Weather Satellite History By DaddyHoss Apr 1, 1960 First Launched Satellite Jul 2, 1965 Last Time Satellites are Launched Feb 3, 1966 Next Series of Satellites Launched Feb 26, 1969 Last Date Environmental Science Services Administration Satellites Were Launched Jan 23, 1970 First Improved Satellites Lanched, ITOS 1 Dec 11, 1970 Five ITOS Satellites designated for NOAA-1 Jul 29, 1976 Last Day of the Five ITOS Satellites Launched Oct 13, 1978 Satellites in the TIROS-N Series were Launched Jul 23, 1981 Last Day of the satellites in the TIROS-N series were Lanched Mar 28, 1983 First of the Advanced TIROS-N (or ATN) satellites designated NOAA-8 was launched.
