Subsatellite Launch: subsat

Title

Subsatellite Launch: subsat

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 (NASA).

Creator

NASA

Source

The Apollo 15 Flight Journal

Date

August 4, 1971

Rights

Public Domain

Relation

https://history.nasa.gov/afj/ap15fj/21subsat_tei.html

Format

Still Image

Coverage

Subsatellite

Original Format

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

Physical Dimensions

491 x 519

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

Citation

NASA, “Subsatellite Launch: subsat,” The Apollo 15 Learning Hub, accessed January 21, 2021, https://apollo15hub.org/items/show/34.

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