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TIROS 1, the world's first experimental and operational weather satellite, was manufactured here by Lavelle Aircraft Corp. in 1960. Pioneering satellite TV techniques, it recorded the first TV image from space. Its success led to improved satellites that provided key data to meteorology.
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