The first weather satellite
Who
TIROS-1 was launched by NASA; the American meteorologist Harry Wexler, who was Jewish, was a leading early champion of satellite meteorology.
When
1960
Where
Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
TIROS-1, launched by the United States in 1960, was the first successful weather satellite and returned the first television images of Earth's clouds from orbit, transforming forecasting. Among its intellectual pioneers was meteorologist Harry Wexler, of a Jewish family, who argued early for observing weather from space.
Sources
Part of “The Gifts of the Jews” — verified Jewish contributions to the world, with sources.