Events tagged with "cloud cover"

Historical Events tagged with "cloud cover"

Turns out history loves a label—battles, breakthroughs, and the occasional disaster, all neatly tagged for your browsing pleasure. Because sometimes you just need every weird invention in one place.

Space Exploration

First Weather Satellite Launched Successfully

February 17th, 1959 66 years ago

Vanguard 2 became the first satellite dedicated to weather monitoring. Launched on February 17, 1959, from Cape Canaveral, Florida, it aimed to measure cloud cover distribution across the Earth's surface. This mission marked a significant advancement in meteorological science by providing data that would improve weather forecasting. Vanguard 2 was part of the United States' Project Vanguard program, which initially aimed to demonstrate satellite technology.