorders. Satellite cameras record and broadcast back the first systematic view of the earth's weather. Personnel working in a control room. The rocket is launched. It goes up vertically. It places the weather satellite in the orbit. A globe rotates. Animated diagram depicts how TIROS performs its historic mission. A personnel works in front of screens. Weather conditions shown on the screen. Location: Cape Canaveral Florida. Date: April 4, 1960.
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