AS04-01-240 - Apollo 4 - Apollo 4 Mission - Atlantic Ocean,coastal Brazil and West Africa; Scope and content: The original database describes this as: Description: Coastal Brazil, Atlantic Ocean, West Africa, Sahara, looking northwest, as photographed from the unmanned Apollo 4 (Spacecraft 017/Saturn 501) earth-orbital space camera system was activated by a gravity switch set for G=3. It is possible that it was activated by the initial vibration at lift-off. Therefore times and altitudes are approximate but within one minute of true. Photo was taken during the third revolution. Fi
AS04-01-240 - Apollo 4 - Apollo 4 Mission - Atlantic Ocean,coastal Brazil and West Africa; Scope and content: The original database describes this as: Description: Coastal Brazil, Atlantic Ocean, West Africa, Sahara, looking northwest, as photographed from the unmanned Apollo 4 (Spacecraft 017/Saturn 501) earth-orbital space camera system was activated by a gravity switch set for G=3. It is possible that it was activated by the initial vibration at lift-off. Therefore times and altitudes are approximate but within one minute of true. Photo was taken during the third revolution. Film type was SO-368 Ektachrome,70mm color,76mm lens. time was 5:11, Altitude was 9340 nautical miles (17,283 kilometers). Every tenth photographic is indicated. Intermediate exposures can be interpolated. Subject Terms: Apollo 4 Flight, Earth Observations (From Space) Categories: Earth Observations Date: 11/9/1967 Original: Film - 70MM CT Interior_Exterior: Exterior Ground_Orbit: On-orbit; 1967 – 1972;
Size: 4400px × 4600px
Photo credit: © NASA/APOLLO / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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