Subsatellite Launch Photo Grid
Title
Subsatellite Launch Photo Grid
Subject
Subsatellite launch
Description
A series of photos detailing the launch of the subsatellite 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 Flight Journal
Publisher
NASA
Date
August 4, 1971
Rights
Public Domain
Relation
https://history.nasa.gov/afj/ap15fj/21subsat_tei.html
Format
Still Image
Type
JPG; 491 x 519
Identifier
Original
Coverage
Subsatellite
Original Format
Still Image, color. Hasselblad film camera, 250mm lens.
Timestamp
222:40:28
Image URL
https://history.nasa.gov/afj/ap15fj/photos/q/subsat.jpg
Source URL
https://history.nasa.gov/afj/ap15fj/21subsat_tei.html
Location of subject
Lunar orbit
Collection
Citation
NASA, “Subsatellite Launch Photo Grid,” The Apollo 15 Learning Hub, accessed October 19, 2021, https://apollo15hub.org/items/show/34.