Tiros satellite
Tiros satellite
[′tī‚rōs ′sad·əl‚īt] (aerospace engineering)
Television infrared observation satellite; a meteorological satellite that takes television pictures of cloud cover, using radiation sensors and cameras; it stores and transmits this information on ground command.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Prior to joining COMSAT, he was with RCA in the Astro-Electronics Division, where he designed television cameras for use in the Nimbus, Ranger and
TIROS satellites. Garlow is a member of IEEE, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Tau and Eta Kappa Nu.
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