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Subsatellite Launch

Title

Subsatellite Launch

Subject

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

Format

JPG; 640 x 411

Type

Still Image

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

Tags

Command and Service Module (CSM), Endeavor, lunar orbit, subsatellite

Citation

NASA, “Subsatellite Launch,” The Apollo 15 Learning Hub, accessed March 23, 2023, https://apollo15hub.org/items/show/33.

Output Formats

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  • dcmes-xml
  • json
  • omeka-xml

Project Partners

Tracy L. Scott, Ph.D. (Associate Teaching Professor in Sociology at Emory University)

Col. David R. Scott

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