Subsatellite Launch

Title

Subsatellite Launch

Description

A photo of the subsatellite after its deployment from the CSM. The subsatellite was designed to study the plasma, particle and magnetic-field environment of the Moon and map the lunar gravity field.

Creator

NASA

Source

Apollo Lunar Surface Journal

Publisher

NASA

Date

August 4, 1971

Rights

Public Domain

Identifier

Primary Sources

Coverage

Subsatellite

UUID

6c7e6ccf-6a87-4b8c-a9b8-b049ee192cfc

Original Format

Still Image, color. Hasselblad film camera, 250mm lens.

Timestamp

222:40:28

Image URL

https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a15/20123400.jpg

Source URL

https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a15/images15.html

Location of subject

Lunar orbit

NASA Image ID

AS15-96-13068

Collection

Discovery

Citation

NASA, “Subsatellite Launch,” The Apollo 15 Learning Hub, accessed May 15, 2025, https://apollo15hub.org/items/show/33.

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