... weather satellite which was launched on April 1,1960. Tiros 1 sent pictures of clouds to the earth. Another kind of satellite is a navigation satellite. This satellite was first developed by the U.S. Navy. It was called Transit 1B, and it first orbited in April of 1960. The U.S. launched Echo 1, the first communication satellite. Echo 1 reflected signals back to Earth. The other communication satellites ... . Therefore, Satellite technology developed in many different fields of interest. Satellites were developed to help scientists take a closer look at the moon, to help predict weather ...

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