\<COLOUR 1> SIZE: \<COLOUR 0> Cylinder, 48 cm long; 107 cm diameter
\<COLOUR 1> WEIGHT: \<COLOUR 0> 122 kg
\<COLOUR 1> COUNTRY: \<COLOUR 0> USA
\<COLOUR 1> COMMENTS: \<COLOUR 0> The first successful meteorological satellite; one of ten similar TIROS (television and infrared observation satellite) spacecraft, which pioneer cloud and surface photography by the use of TV cameras.