Livescience's Satellite spies gigantic 'fuzzball' clouds spreading near Australia coast says:
Actinoform clouds were first captured by NASA’s Television Infrared Observation Satellite V in 1962, but not much is known about how they form; previously, scientists saw a link between actinoform cloud formation and the use of aerosols, according to the observatory. But in this case, the clouds over Australia were found to be so far from land that it's difficult to point to aerosols as the cause, Garay said.
quoting "Michael Garay, a cloud researcher at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory".
This refers to the Television Infrared Observation Satellite(s) and that article says:
The satellite itself was stabilized in its orbit by spinning like a gyroscope. When it first separated from the rocket's third stage, it was spinning at about 136 revolutions per minute (rpm). To take unblurred photographs, a de-spin mechanism slowed the satellite down to 12 rpm after the orbit was accomplished.
The camera shutters made possible the series of still pictures which were stored and transmitted back to earth via 2-watt FM transmitters as the satellite approached one of its ground command points. After transmission, the tape was erased or cleaned and readied for more recording.
Question: How were video tape recorders adapted to work in orbit in 1962? What exactly was the tape recording device and format mentioned here?